Wonderful waste Class 5 Notes English Marigold

Introduction

"Wonderful Waste" is a story about how a cook in a palace faced a challenge from the king to use up kitchen waste. The cook used his creativity to turn the waste into something amazing, which became the famous Kerala dish called Avial. This story teaches us to be creative with waste instead of wasting it. It also shares the ingredients used in Avial and how this incident made it a part of traditional Kerala feasts. Overall, it's a cool story that shows us the value of creativity and using things wisely.

Summary

• The story is set in the Kingdom of Travancore in India. The king of the place is organizing a feast in his palace. Thus, the cook is busy in the kitchen with the preparations for it. 
• In order to make sure everything is being prepared in full swing, the king decides to go in for inspection. When he pays a visit to the kitchen, there is something odd that catches his attention.
• He finds a lot of vegetable scraps in a basket which was of no use and treated as waste. Upon seeing this, the king orders the cook to not waste those scraps. Instead, he commands him to make use of them in a wise manner. 
  
  Question for Chapter Notes - Wonderful Waste

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  What did the cook do with the vegetable scraps?

  • A.

    Threw them away
  • B.

    Washed and cleaned them
  • C.

    Ate them raw
  • D.

    Stored them for later use

  Explanation

  - The cook took all the vegetable scraps and washed and cleaned them properly.
  - This implies that the cook did not throw them away or eat them raw.
  - The passage does not mention anything about storing the scraps for later use.
  - Therefore, the correct answer is option B: Washed and cleaned them.

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• Thus, it leaves the cook confused and baffled.However, upon thinking hard, he does not reach a conclusion easily. All of a sudden, a rather interesting idea comes to his mind. He takes up all the vegetable scraps and washes them and cleans them properly. Then, he starts cutting them into long strips. After all this, the cook tosses them all in a pot and lights to fire to cook it.
• To these scraps, he goes on to add grounded coconut, green chilies, and garlic plus salt. This enhances the flavor of the dish and he cooks it well. 
• After that, the cook whips some curd and adds it to the boiling curry. Moreover, he also pours a few spoonfuls of coconut oil. These entire flavors combine to give the dish a nice aroma and look.
• Finally, he garnishes the dish with curry leaves. And it is ready at last and everyone ends up liking the dish a lot. 
  
• Thus, the cook names this dish Avial which goes on to become popular all over Kerala. And now, it is a part of a traditional Kerala feast which was once waste.

Message of the Story

The story of Wonderful Waste tells us a great deal about recycling and how we can get creative and not let anything go to waste. Moreover, it also takes us into history and the origin of the famous dish of Kerala known as Avial.

Difficult Words

• survey – to look closely at or to examine
• feast – A large hearty meal prepared in some special occasions.
• Scraps – bits of unused or left over things.
• Sternly- in a serious manner
• In a fix – a situation hard to escape from
• Tempting – inviting
• whipped – beat into a froth
• Lo and behold – it’s a phrase which means look what a surprise.