1 Foods and Religions of India and Its Neighbors Northern India vs Southern India Wheat is the staple food in the North Rice is the staple food in the South Northern Indian food has been much influenced by Mughlai cuisine Coffee is more popular in the South Southern Indian food is soupier and spicier than Northern food Food examples styles of cooking Samosa Pakora o Fried pastry enclosing a filling o Fried crispy veggies Chicken Tikka Masala orange colored creamy sauce Lamb Biryani fish eggs or vegetables Curry o Curry dish of roasted chicken chunks tikka served in a red or o Rice based foods made with spices rice usually basmati and meat o Combination of herbs and spices to make a pasta masala it is often savory and served stew like Tandoori Cooking article What is a tandoor o A cylindrical oven made of mud and shredded coir rope The walls are hardened with a paste made of spinach mustard oil and yoghurt so they can withstand high heat What is the maximum temperature inside a tandoor o 900 F What is Black body radiation o when the heat absorbed by the clay walls slowly radiates out to surround and cook the food What temperatures are used to make Tandoori chicken o Seared at 650 F and baked at 550 F Tea in India What percent of the national income does tea account for o 4 What are the 3 main types of tea o Assam Darjeeling and Nilgiri What style of tea did India introduce o Chai tea the main ingredients include black tea sugar milk and spices The spices are what make it stand out Nepal Food article Religion Hinduism and Buddhism What is the food famous for o Its tempting taste and nutrition level What is the staple food o Dal Bhat pulses and rice is the staple food o A popular main course dish of spiced or curried meat with gravy and o It translates to Potato Bamboo Shoots It is a classic Nepali curry flavor dish and unique due to the use of bamboo shoots What is Masu rice What is Alu Tama Bhatan Religion Mahayana Buddhism Food article What does the cuisine largely feature o Rice and chillies What is the national dish o Emadatse chilly pepper and cheese stew What is Suja o A salted butter tea served at all occasions Pakistan Religion Islam Food article What style of cooking evolved during the Moghul Empire o Moghlai What is Lassi What is Bunda Pala o Milk from which curds and butterfat have been removed o A well known delicacy of Sind The fish is cleaned and stuffed with a paste made from a variety of spices and herbs wrapped in clothe and buried three feet deep in hot sand under the sun There it stays baking for four to five hours How do people from Afghanistan eat their food o They don t normally use cutlery Food is gulped with right hand using nan a kind of bread as a scoop Guests of these people are highly respected and served the best food What is Qabli Pulao o Steamed rice with chops of raisins and carrots It is often served with lamb most popular dish o Steamed dumplings fattened with minced onion beef o Onions are fried and meats fruits spices or vegetables are added to Afghanistan Religion Islam Food article What is Mantu What is Qorma them Bangladesh Religion Islam Food article How is fish often cooked o Fried in spice paste to lock in flavors What is Bhuna What is Singara o A style of cooking where spice pastes red chili ginger cinnamon onion and garlic are heated in oil and then cooked with fish meat or vegetable slices o Spiced potato and vegetable mixture pockets wrapped in a thin dough and fried What distinguishes a good singara is the flaky texture almost as if it s made with savory pie crust very cheap and tasty Sri Lanka Food article Religion Hinduism and Buddhism What are they one of the leading producers of o Tea What is Seeni Sambol What is Halape o Juicy combination of Maldive fish preserve and spicy onion o Blend of coconut jaggery and floor What is Toddy o Alcoholic drink made out of palm trees 2 Religions and foods of Indonesia Indonesia Religion Islam Food article What are the common rice and noodle dishes o Mie goreng fried noodles o Nasi goreng fried rice o Nasi uduk rice cooked in coconut milk and fragrant pandan leaves topped with fried shallots What is Sate o Beef chicken or goat meat skewered on bamboo sticks and roasted over a grill It is accompanied by peanut sauce or a sweet soy sauce What is Opor ayam o Chicken cooked in coconut milk Why are dairy products rarely used o Lack of fridges in most areas 3 Foods in the different regions of China Hong Kong video What food is considered a winter special o 4 seasons rice sausage and rice ironically it is only served during autumn and winter because the other seasons are too hot What does Hong Kong excel at o Cooking goose Why is sodium water added while making the noodles o To add bite to them What type of pole is used in the noodle making process o Bamboo Shanghai video What are dumplings dipped in o Hot soup When are dumplings eaten compared to Hong Kong o Dumplings are eaten in between breakfast and lunch snack in Shanghai a little later than Hong Kong s 9 or 10 am breakfast Why is vinegar used so much o To cut the sweet or rich or fat Why does Stinky Tofu smell o Because it is fermented before being fried or steamed Cantonese School of food article What are the popular sauces o Oyster sauce boiling of oysters seasonings o Hoisin sauce soybean paste seasonings What food item is more popular in the South o Water chestnuts What is a local delicacy o Shark fin s soup Sweet and Sour Pork What is an authentic Cantonese dish that westerners have imitated o Sweet and Sour Pork Eastern Shanghai School Relies on products from the sea Red cooking Soy sauce Steaming results in low calorie dishes Paper wrapped food ex Chi Pao Yu Northern Peking School Peking duck Mongolian fire pot Moo shu pork Pot stickers Western Szechwan School Use of ginger Dishes are often oily What is Tea Smoked Duck o Duck smoked over tea leaves What is the cuisine known for What is Twice Cooked Pork o first boiled and then stir fried o To be hot and spicy needing a lot of water to soothe the taste buds What is Pepper Flower o Aka Szechuan pepper it is a reddish brown fruit that comes from the prickly ash tree While not as hot as chili pepper it does have a unique flavor and is famous for its numbing effect on the tongue 4 Foods and religions of Japan Religion Buddhism and some Christianity Food A rice cake made especially on New Years Day Mochi Rice wine usually served warm Sake Mirin Sweet rice …
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