What are the famous Indian food specialties? That’s a difficult question to answer. That’s because India is a mosaic of a mind-boggling variety of histories, geographies, micro-climates, cultures. And as a result of these, cuisines. And to celebrate this diversity in food, as well as the foodie that my family is, I decided to gift my father a consortium of food specialities from different states of India. And so, I set out to find out different spices, condiments and snacks from every state of India.
Already a keen student of India’s intangible heritage, this was a task that I adored. However, there were some barriers in the way. I could not order sweets (which, believe me, make the task extremely easy), and the COVID-19 pandemic was going on. After thorough research and a lot of conversations with friends, I managed to get famous Indian food specialties from 25 states (which was higher than the target of ten states I had thought of conservatively). Due to the pandemic, these gifts were either ordered on Amazon or couriered by a friend (of a friend, of a friend, of a frie…You get the idea!). Hence, this ‘Gift from India’ is the result of Amazon’s efficiency and friends’ kindness.
Let’s take a look at some famous Indian food specialties from the various states of India:
Such a beautiful and informative narrative. I am going to order few of these 😀
Thanks! And awesome! Let me know which ones you are interested in. Will tell you the links. 🙂