INDIAN FOOD Flashcards
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Climate
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Indian climate is dominated by monsoon
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Vegetarianism
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buddhism and hinduism
2
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Spices and aromatics
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spices play significant role in Indian cuisine
spices: coriander, cumin
3
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Spice route
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trade of spices between west and east
4
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regional diversity
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north India, South India, Punjabi and Bengali
5
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indian cuisine
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the more west we go the drier it gets
desserts
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INDIAN/CHINESE
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UK MORE INDIAN
US MORE CHINESE
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British India
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- they colonized India and took a lot of their cuisine
-they took curry
-much less associated with India and more with England
-it is less spicy in England
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indian and Chinese restaurants
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they are becoming much more luxurious and expensive and people don’t like that
- they think that they should stay cheap
