The indian cuisine
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The indian cuisine

The indian cuisine shows big variation and with great local specialities. Punjabi, bengali, south indian, and north indian food just to mentioned a few. Generally indian food is spicy, but you can also get nonspicy food. If you like food India is a great place. It's quite amazing how a indian woman with a few basic ingredients can turn out the must exquisite and tasty meal. If you want to have a little taste of indian food take a look at indian cuisine index

How to eat:


Before eating remember,never eat with left hand, it's very impolite, sit on it if you can't remember it!
Even when eating south and north are different. Northindian eat with their fingertips while southindian use the whole palm of the hand to make a ball of rice

Where to eat:


Don't worry about not being able to find a place to eat. No matter how small a city, there will always bee a place to eat.
  1. Street places:Don't miss them, some can bee really good. And you'll bee able to see how it's prepared.
  2. Indian lodges:This is the place where the indians eat. Serves basic meals and is very cheap.
  3. Restaurant:The category above lodges. Good value, often the best food is served here.
  4. Expensive restaurant:Besides being expensive, they offer no extra. And since many of them isn't that busy, the food isn't always fresh.
  5. Trains:The food here is pretty good and plentyfull.

    6. Bread:

    The indian bread are excellent and cheap.
    Chappati: Very tastefull and in India you'll eat a lot of them.mostly eaten in the north.
    Parota:Chappati with fat in. Sometimes stuffed with potatos. Good!
    Puri: Small bread fried in oil, often served with rice.
    Bathura: Big puris!
    Pappadom: Very crispy and tastefull. Especially gujarati pappad are good
    Nan: The king of bread, you most taste it, prepared in a special owen.

    Basic meals

    Thali: Rice and chappatis served on a metalplate, with a number of vegetables and curry's to pure in. It's all you can eat. They can bee as little as rs 8-9.
    Masala dosa: Very thin bread with potatos,onions and curry.
    Dhal: Found everywhere in India, good resource of protein.
    Alu dum:Curry potatos

    Chicken:


    Proberly the meatdishes the indians do best. Here are a pick of some you shouldn't miss.
    Tandori:You have not been in India, if you haven't tasted this.
    Pakora:Small pieces of chicken in crispy fried dough.
    Butter: Sweet and curry at the same time.
    Tikka: Dry cooked and with a nice smell.

    Snacks

    Samosa:Very spicy and tastefull. Stuffed with "everything". Take care, they can be hard on your stomach.
    Pakora:More sweet then samosa.

    Fruit: Watermelons,coconuts,mango and bananas. India have al the fruits and they are very cheap.

    Drinks

    The indians have turned out some real thirst coolers.

    Lassi: Youghurt is pured in this drink.
    Lemon soda: Exactly what you want when it's hot.
    Coconuts: Often newly plucked, delicious!
    Tea(chai): Very special indian taste. Read all about teahere

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