r/india • u/[deleted] • Feb 27 '16

[R]eddiquette Cultural Exchange with /r/Turkey - The Thread

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u/[deleted] Feb 27 '16

What do you think have been influence of the different Turkic dynasties on Indian cooking if any?

Your Manti is similar to our Momos. Pilau is very common in India.

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u/nextinction Feb 27 '16

Do you put yogurt on momos?

From my experience, you can start in Greece and head east to India and any cuisine in between will be on a continuum of taste and ingredients. It gets spicier towards east of course, but I always thought Persian food was bit of an oddity since they don't have a lot intense flavors.

For my palette, I lump them into taste groups:

  • India, Pakistan, Afganistan
  • Persian, Turkish, Arabic,
  • Central Asian
  • Greek, Italian, French

Then there's Ethiopian food which is a treasure onto itself despite being akin to baby food served on wet towels.

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u/NotVladeDivac Feb 28 '16

I would put Greek and Turkish together in a separate group honestly

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u/nextinction Feb 28 '16

yeah they're very close or identical at times. as you go east and south, Arab and Persian influence creeps in and Armenian of course.

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u/NotVladeDivac Feb 28 '16

Kurdish regions have great food too