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Food as a theme is universally accepted, unique and unparalleled. It is acclaimed as lifesaver. Food has no nationality, caste and Religion or colour difference. It is loud and cherished by the young and old and the rich and poor equally. Hunger, the most dominant human emotion is influenced by food and it can compel people to commit murder. History is replete with stories of wars for having fought among countries for securing food .The reference to food is in abundance in our classics and mythology and still that tradition is being followed. Famous writers have given due prominence to food in their writings. The writer Jhumpa Lahiri is no exception to this. She is a well - known American writer who won the Pulitzer prize for fiction in the year 2000. The Interpreter of Maladies (1999) is her debut collection of short stories. It has been divided into seven chapters. The first section of the paper deals with food and its universal implications. The second section deals with how food works in different contexts and its wide ranging effects.