There are many myths and misconceptions about Indian food. Lets just take a quick look at a few of them. This will be interesting.
Indian Meals are always spicy: This is the general consensus among foreigners. Not true at all. While Indian food typically is more spicy, there’s lots of cuisines where the recipes are even sweet and bland. So if spicy is not your preference you could try those cuisines, for starters Gujarati cuisines are perfect for folks who dislike spicy food.
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.
The majority of Indian recipes are Vegetarian: Well, not entirely true. While many sections of India are strictly vegetarian, the array of non vegetarian food available in this part of the world is immense.
Many of the Hindus while vegetarian have traversed to the other side and there’s a great population of non vegetarians in India. Muslims and Christians in India also consume meat, while Hindus dont eat them as they considered it sacred.
Many first time visitors say Indian recipes are all masala having a typical strong flavor and lacks variety. This really is so wrong. Indian cuisine is probably the most varied cuisine in the word.
This is actually a misconception around the world and even in India. Chicken Tikka did not originate in India. It was brought into India by the Mughals and has its origins in Persia.
Its all about curry: Another misconception While curry might have been made popular by South Asian ethnic groups in Britain and USA, it isn’t all about curry. Outside India, curry is generally referred to as a spicy, thick gravy, but curry isn’t just that, curry in South India means a vegetable side dish.
This is true and Indians consider eating with hands a more enriching experience although this is not a rule and Indians do use spoons and forks too. Moreover there are plenty of Indian dishes which are not easy to eat with a fork or spoon.
Not just that, in some Indian regions food is also served on banana leaf and some themed restaurants in India do offer that even now.
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