So back to the point, can't this Indian afford to build a kitchen?
Absolutely not. Although the housing conditions in India are relatively poor, the land area is not small, and it is more than enough to build a kitchen for every household. Since there is a kitchen area, why don't they cook in the kitchen?
Because India is too hot.
What does it feel like to be too hot? Now the temperature in our country is above 35 degrees, and some cities have reached 40 degrees. I feel like a running stuffing cake, which may be cooked at any time! But India is 40 degrees, that's so cool! In summer, the average temperature in India during the day is around 40 degrees. It can reach above 50 degrees in 3-4 hours. Most parts of India are very hot all year round, and it will be even hotter if you make a fire and cook in your room. If you are not careful, your clothes may spontaneously ignite!
The kitchen is several degrees higher than the outside. Cooking in the kitchen can easily lead to death if you are not careful. Moreover, the ventilation in the kitchen is not particularly good, and the fumes often choke people, causing symptoms such as heatstroke and shock. Moreover, because of the weather, it may be more comfortable to eat cold food and finish cooking outside faster. Eating out is also ventilated. Grasping food by hand may be a gratitude to the gods for giving food, but grasping food with soup by hand is also a skill anyway!
Of course, not all Indians cook outside. Indian cities have a high population density. Rich people in India have villas, back gardens and high-end houses with air conditioning.
Those who cook outside must be in a bad financial situation.
One is a homeless family, which has no kitchen and can only be outdoors; Second, families who come to work in cities, especially migrant workers who work on construction sites; Third, families in slums. I haven't been to rural India much, so I don't know what the situation is like there. Indian construction workers are different from China. The contractor can't build a simple iron dormitory, and the workers need to solve it themselves. They usually build a house of four or five square meters with hollow bricks on the edge of the construction site, which is only enough to shelter from the wind and rain, and there is no room for cooking at all. In addition, this house has no windows, and there will be smoke when cooking in it. Some slum families will make the same choice.
There are two reasons. Fuel is very expensive. Most Indian households use canned liquefied gas, each of which is 40 yuan. Some families can't afford it, so they can only burn firewood. The problem with wood is that it is too smoky to cook indoors. Because the climate in India is too hot, they all hang outside the carriage for a ride when taking the train. Therefore, when cooking and eating outdoors, it is very convenient to take water from the tap water point where citizens take water, and it can also be ventilated to avoid the poor discharge of hot air and smoke during cooking.
Let's take a look at the characteristics of India.
When it comes to Indian food, there is only one word in China's mind-curry. Congratulations, wrong answer, the correct answer is: all kinds of curry. Authentic Indian curry is made of cloves, fennel seeds, mustard seeds, turmeric powder, peppers and other spices. Because of the heavy materials, there is no coconut milk to reduce the spicy taste. Authentic Indian curry is very spicy and has a heavy taste.
In fact, there may be dozens of common curry practices in India, each with a different name. Curries with three colors of yellow, white and green are made into paste, which is difficult for ordinary people to adapt in a short time. Indian curry is a mixture of vegetables and spices. It is said that there are countless drops in the arrangement and combination, so curry is inexhaustible.
But the most famous ones seem to be those combinations. Note, however, that if this kind of thing is cooked in the kitchen without good ventilation, you may become a poisonous smoke in tunnel warfare! It smells like rotten onion juice and curry. Their kitchen utensils are greasy and dirty. They have a pancake iron pot. I have never seen them wash it. I can't see the original color. The pot for cooking curry is surrounded by yellow flowing shapes! ! The staple food is generally tasteless small round cakes, and the next level is a slightly larger cake with some butter and onions in it. The next floor is cumin rice, and there are some strange foods such as "crispy pancakes with a diameter of 30 cm" in South India.
Anyway, you just have to remember that they have a strong taste! Not spicy, especially sweet, heavy oil and heavy salt are unhealthy. It seldom eats meat, and occasionally eats mutton or chicken. These things are all made in the kitchen. Do you think you can stand the smell without a range hood?
If you are lucky enough to go to India, you must experience life in India.
I believe you will miss the taste of your hometown very much.
Just seeing this delicious food made me eat it.
After reading these, do you want to go to India to experience the feeling of cooking?