Its difficult to define Indian food as it comes from all corners of India. Like the people, the food in India is different for the culture, the religion, place etc it is coming from.
There is no generic Indian food. However, if you are traveling abroad and try Indian food then it would be mostly North Indian dishes coming from the northern states. A couple of Chapathis/Naan, Cummin Rice, Chicken Masala curry with butter floating on top, pickles. Its bit spicy mostly. That is the impression a foreigner probably has for Indian food.
But it is not their mistake as that is what sells in Europe, Americas. Although there are some restaurants serving regional food of India.
This time in Thailand, I was with my best friend Vijay. An ex-Indian and now Australian. He is vegetarian and only has appetite for Indian and Italian food. We were staying in Sathorn in Bangkok and with in walking distance, there were ample of Indian restaurants. They were from normal to regular to fancy to chic restaurants. Naming few Indian Mirch Masala, The Indian Cafe, Little India, South Indian food etc.
Every single day my friend would take me to one of these and kill me there. I had no option but eat. Its not that I do not like Indian food. Even in India if not eating at home, I would go for international food in 7 out of 10 cases. I would admit that I enjoyed eating in those places as the food is twisted to the taste buds of travelers. Of course Indians are not there only client.
So we ate out three times Indian food in a day. It was so much that in two days we both were sick. Although we had cold for the sudden change of climate. But the food helped as the food in restaurants would be deep fried and oily.
However that did not loosen our spirits. We continued eating Indian food, just that we started going to basic places. So much that the guys in restaurants know our grandfathers and their struggle for Independence and we know the village their great grand father took a boat to South east asia but that makes another story.
What an overdose!! Really !
There is no generic Indian food. However, if you are traveling abroad and try Indian food then it would be mostly North Indian dishes coming from the northern states. A couple of Chapathis/Naan, Cummin Rice, Chicken Masala curry with butter floating on top, pickles. Its bit spicy mostly. That is the impression a foreigner probably has for Indian food.
But it is not their mistake as that is what sells in Europe, Americas. Although there are some restaurants serving regional food of India.
This time in Thailand, I was with my best friend Vijay. An ex-Indian and now Australian. He is vegetarian and only has appetite for Indian and Italian food. We were staying in Sathorn in Bangkok and with in walking distance, there were ample of Indian restaurants. They were from normal to regular to fancy to chic restaurants. Naming few Indian Mirch Masala, The Indian Cafe, Little India, South Indian food etc.
Every single day my friend would take me to one of these and kill me there. I had no option but eat. Its not that I do not like Indian food. Even in India if not eating at home, I would go for international food in 7 out of 10 cases. I would admit that I enjoyed eating in those places as the food is twisted to the taste buds of travelers. Of course Indians are not there only client.
So we ate out three times Indian food in a day. It was so much that in two days we both were sick. Although we had cold for the sudden change of climate. But the food helped as the food in restaurants would be deep fried and oily.
However that did not loosen our spirits. We continued eating Indian food, just that we started going to basic places. So much that the guys in restaurants know our grandfathers and their struggle for Independence and we know the village their great grand father took a boat to South east asia but that makes another story.
What an overdose!! Really !
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