India, a country so diverse that it’s difficult to define its culture, has cuisine that is as diverse too. With 28 states and 7 union territories, the country is as vast as it comes. Each state usually has a distinct culture, heritage, history and of course, cuisine. While it’s difficult to describe the culinary extravagance of each one, food in India is generalized through regions. Broadly speaking, there’s North Indian (parantha, tandoori chicken, sabzi, roti, etc) and South Indian (idli, vada, sambhar, dosa, etc) food besides the delightful cuisine of the east and of course, a completely different experience which Jammu & Kashmir offers with its wazwan and Tibetan influenced food in Ladakh.
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India, a country so diverse that it’s difficult to define its culture, has cuisine that is as diverse too. With 28 states and 7 union territories, the country is as vast as it comes. Each state usually has a distinct culture, heritage, history and of course, cuisine. While it’s difficult to describe the culinary extravagance of each one, food in India is generalized through regions. Broadly speaking, there’s North Indian (parantha, tandoori chicken, sabzi, roti, etc) and South Indian (idli, vada, sambhar, dosa, etc) food besides the delightful cuisine of the east and of course, a completely different experience which Jammu & Kashmir offers with its wazwan and Tibetan influenced food in Ladakh.
While it's not possible to sample each cuisine that India has to offer, it would be best to try a few dishes from each region. Most multi cuisine restaurants in towns and cities serve a healthy mix of North Indian and South Indian food. Other than that, it's best to enjoy the regional delicacies wherever you travel. Even shacks and small dhabas offer authentic regional food at most places and are usually way cheaper than eating in a restaurant.
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