Verse 448: Company changes the meal

448. Company changes the meal

கலந்துண்ணக் கண்ட கடைசோறும் தேனாம்அலந்துண்ணில் தேனும் புலால்

kalandunnak kanda kadaisorum thenaamalandunnil thenum pulaal

Even the meanest rice, eaten together, is honey; even honey, eaten in distress, is flesh.
In Tamil tradition, pulaal (flesh) is food that repels. To call a food flesh is to call it revolting.