Indian food : a historical companion / K .T. Achaya.

By:

Achaya, K. T [author.]

Material type: Text

TextPublisher: New Delhi : Oxford University Press, 1994Description: xvi, 322 pages : illustrations (black and white), maps (black and white) ; 24 cmContent type:

text

Media type:

computer

Carrier type:

online resource

ISBN:

9780195644166 (paperback)

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

641.300954 ACH 23 016296

Summary: From dal to samosas, paneer to vindaloo, dosa to naan, Indian food is diverse and wide-ranging-unsurprising when you consider India's incredible range of climates, languages, religions, tribes, and customs. Its cuisine differs from north to south, yet what is it that makes Indian food recognizably Indian, and how did it get that way? To answer those questions, Colleen Taylor Sen examines the diet of the Indian subcontinent for thousands of years, describing the country's cuisine in the context of its religious, moral, social, and philosophical development. Exploring the ancient ind.

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From dal to samosas, paneer to vindaloo, dosa to naan, Indian food is diverse and wide-ranging-unsurprising when you consider India's incredible range of climates, languages, religions, tribes, and customs. Its cuisine differs from north to south, yet what is it that makes Indian food recognizably Indian, and how did it get that way? To answer those questions, Colleen Taylor Sen examines the diet of the Indian subcontinent for thousands of years, describing the country's cuisine in the context of its religious, moral, social, and philosophical development. Exploring the ancient ind.

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