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KYLLE JUSTIN ZABALA

BSHM 502

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by working with your groupmates and listening carefully during the discussion.

Which countries are in the Indian subcontinent?

Pakistan, India, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka make up the Indian subcontinent, which spans a large
territory ranging from high mountain ranges to narrow valleys, enormous deserts, and terraced foothills. Much of
the subcontinent's southern half is tropical. It is also home to a larger number of people.
More than one-fifth of the world's population lives here, and virtually every ethnic group on the planet is
represented in some way, resulting in varied cuisines influenced by a variety of factors.

CULINARY INFLUENCES (list down the contributions/influence on each box)

Settlers of Ancient India
The original inhabitants of India are
assumed to have moved from the
Middle East or Northeastern Africa to
present-day India; they were nomadic
people who subsisted on whatever
food could be collected or hunted, and
they had lived in Southern India for
generations before others arrived.
Munda and Dravidian ancestors were
the first known inhabitants of the
Indian subcontinent.
Hinduism and Buddhism
Hinduism is the world's oldest
religion, thought to have evolved
thousands of years before Christ's
birth on the Indian subcontinent. It
used to be the dominant religion
throughout most of southern Asia,
but now it is centered on India. The
veneration for the cow and the
products obtained from the cow
(ghee, for example) became
important parts of India's culture as
it developed.
Persian/Arabic Influences
The region was an important
commercial route between Asians
as far as China and Middle
Easterners early in the
subcontinent's history. This conduit
allowed ingredients and ideas to go
from east to west and vice versa.
New varieties of legumes, spinach,
almond, cumin seed, okra, and
rosewater were among the key
culinary arrivals to India via this
trading route.

Moghul Empire European Spice Traders British Colonial Period

The Moghul Empire governed a
huge country at this time, and
many of the region's spectacular
architectural achievements were
built in the late 16th and 17th
centuries. Many of the food
products prepared with spices in
sauces, generically dubbed curries
by Westerners, dals, rice dishes,
sweet confections, and chutneys
that are significant components of
Indian cuisine today were part of
the enormous feasts of this period.
European appetites for Indian
spices prompted a search for less
expensive alternatives to trading
with the Arabic merchants who
controlled the trade routes between
India and Europe. As a result of
this pressure, maritime countries
discovered ways to India and a
direct source of spices.
Portuguese, Dutch, French, British,
and Danish commercial
establishments sprung up as a
result.
The introduction of tea, India's most
popular beverage today, was the
most prominent British influence
throughout their colonization of India.
During this time, the use of
silverware was also brought to India;
nevertheless, it has never really
taken root in India, where it is
thought that the best way to enjoy
food is to eat it with your hands;
hand washing is an unspoken
expectation and ritual.

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Special cookware
Tandoors are used to roast skewers
of meat, poultry, and vegetables, as
well as to bake flatbreads.

Stir-frying takes place in a karahi, a

deep pan with a circular bottom and
• Rice and wheat
handles on both sides.
• Legumes including
A tava is a cast iron griddle with a lentils, split peas, mung
slightly concave surface. beans, and chickpeas
• Goat and lamb
• Seafood and fish
• Ghee
-Steaming, frying, poaching, • Vegetables, including
and grilling. spinach, cauliflower, potatoes,
peas, pumpkin, and sweet
potatoes

Cooking methods Common ingredients

UNIQUE COMPONENTS (list down important details on each

box)

Settlers of Ancient India Hinduism and Buddhism Persian/Arabic Influences

They were the first to build
universities.
It was all about the number.
They played Snakes and Ladders
and Chess.
They used shampoo.
They possessed a state-of-the-art
toilet system.
They were aware of the solar
system.
They mined the first diamonds.
They practiced Yoga.
Karma, dharma, moksha, and
rebirth are all concepts shared by
Buddhism and Hinduism.
Buddhism differs from Hinduism in
that it rejects Hindu priests,
elaborate rituals, and the caste
system. People should pursue
enlightenment through meditation,
according to Buddha.
Books of philosophy, mysticism,
history, medicine, mathematics,
and law were produced or
translated into this language for the
purpose of the Holy Qur'an and
Islam. Persians also made
significant contributions to Arabic
studies and writing.

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