Exotic Eats: India
India is a culinary smorgasbord. The food is greatly varied and extremely flavorful. Before traveling to India, my knowledge of the cuisine did not extend further than naan and chicken curry. Anil, our driver, helped make every meal feel like a special occasion by taking us to restaurants that are “known” for whatever specific dish we ate. At almost every meal he would take a bite, savor it, and say, “You cannot get this taste at any other restaurant.”
It is impossible to include everything I ate during my two weeks in India so I have focused on some of the new things (and dishes that were easy on my American stomach) that I sampled:
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