Preface: When we watch Indians cooking, they can make a pot of paste no matter what ingredients they use.
It looks very unpalatable, and I like to add a lot of seasonings during the cooking process, which makes it taste quite strong.
Although it may not look delicious, many Indian foods taste good.
Let me share with you why Indians like to eat food with strong flavors?
1. Historical reasons In ancient times, India was a country that resold spices. It mainly imported spices from its own country, China and other countries, and then sold them to Europeans, making a lot of profits from them.
Therefore, one characteristic of Indian cooking is to boil all the ingredients and then add various spices to stew them.
It can be said that Indians use spices to the extreme, allowing spices to be completely integrated into the ingredients.
Since then, mushy food has appeared on Indian tables.
Because there are more spices added, Indian food is generally good.
2. Reasons for climate: Most areas in India are tropical or subtropical areas, with relatively high temperatures all year round.
The hot weather means that the ingredients they cook cannot be stored for a long time. Most families in India do not have refrigerators.
Therefore, Indians add spices to fresh ingredients to marinate them, which makes them easier to store.
Although it seems to have a stronger taste, it also extends the storage time of food.
3. Practical Reasons Although India is the second largest rice exporter, India's rice production is relatively low.
Although it has 1/10 of the world's arable land and good sunshine hours.
Due to climate reasons, the grain harvest has been greatly affected.
There are still more than 200 million people in India who are hungry. In this case, making the food taste stronger will also reduce hunger and satisfy the appetite of more people.