Eating habits of Indians

Indians like to use spices in cooking, such as curry, pepper, black pepper, cardamom, clove, ginger, garlic, fennel and cinnamon, among which curry powder is the most used. Curry powder is a spicy seasoning made of more than 20 kinds of spices, such as pepper, turmeric and fennel. It is yellow powder.

Indians have a soft spot for curry powder. They use it in almost every dish, such as curry chicken, curry fish, curry potatoes, curry cauliflower, curry rice and curry soup ... every restaurant has curry flavor.

The staple food of Indians is mainly rice, a kind of scone called "Gabadi" and a kind of fried cake. The main vegetables in India are cauliflower, cabbage, tomato, cucumber, beans, potatoes, onions and wax gourd, which are all good ingredients for making Indian curry. ?

Because many Indians are vegetarians, in order to supplement protein, beans have become a must for every meal and will always be presented to you as the main course. There are many kinds of beans in India, such as red beans, soybeans and peas as big as broad beans. These beans are all made into soup with spices and salt. ?

Due to religious reasons, Indians have different eating habits. Hindus never eat beef because they regard cows as sacred cows. Muslims eat beef instead of pork. Therefore, killing cattle and eating beef often becomes the fuse of the conflict between Hindus and Muslims. Devout Hindus and Buddhists are vegetarians and don't touch meat.

Jains are more strict vegetarians. They don't even eat eggs, but they can drink milk and eat milk and butter. Vegetarians in India account for about half of the population. Indian milk is cheap and of good quality. Men, women and children drink milk. Dairy products such as ice cream, cheese, yogurt and cakes. The quality is also very good. A kilo of ice cream in a box costs only a few tens of rupees. ?

Indians usually eat a plate and a glass of cold water. Put rice or cake on a plate, and pour vegetables and soup on it. Most Indians don't eat with knives and forks or spoons, but roll vegetables in cakes with their right hands, or mix rice and vegetables with their hands, grab them and put them in their mouths. Intellectuals studying abroad or middle-class families use knives, forks and spoons. ?

Extended data

Indians include people of all ethnic groups in India. The total population is about1300 million, and there are more than 100 ethnic groups, among which Hindustan accounts for about 30% of the total population, and its overseas distribution is mainly in the United States. Other larger ethnic groups include Maladi, Bengali, Bihar, Taigu and Tamil. 72% are Indian Aryans and 25% are Dravidians.

There are five main races in India, in order of the time when they entered India, namely nigri Tuo, Primitive Australian (Vader-type Australian race), Mongolian (yellow race, also known as Asian American race), Dravida and Indian Aryan. Among them, Dravidians and Indian Aryans constitute the vast majority of India's population today, and Indians usually refer to them.

Black people are the earliest inhabitants of India and the least populous race in India at present. They belong to Nirog Nigerito type, originally from Africa. This species is characterized by dark skin, long curly hair, short stature, flat nose and wide lips.

Today, these features can be seen in the Kadar and Prayan people in Kerala, India, the Angmei people in Manipur and Kuchi Mountains, the Urari people living in the forests of South India and the indigenous people in andaman islands.

Nigri entrusted people to stay in the Stone Age for a long time and lived the most primitive hunting and gathering life. After the arrival of new immigrants, blacks were slaughtered, assimilated or driven to the inaccessible jungles and islands in the Bay of Bengal.

After the blacks, primitive Australians migrated to India on a large scale. They are also known as pre-Dravidians and belong to the Vader type of Australian race. Primitive Australians are generally of medium height, with curly or wavy hair, dark brown to black skin color, wide nose and thick lips.

Today, Mundars, Goyals, Santars and Bir people living in vast areas of western, central and eastern India are generally considered as descendants of primitive Australians.

They still retain their unique physical characteristics, lifestyle, language and beliefs. Qinchu people, Kurumba people and Yelava people living in South India are also descendants of primitive Australians.

Primitive Australians believed in animism. Animism may be the predecessor of some primitive religions, and some tribal men in Meghala yabang in northeastern India still believe in it. They don't attack trees easily, so the state has a high forest coverage.

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