Indian Food

One thing I like about the article is the number of food it enumerates. Most of these the author described, some in a short one to two word description, some in longer sentences. The author did not go into extensive descriptions but did it in a quick, cut-to-the-chase way. He/she started off with saying that 'spices are used generously in food' to describe Indian cuisine. The author also classified Indian Food according to region (ex. North, South, West, East) and I must say that it is easier then listing them all alphabetically or according to taste. When describing a certain food, I noticed that the author didn't limit one definition to one dish. He/she applied one phrase to several dishes like the Roshogollas, Sandesh, and Cham-cham which the author stated was a dessert with milk as one of its main ingredients. In the paragraph about North Indian food, the cuisine is described as reflecting strong Central Asian influences. This later on helps explain why the people living in the north eat a lot of rice compared to their fellow countrymen who live in the South, West or East. In each region, the author focuses on one main point/dish. It may be dessert or rice or preserves. In this way, the author did not have to describe a lot of dishes and it was easier to imagine what the dishes looked/tasted like.