We as Indians have developed a habit of
eating traditional Indian food since the days of our childhood. We have made
our minds clear that vegetarian food can be equally delicious and tasty like
meat. But then it is because we have been eating and enjoying vegetarian food
in many varieties and forms in our land. Indian cuisine has spread beyond the
borders and entered the hearts of international connoisseurs and has made them
a fan. Everyone is now aware about the flavours and tastes that Indian cuisine
has to offer.
The popularity of Indian restaurants has
gained a respectful place in the world cuisine. There is a misconception in the
minds of people that vegetarian food is not as tasty as non-vegetarian delicacies.
But in actuality, there is no cuisine in the world that can blend natural
flavours and portray it in the flavoursome cuisine than Indian cuisine. The
Indian flavours and the natural textures are prepared in the traditional methods
that maturely develop the tastes of the ingredients that can be enjoyed in the
dishes. And this is what makes Indian food rank high among the people.
While the cuisine is developing and
spreading across the world, here in India, the food is survived within the
local Indian restaurants that have
kept the traditional methods alive. But the locals in the country are often
found to hesitate to enter these restaurants, not because of the food but
because of the hygiene. It is found that many Indian vegetarian restaurants
are kept unsanitary and are functioned at unhygienic standards. The food is
somehow not affected, at least in most cases, but now the average Indian
customer is expanding the horizons and venturing into the modern aspects of
dining like the ambience, service and pricing, of course. This has given a new
dimension to the art of dining that has compelled the restaurateurs to take
steps towards achieving a fairly set restaurant where the guests can enjoy
their food with the feel wholly. This trend to stratify standards for eating
out has affected the urban and semi-urban areas where the people are more aware
and are more exposed to other parts of the world. Due to this exposure, they do
not hesitate in demanding high standards of living, dining, working, etc.
As the Indian market has expanded outside
national borders, the food has managed to impress many international cultures
with its taste and hot spices. Now, the business professionals that can be
found in any industrial area in America are well aware how naan or tandoori
chicken tastes like. The Indian food is largely influenced by the Mughal Empire
and hence the non-vegetarian aspect of it is also appreciated worldwide with
some benchmark dishes in the list. But in spite of the massive popularity for
non-vegetarian restaurants, the Indian vegetarian restaurants
have served well to keep the name of vegetarian food high. This is how the
cuisine has gained popularity with the help of succulent non-vegetarian kebabs
on one hand with traditional parathas and bhaji on the other.
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