Indian Food Taboos

Indian cuisines reflect a 5000 year history of mixing of several communities and cultures, leading to diverse flavours and regional cuisines. The arrival of the Mughals, Brtish, and Portuguese further added variety to Indian cuisine. Indian cuisine has also shaped the history of international relations; the spice trade between India and Europe is often cited by historians as the primary catalyst for European’s age of discovery. Spices were brought and traded around Europe and Asia. As food lovers travelled to India, same goes with the Indian food; it has travelled abroad and gained huge popularity not only among Indians but also among the native people residing there. India is a diverse nation; people from different parts of the world come

These cuisines have been adapted to local tastes, and have also affected local cuisines. Indian tandoor dishes such as chicken tikka enjoy widespread popularity.

Indian cuisine is very much popular in south-east Asia, due to the strong Hindu and Buddhist influence in the region. Indian cuisines enjoy popularity in Singapore and also have the influence on Malaysian cooking style. Chicken tikka masala has been called a “true British national dish”. In 2003, there are as many as 10,000 restaurants serving Indian cuisine and wales alone. According to British Food standards agency, the Indian food industry in the United Kingdom is worth 3.2 billion pounds.

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Earlier this month, Abu Dhabi’s Al Dahra Holdings LLC also picked up 20 per cent stake in Kohinoor Foods Ltd for Rs 112.8 crore ($18.8 million).

Going by the trend, industry observers believe that there could be more deals in the offing as companies, especially the listed ones, continue to trade at huge discounts than what some of these strategic investors are willing to pay.

There are more than half a dozen players of size in this space, including private equity-backed compa .... companies like Dunar Foods and LT Foods.

“Basmati rice is primarily produced in India and Pakistan, with India being the larger producer. The product is consumed a lot in the Middle East and West Asia. As that region is aspiring for food security, they will look at long-term, sustainable foothold not only in basmati rice but also oth .... other staple grains and pulses,” said Rajesh Srivastava, chairman and managing director of Rabo Equity Advisors.

In FY13, India exported 3,456.41 thousand MT of basmati rice worth Rs 19,390.53 crore, primarily to Iran, Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Iraq and Kuwait, according to Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Au .... Authority