The Food Culture In Delhi

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The first thing that comes to your mind when you think about India is the diversity. A large country with huge population and numerous states, Indian diversity reflects in every thing; be it the language or the food, especially the food. India has different types of cuisines in its different regions and the difference is so much that a specific region's cuisine may come as a totally alien thing for a person from a different region of the country. What is amazing about these different regional Indian cuisines is that they are all similar in terms of the usage of spices but yet taste so different. Yes! The use of spices is the common thread that binds together the different regional cuisines in India. It might take months for someone who wants to try each and every regional cuisine found in India. That is not necessary. One just needs to simply land to Delhi.

Delhi, the capital of the vast country, is the right place for a foodie who is short pressed on time. A mini India in itself, Delhi has a big migration population from all over India. In the early years of its development after Independence, the various state houses ...
... built in Delhi served their regional cuisines. The most famous of them all is the Andhra Bhavan for its fiery Andhra cuisine. But over the years, these regional cuisines has found their foothold in Delhi and this has led to the rise in many restaurants opening up serving the regional cuisines of India. One can easily find Gujarati, Rajasthani, South Indian, Punjabi, Marathi, Goan and even Bengali restaurants in Delhi. The Bengali market also known as Gole Market has many Bengali sweet shops and some famous Bengali restaurants in Delhi. Dilli Haat near INA market is another place where one can find all the regional cuisines of India under one roof.

If we talk about the original Delhi cuisine, it can be said that the roots of it lie in the history. Delhi enjoys a rich history. Persians, Turks, Afghans, Rajputs, Mughals and the British have ruled it. The majority of it has been by the by the Muslim rulers. Hence, they have inspired the food culture in Delhi. The food majorly found in Delhi earlier was Mughlai and Afghani.

Over the years, Delhi has seen many International chain restaurants and International restaurants. Delhi has many restaurants serving international cuisines like Chinese, Continental, Thai, Mexican, Lebanese, Italian, etc. Especially, Chinese and Italian restaurants in Delhi are found in abundance. But it is best to try these cuisines at 5 Star hotels. For an authentic Italian experience one can go to La Piazza in Hyatt Hotel. It fares amongst the best Italian restaurants in Delhi.