blog #9

Indian cuisine is one of the major things that separates Idian and makes it a unique place. Mainly, the meals of India are vegitarian, but there are a few meals that are cooked with chicken, goat,fish and lamb. The dishes made in India today are a mix between many cultures such as Persian, Mongols and Europe. Every day in the Indian culure, each meal served is a sir down meal. Also each meal consists of two are three main courses such as chutneys adn pickles, carbohydrate staples,like rice and bread and then it is followed with some kind of dessert. Food, in India does not only stand for the means of eating but it also is thought of as a social gatherer adn allows many families to get together with one another. Throughout India, the food is divided into for sections: North, Shouth, East and Western cuisine. The split is due to a number of reasons such as region and religion. Although the four sections of Indian cuisine are all different, they all have a few similarities. In all four of the sections, many of the spices used to make the flavors pop on dishes are used by all four areas. This division is a lot like the United States in the sence taht in the South are very spicey and in the coast states, a lot of fish is eaten and in the North how a lot of beef is eaten.


"Culture of India." Wikipedia 1 Mar 2009 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Culture_of_India.