Write the Bite Contest Open Voting Rules on Pg 4 - Page 5

All entries are wonderful.👏

All the very best to everyone.👍🏼

It is really hard to pick.😒

Round of applause to the organisers.👏

My votes go to

English:

 5."Cobras go uneaten? Gold for all, Jīmūtavāhana, but Garuḍa starves?"

36.Almond muffins. Polite staff. Friendly customers. A busy bakery 

67.Cooking is like magic. Even a wicked witch enjoys it too.

80.Delicious food, music, laughter and a serial killer. The carnival was historic.

93.For the world, she was always dieting. She binge ate in private. 

100.Growing stomach. Midnight cravings. Breastfeeding. A mother is born.

104.He eats to live. She lives to eat. Class difference.

128.I cooked Biryani in 40 minutes, still couldn't win. Forgot the Salt.

131. would love to loose weight, but I have separation anxiety

140.Love for Coffee brought them together. A broken tea cup ended it. 

Hindi:

1."Khana khaya?" Jaise tum bolti thi, koi aur abhi puchta tak nahi.  (Translation: "Have you eaten food?" The way you used to ask this everytime, no one bothers to ask me now.)

15.Ghar lautne ke khushi; Maa, tere hath ka khana khaane mein hain. (Translation: The joy of returning home ; Maa, it lies in eating foods from your hands.)

Cheers..

2. “Cake with blue and yellow frosting”. “Who for, Sir?” “Alyosha, Chernobyl survivor”

44. Barfi, said the sonographer. She never saw the light of day

81. Diwali, challenge for the strongest! Gulab Jamun, Kaju Katli, Kalakand, Rasmalai, Rasogulla.

90. Five people. Four portions. The mother smiles; she's already eaten

157. One bite. Eyes tear. He nods. Her mother's recipe. After ten years

210. The baby giggles. She opens her mouth. The 'airplane' flies in

211. The family stares at the empty plate. They are next. Famine's victims

220. The university is over and I stayed in the kitchen. My world

235. Undeniably bitter and black. Chocolate’s real taste.The rest is sweetened

248. Yummy Separation Story. Food ingredients parted away in different pots

Hindi

13. Gali ka kutta. Briyani khaye  Hairan Billi . Paisa kahan aya

22. Shadi ghar.  Mithai sor kilo  Udhas barathi. Chinni ki bimari

OMG….🤩😍such a beautiful creative contest and awesome entries. You guys are so creative and brilliant. I can’t frame a single one😒and here it’s been raining entries, Hence a huge huge applause to u amazing guys👏👏 aur kaise na ho…such creative organisers …Oye nakhrewaali and Tournesoul…Tiara…❤️u r no less creative seeing the contest announcement post, waah ..impressed!😳 Getting to vote…I am finding it difficult to cut it to 10 😳as all r lovely..will give it a try to choose tho. All the best to all participants 🤗

1. "Can you cook?" "Only Maggi." "Same." They had an understanding.

2. “Missed Maa's food!” NRI reunited with Maa after COVID-19. Food with love.

3. "No food left Beta". Doorbell: "Food packets from restaurant below on Inauguration"

4. "To love!" They raised a toast. He drank wine. She tasted blood.

5. 100 gallis. 1000 aromas. 10000 vendors. But THAT jalebi still evades me. 

6. An old woman. Aroma of fresh cookies. No one to eat? Loneliness.

7. Five people. Four portions. The mother smiles; she's already eaten.

8. Location? Indoors. Outdoors. Outfits? Traditional. Modern. Cuisine? Indian. Indian. Food united them.

9. Memorable childhood, Gola, Samosa, Chaat all in 20 Rupees, life was sorted.

10. She ate. He watched her. It was love at first bite. 

    
    Hindi

    
    Akelapan. Chai aur pakode. Tumara saath. Viraam. Aur phir andhera.
    
    Baarish Ki boondein, Chai pakode. Unki badti aakhiri nishani. Aankhon mein paani
    
    
    
    

I really enjoyed reading through all the entries, some of them were funny, some of them were heart warming and all of them were creative. So selecting 10 and 2  out of them would be a tough choice. Still I want to vote of my favorites. 

Vote for English Entries 

 8 - Here!” She halved her roti. “But it’s your share!” “Hunger over fairness.

34 - A starving eight year old stares at the roti he cannot afford

67 - Cooking is like magic. Even a wicked witch enjoys it too.

80 - Delicious food, music, laughter and a serial killer. The carnival was historic.

104-   He eats to live. She lives to eat. Class difference.

127 - I awoke, leaving my biryani alone in my dream.

131 - I would love to loose weight, but I have separation anxiety

195 - Skipped meals and snacks. On the scale, 30 kgs of bones perfection!

196- Smell of maggi in the air. He runs. Sadly it's atta noodles.

216 - The sandwich needed to be perfect. Her body couldn't withstand another blow.

Vote for Hindi Entries 

16 : Hazratganj aloo-tokri chaat thi itni lajawab, Dil kho baithe thele pe janaab. (Translation: The aloo tokri chaat at Hazratganj is so tasty, that everyone leaves their heart there at the street stall.)

22 : Shadi ghar.  Mithai sor kilo  Udhas barathi. Chinni ki bimari. (Translation: Marriage house. 100 kg sweets. Upset groom side. Diabetic. )

Impossible to choose when there's so much creativity on display. So I'm picking those that tugged at my heartstrings or left me intrigued. 

Special mention to the organizers tournesol & oye_nakhrewaali for bringing such a fresh concept as a contest! ❤️

English stories:

25: A conversation over a pizza let to a lifetime of friendship.

34: A starving eight year old stares at the roti he cannot afford.

40: Another day. Hungry stomach. Fed by the acid churning inside.

57: Cheap salty biscuits and stale Orange juice— painful memories of his childhood.

62: Coffee. It gave me a second chance to fall in love.

71: Cupcakes and Curiosity— The foundation stones of “thick as thieves” tribe’s camaraderie.

119: Homeless beggar offers stale bread. Heartbroken furry friend, abandoned by millionaire master.

137: Lips melded. Strawberries and cinnamon. Breathless moans. Ecstasy. Sight was definitely overrated.

181: She cooked. He waited. A pinch of love made parathas more delicious.

209: Tea and Rahul dropped to the floor. She smiled, her abuse avenged.

Hindi stories:

8: Baarish Ki boondein, Chai pakode. Unki badti aakhiri nishani. Aankhon mein paani 

16: Hazratganj aloo-tokri chaat thi itni lajawab, Dil kho baithe thele pe janaab.