15 Interesting Food Facts Did You Know about India?

1) India is called the land of spices:-

No country in the world produces as many varieties of spices as India. Kerala often called the land of spices, which has been producing various authentic spices. 

2) Sugar was first produced in India:-

Earlier fruits and honey were used as sweeteners, but when Persians arrived in India, they found that Indians already using refined sugar cane to sweeten their food and then it is spread worldwide.

3) In 1921 first Indian restaurant opened in the USA:-

Since 1921, when the first Indian restaurant opened in New York on 42 Street, the Taj mahal restaurant serving Hindu and Persian food. Since then 1000s of Indian restaurants have been opened.

4) Indian food has 6 different flavours:-

According to Indian food theory, our food has 6 flavours. Sweet, Salty, bitter, sour, astringent and spicy. A proper Indian meal has a perfect balance of 6 different flavours in it.

5) Indian food is incomplete without this side dish:-  

Chutney is a must in Indian food. It is very tasty and healthy too. There are around 56 types of different chutneys serves In India. Different types of chutneys are pudina chutney, Onion Chutney, coconut chutney, Tomato chutney and many more.

6) Indian food classified into 3 Categories:-

According to Yoga, there are three types of food: Sattvic, Rajasic, Tamasic. A Sattvic diet is pure and increases energy. Rajasic is mainly oily and Spicy. Tamasic diet includes meat and liquor. 

7) Black rice found in India & china Only worldwide:-

 

Black rice is relatively unknown to most Indians. In India, it is grown in Odisha, West Bengal and Jharkhand. Black rice has high nutritional value.

8) There are over 200 Indian desserts:-

In India, Sweets are often called Mithai. Mithai is the Hindi name for a dessert. Indian weddings are incomplete without Indian Sweets such as Gulab Jamun, Kheer, Indian milk balls, Indian funnel Cake are some of the famous Indian desserts.

9) Cuisine map of India:- 

If you see the cuisine map of India you will be amazed by the varieties of food eaten here. The different states in India have different dishes. In every state in India, you will feel the change of taste in the dish.

10) Worlds hottest chilli grown in India:- 

The ghost pepper, also known as Bhut Jolokia (which means Bhutanese chilli in Assamese), is a hybrid chill Pepper cultivated in northeast India. 

11) Non-native Indian food:- 

The everyday Snack in India, which is Samosa was originated in the middle east much before the 14th century when it came to India. Daal chawal was originated in Nepal. 

12) Baba Budan popularised coffee in India:- 

An Indian pilgrim to Mecca- known as baba budan smuggled few beans back to India from Yemen in 1670 (it was illegal at that time to take coffee seeds out of Arabia ) and Planted them in the Chandragiri hills of Karnataka.

13) Coconut and rice are commonly used in South Indian dish:- 

South Indian dish is mostly made up of rice. Dosa is a south Indian dish and it is so popular that you can get it everywhere in India. Dosa is having a different taste and it serves with Sambhar and chutneys. You can get coconut water easily anywhere in India. 

14) Chicken tikka masala from Scotland:-

Chicken tikka masala, the hugely popular Indian curry, is not Indian. It was invented in Glasgow, Scotland. 

15) Lowest meat consumption per person in India:-

 

Indians are known for their vegetable food habits. Around 30 to 40% of Indians follow a strict vegetarian diet. It is a very big number in a country with over 1.4 billion of population.

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FAQ

What is the best Indian food?

Traditionally, rice was an irreplaceable part of an Indian meal. There are many best dishes in India such as  Matar Paneer (Peas and cottage cheese), Aloo Gobi (Potato and cauliflower), Naan (flatbread), Chicken makhani (butter chicken), Samosa (Deep-fried Potato), and many more dishes. 

What is the national dish of India?

Indians considered Khichdi to be their national dish. It is also healthy too.

What should I eat for Indian lunch?

 

There are So many dishes to eat in Indian lunch, but some of the famous dishes for lunch are Dosa, Khichdi, Rajma, Poha, etc.