Eating habits of Indians

Indians like to use spices in cooking, such as curry, pepper, black pepper, cardamom, clove, ginger, garlic, fennel and cinnamon, among which curry powder is the most used. Curry powder is a spicy seasoning made of more than 20 kinds of spices, such as pepper, turmeric and fennel. It is yellow powder.

Indians have a soft spot for curry powder. They use it in almost every dish, such as curry chicken, curry fish, curry potatoes, curry cauliflower, curry rice and curry soup ... every restaurant has curry flavor.

The staple food of Indians is mainly rice, a kind of scone called "Gabadi" and a kind of fried cake. The main vegetables in India are cauliflower, cabbage, tomato, cucumber, beans, potatoes, onions and wax gourd, which are all good ingredients for making Indian curry.

Because many Indians are vegetarians, in order to supplement protein, beans have become a must for every meal and will always be presented to you as the main course. There are many kinds of beans in India, such as red beans, soybeans and peas as big as broad beans. These beans are all made into soup with spices and salt.

Due to religious reasons, Indians have different eating habits. Hindus never eat beef because they regard cows as sacred cows. Muslims eat beef instead of pork. Therefore, killing cattle and eating beef often becomes the fuse of the conflict between Hindus and Muslims. Devout Hindus and Buddhists are vegetarians and don't touch meat.

Jains are more strict vegetarians. They don't even eat eggs, but they can drink milk and eat milk and butter. Vegetarians in India account for about half of the population. Indian milk is cheap and of good quality. Men, women and children drink milk. Dairy products such as ice cream, cheese, yogurt and cakes. The quality is also very good. A kilo of ice cream in a box costs only a few tens of rupees.

Indians usually eat a plate and a glass of cold water. Put rice or cake on a plate, and pour vegetables and soup on it. Most Indians don't eat with knives and forks or spoons, but roll vegetables in cakes with their right hands, or mix rice and vegetables with their hands, grab them and put them in their mouths. Intellectuals studying abroad or middle-class families use knives, forks and spoons.