भोजनकुतूहल: प्रथम भाग (रघुनाथ नवहस्त - आहार-रसायन, पाकशाला-व्यवस्था व विरुद्धाहार)

A NOTE ON BHŌJANAKUTŪHALA
The Bhojanakutūhala is a rare and valuable work
compiled from various sources by Sri Raghunātha Sūri. The
name Bhojanakutūhala (curiosity for food) is appropriate
for this work, as it deals with the characteristics, method
of preparation, purification etc of the dietetic materials The
work is in three parts, the present publication being the
first part This part deals with the properties of the differ-
ent food materials (such as grains like wheat and paddy,
liquids like milk and curd), the methods of preparing
different dishes, and their digestive effects. In the two suc-
ceeding parts are discussed the subjects of edibles and
non-edibles, purification of food etc
The work draws its material from old treatises like
Suśruta, Bhāvaprakāśa, Manusmṛti and Vātsyāyana Sūtra.
This has been stated by the author himself in the following
verses:
“ इत्थं विमथ्य गुणपाठसुधाम्बुराशिं
लब्