Indian Food Culture

 




India is a very vast and diversified country. It has 29 states and 7 Union Territories as of now. And each and very state has its own food culture. Here in India the influence of food is majorly related to the festivals and the ancient traditions. The authenticity of food also varies according to the climate, land, soil, ect. The food culture in India is also based on the caste of the people living in here. For example, South Indian caste will portray their variety of food. The invaders and traders have contributed many things for India in the matter of food. It is the food which is mesmerized with different colors, aromas, and flavours. Every Indian food is not made very spicy, but it has variety of  taste in it. 


Basically Indian Food is divided into 4 major categories:

  • North Indian Cuisine
  • South Indian Cuisine
  • West Indian Cuisine 
  • East Indian Cuisine
All of the above have its own traditional and authentic cuisine.


Ayurvedic influence on Indian Cuisine

Ayurveda has a prominent and different kind of influence on Indian Cuisine. As it is a land of herbs, spices and vanaspati ayurvedic influence plays a very important role in development of Indian food.

Ayurveda classifies Indian Food into 3 categories:

  • Sattvic ( organic food)
  • Rajasic (royal food, aggresive food)
  • Tamasic ( obessed)

Ayurveda has also classifies Indian Food into 6 taste:

  • Sweet
  • Salty
  • Pungent
  • Bitter
  • Astringent
  • Sour

 Lastly the 5 major factors that have shaped Indian Cuisine are:

  • Geographical
  • Foreign influence
  • Religion and faiths
  • Religious Beliefs 
  • Landscape and Climate


Comments

  1. Anosh ShrisunderAugust 27, 2021 at 9:31 AM

    It's so crisp, I got a gist of the entire cuisine. I'm keen to know more!

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  2. UnknownAugust 27, 2021 at 9:55 AM

    Indian food is the best food of all as it has balance of all the flavours

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  3. UnknownAugust 27, 2021 at 10:05 AM

    ‌‌‌ Good Work
    Keep it up👍🏻

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  4. PRAJYOT PEDNEKARAugust 27, 2021 at 10:23 AM

    Very Much Informative Chef . Looking Forward For more blogs on Indian Cuisine .

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  5. RIGVEDAugust 27, 2021 at 10:23 AM

    Great work chef 💯👌

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  6. Kashika KhannaAugust 27, 2021 at 10:25 AM

    Great!

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  7. ArchanaAugust 27, 2021 at 10:28 AM

    Great Work . Keep going.

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  8. UnknownAugust 27, 2021 at 10:35 AM

    Thanks for this blog. I was not aware of this amazing facts of food in India.😊

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  9. UnknownAugust 27, 2021 at 10:36 AM

    Keen to know about more indian recipes .. with such informative blogs

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  10. UnknownAugust 27, 2021 at 10:42 AM

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  11. Hamdan QureshiAugust 27, 2021 at 10:56 AM

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  12. learn with internshalaAugust 27, 2021 at 11:44 AM

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  13. WelcomeAugust 27, 2021 at 11:58 AM

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  14. Akshat BhawsarAugust 27, 2021 at 6:43 PM

    Very well explained 👏👏

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  15. UnknownAugust 27, 2021 at 8:53 PM

    Got new information about Indian food ... 👍 Keep it up so that we get new information about Indian food

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    1. Radhika MuleAugust 28, 2021 at 12:05 AM

      Thank you!!
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  16. Pratyush PandeyAugust 27, 2021 at 10:47 PM

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  17. Vedant KambleAugust 28, 2021 at 1:16 AM

    Good Work!!!!!

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  18. UnknownAugust 28, 2021 at 1:55 AM

    Nice information. Ayurvedic influence is the greatest gift I guess for India and you have explained very well. Delicious dishes you prepare chef Radhika 😋 with fantastic presentation

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  19. UnknownAugust 28, 2021 at 3:24 AM

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  20. UnknownAugust 30, 2021 at 4:47 AM

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  21. SiddharthSeptember 13, 2021 at 9:55 AM

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