Culture And Culture: Indian Cuisine In India

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Samuel Zhang
Ms. Stevens
English ILP
December 11, 2015
Indian Cuisine India is the seventh largest country by total land area, the second most populous country with over 1.2 billion people. Indian cuisine concludes a varieties of regional cuisines. Since India has 29 states and 7 union territories, each and every state has a unique cuisine and different food choice. Indian cuisine has a ridicules amount of spices, hurts, fruits and vegetables. The cuisine was heavily influenced by culture and even vegetarians. Food in India Various packaged or processed foods, including cake, cookies, candies, chocolate, yogurt and marshmallows, often contain unfamiliar animal ingredients, and may be a special concern for vegetarians due to the likelihood …show more content…

There is around 15 percent of Sweden's total landmass lies in the Arctic Circle. The arctic circle runs at 66°33′46.0’’.
The Vikings who established their villages in the Scandinavian peninsula were the true creators of the Swedish cuisine. They developed a brilliant way of preserving food by salting, dehydrating, frozen and preserved varies special ways. The mordant Scandinavian cuisine inherited a large protion, who inhabited all of Scandinavia more than one thousand years ago, were some of the first to develop a method for preserving foods. In preparation for long voyages, foods were salted, dehydrated, and cured.
Due to Sweden's large North–South expanse, there are regional differences between the cuisine of the North Sweden and the South.
Historically, Swedish cuisine isn’t as popular as the European cuisines. Even modern-day Swedish restaurants serve more foreign dishes than their own. However, Swedish dish is somewhat influential. The Russian nation was established by Scandinavian trader who call themselves Varangians. Sweden might be responsible to smoked meats, soups, cream sauces in early …show more content…

Interestingly, it shares a lot of similarities to Finland, Russia, Denmark, and Norway. Since Sweden is surrounded by large bodies of water, seafood is a big portion Swedish Cuisine. Salmon is beloved by the Swedes, especially salmons that is smoked, marinated, or cured with dill and salt. No other Scandinavian countries can surpass the numbers of ways that fish is served in Sweden. A normal breakfast in Sweden would Herring, alongside breads, cheese, and eggs for breakfast. Eels and crayfish are also beloved in

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