Comments on: Book Review: Curry – A Tale of Cooks & Conquerors http://www.hungrydesi.com/2009/08/08/book-review-curry-a-tale-of-cooks-conquerors/ Encouraging food coma - a state of blissful contentedness induced by passionate cooking and good food - one recipe at a time. Sat, 04 Sep 2010 20:02:50 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: a. http://www.hungrydesi.com/2009/08/08/book-review-curry-a-tale-of-cooks-conquerors/comment-page-1/#comment-6764 a. Fri, 06 Nov 2009 07:16:38 +0000 http://www.hungrydesi.com/?p=1667#comment-6764 the chili pepper as well is not "indigenous" to indian cuisine. peppers, along with tomatoes and potatoes, are "new world" foods (i.e. indigenous to the americas). the thing of it is, though, that this is true throughout history - cultures, and their food, language, music, "traditions" etc, are constantly changing/evolving/being influenced by new ideas/ingredients from elsewhere (or from being transplanted to a new place - e.g. indians in america). when seen through this lens there's no point in saying what's "authentic" because that itself is constantly changing. i mean, seriously, take southern italian food - even pasta is said to have been brought by marco polo from china. and tomatoes are from the americas - so what do they have left - nothing? no, i would just say that whatever they had before was, well, what they had before these two items allowed them to enrich and expand their cuisine! and same w/ indian. :-) (same with the potato and pretty much all of northern european cuisine, etc. ;-) the chili pepper as well is not “indigenous” to indian cuisine. peppers, along with tomatoes and potatoes, are “new world” foods (i.e. indigenous to the americas). the thing of it is, though, that this is true throughout history – cultures, and their food, language, music, “traditions” etc, are constantly changing/evolving/being influenced by new ideas/ingredients from elsewhere (or from being transplanted to a new place – e.g. indians in america). when seen through this lens there’s no point in saying what’s “authentic” because that itself is constantly changing. i mean, seriously, take southern italian food – even pasta is said to have been brought by marco polo from china. and tomatoes are from the americas – so what do they have left – nothing? no, i would just say that whatever they had before was, well, what they had before these two items allowed them to enrich and expand their cuisine! and same w/ indian. :-)

(same with the potato and pretty much all of northern european cuisine, etc. ;-)

]]> By: Ajay http://www.hungrydesi.com/2009/08/08/book-review-curry-a-tale-of-cooks-conquerors/comment-page-1/#comment-6682 Ajay Sat, 24 Oct 2009 21:54:53 +0000 http://www.hungrydesi.com/?p=1667#comment-6682 This book sounds interesting. Out of curiosity: where can one find Indian recipes which existed before the invasion of the tomato or the potato? <em>ND: Ajay, I'm not sure that I know of any :) I'll have to hunt around and see what I can come up with. </em> This book sounds interesting. Out of curiosity: where can one find Indian recipes which existed before the invasion of the tomato or the potato?

ND: Ajay, I’m not sure that I know of any :) I’ll have to hunt around and see what I can come up with.

]]> By: {kiss my spatula} http://www.hungrydesi.com/2009/08/08/book-review-curry-a-tale-of-cooks-conquerors/comment-page-1/#comment-6165 {kiss my spatula} Sat, 05 Sep 2009 19:35:16 +0000 http://www.hungrydesi.com/?p=1667#comment-6165 my life would not be complete with curry! <em>ND: Mine either :)</em> my life would not be complete with curry!

ND: Mine either :)

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