Kosher Indian Food
Coming to India can be one of the most pivotal moments in a lifetime, and everyone who gets to see this magnificent country remembers their first visit. Subsequent visits can be no less dramatic, revealing deeper and deeper sides to this complex puzzle. The puzzle is unsolvable, too, because it keeps moving and evolving at a rate that’s impossible to predict. Baffling in its complexity, and always stunning in its quiet beauty and its louder moments, India is a place to see at least once in a lifetime. There are so many diverse regions here, and diverse cultures that pass through and inhabit its cities, that there are way too many choices in anything in India. 5-star hotels are plentiful, and visitors looking to stay in the best that luxury can provide will find themselves well cared for here.
Brilliant food is all around you, in any of the cities, and in the hotels, you can certainly expect the finest of the local regional fare, or a host of international choices prepared by chefs who know some of the most delicious techniques in the world. Indian food on its own lends itself to enormous variation, not just in terms of local methods of spices, and regional differences, but accommodations to the constantly shifting population in the country. In Mumbai, for example, there is a large Jewish population, and when you start looking around, you’ll find a lot of kosher Indian cooking.
This speaks not only to the diversity in the country itself, but illustrates the long history of India with the rest of the world. Because of many stereotypes that come from film and 19th century travel literature, India is often seen as an isolated place, where the people all grow up without any contact with the rest of the world. Of course, there are places where people still live according to tribal customs, but like anywhere, there’s a lot more contact that suspected, and it’s been like that for awhile. So when you come across something like Bombay Potatoes, and you notice that they’re kosher, it’s a good time to reflect on culture and dialogue, and think about some good questions that you’d like to ask.
Related posts:
June 17th, 2010 at 1:57 pm
Have your cake and eat it kind of a dillema. What should today’s grooms do? Have a expensive reception or save for a home? I would choose the second without a doubt