Indian food has become one of the most delicious and popular dishes all around the world. It is talked in every place where food lovers exist. But, here are some facts of Indian cuisine that you might not be aware of:
The Land of Spices
That’s right. India is the first and last righteous country that is known as the “Land of Spices”. The reason is because Indian foil is famed for its variety of production in spices that no other country can produce in the world.
Traders Contribution
Greek, Roman and Arab have contributed their spice to the India that became a part of Indian cuisine. Saffron, the one of the most enchanting spices that is found in Indian dishes is a pre-historic Arabic spice.
Staple Ingredients
Did you know that most of the vegetables like potato, tomato and chili were brought to Indian from Portuguese? Yeah, that’s right! These vegetables did not originate from India.
Sweeteners
Portuguese also contributed the refined sugar to India. Honey was the main sweetener that was used in the Indian dishes and secondarily fruits were also used.
Chicken Tikka Masala
This recipe originated from India, right? You are totally sure about that, aren’t you? Unfortunately, you are wrong about it. This delicious recipe, now known to be the part of Indian cuisine first came into existence from Glasgow, Scotland.
The First Indian Restaurant
The First Indian Restaurant opened about 200 years ago in Britain. Now, there are thousands of restaurants that serve Indian cuisines but those old one are renowned as Famous Indian Restaurants.
Eating Habits
Indian language was not deciphered and has almost become extinct so we do not have any idea about how they ate food. But, we know little that leaves were used as plates, on that, the roti was placed and on that, the gravy or rice was used instead of roti and they ate only a palm of their hands.
Flavors
Indian food consist of 6 flavors: Spicy, Astringent, bitter, sweet, sour and salty. Best Indian Restaurant in st Gallen is known for their authenticity to add these 6 flavors into every meal in which some of them stand out and others act as a base.
Major Grey’s Chutney
Indian chutney is so widely used and has been popular to be used in almost every dish. It enhances the flavor of the tongue while eating another meal with it. British people has been known to name this as Major Grey’s. It is still sold in India.
Sweet Dish – PAYASAM
In traditional Indian regions, sweet dishes are the most important part of any celebration or ceremony. One of the dish that is payasam is widely famous for it is a must serve in weddings.
Kashmiri Dishes
Have you ever been to Kashmir and tasted its dishes? Although, Kashmir is a different region but it still uses Indian cuisine expect the difference is that instead of frying the spices, they are boiled.
Food Categories
Indian food has been culturally classified in 3 categories:
- Vegetable and Fruit: (Higher Consciousness)
- Oily and Spicy Food: (Activists and Athletes)
- Meat and Liquor: (Negative & Bad outcome)
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