Achha, so this *Laughter Chefs* show—my youngest daughter was watching it on her phone while I was stitching a blouse for Shobha, the postmaster's wife. I only half-looked, but the one thing I noticed: these chefs were using pre-cut vegetables from a packet, all ready in the fridge. I told Shobha, "See, even for a comedy show, they won't waste time chopping. But my *chikkappa* still thinks his wife must spend two hours grinding masala if it's to be 'proper'." Show me the study—do these packet-vegetable dishes actually taste better than what we make with fresh *bisi* curry leaves from my pot? Otherwise, it's just a fancy advertisement, na.