Indian Cuisines And The Associated Myths And Truths

There are many myths and misconceptions about Indian food

. Lets just take a brief look at a few of them. This will be interesting.

All Indian meals are spicy: Though Indian cooking is hot and spicier in comparison with European or Western cooking, there are lots of regions in India where the recipes is mild, even sweet. In case you want to try something less-hot, go taste some Gujarati dishes.

Infact traditional Indian cuisines from many parts of India might have that added masala but are generally less spicier than regions like Andhra Pradesh where recipes are very spicy in general.

Indian recipes are only vegetarian: This is partly true. Hindus, being the majority community in India, are mostly vegetarian. However there are so many different sub-sects within the Hindu religion, that many of them follow their own cuisines practices.

Many of the Hindus while vegetarian have traversed to the other side and there is a great population of non vegetarians in India. Muslims and Christians in India also consume meat, while Hindus do not eat them as they considered it sacred.

There is no variety in Indian cooking: Many, especially foreigners and first time visitors to India, are of the opinion that Indian recipes doesn't have a lot of of choices. Indian cuisine is perhaps the most varied recipes-culture on the planet!

This is really a misconception around the world and even in India. Chicken Tikka didn't originate in India. It had been brought into India by Mughals and has its origins in Persia.

Its all about curry: Another misconception While curry might have been made famous by South Asian ethnic groups in Britain and USA, it isn't all about curry. Outside India, curry is mostly known as a spicy, thick gravy, but curry isn't just that, curry in South India means a vegetable side dish.

Indians eat recipes with their hands: Sometimes shocking to a visitor to India is the practice of eating cuisines with hands. This is true as Indians consider eating with their hands as tastier as well as ritualistic. Also, most Indian dishes are difficult to be eaten with forks and spoons. Many Indians today use their hands as well as forks & spoons.

Not just that, in some Indian regions meals are also served on banana leaf and a number of themed restaurants in India do offer that even now.

by: foodrecipeguy

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