Thursday, May 7, 2009
Food and Language at home.
When I am home with my relatives in Berkeley it feels like I am back in India. All of my aunt's family members speak Hindi and amongst family members rarely use English. Also, we eat Indian cuisine all the time. A common misconception is that curry is a single type of food when it is a generic term for a type of cooking. Generally curry consists of food that is heavily spiced and is generally very healthy. However, some Americans assume that all we eat is curry when that it is only a small part of our diverse cuisine. We also regularly have rice dishes and what is the Indian-equivalent of pita bread. It is not a failure to adapt but rather Indians embracing their culture even when away from their country. Indians have come to the U.S. as early as 1820 so the Indian culture is already very developed and there is no problem with sharing our culture.
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