Indian vs Chinese
Chinese food is spice rich and at times hard to get used to due to its strong pungent smell. Chinese food being usually spicy is sometimes more tangy or pickled. Unlike Indians, Chinese people have no religious beliefs about not eating certain things, and therefore they basically will eat anything. From beef, to chicken and other countries believe that Chinese eat dogs too.
This country has it all. If at first one does not like the Chinese food they try, do not fret, there are a million other dishes to choose from. The smell can sometimes be horrific, such as “stinky doufu” commonly known in Europe as tofu. Eating out in China usually consists of at least three or four dishes. One is usually a simple chicken broth soup as an appetiser (7015hum-curating the everyday).
Chinese sometimes use this soup as their drink during the meal. The other dishes usually consist of a meat dish and one or two vegetable dishes. Main Chinese dishes include, Miantiao (noodles), Chaofan (fried rice), and Gongbaojiding (a chicken and peanuts dish). Although many Chinese do not speak much English, they are very proud of their food and country and are always eager to help a foreigner out in ordering.
As soon as one enters a room where Indian food is being cooked, one will be overwhelmed by the strong smell of the spices, such as chillies, curry, garlic and cumin. The dishes are usually very colourful, from bright reds to dark greens; sometimes it is very hard to tell what one is eating if u don’t know the dish. Regardless of what it is, one can be sure that it will not be bland due to religious beliefs, some meat such as beef is rarely part of Indian food, but chicken is widely eaten. In some areas, such as in South India, most of the restaurants serve only vegetarian food. Vegetarian or not, a variety of delicious dishes can be found, for example some popular dishes incudes Dosa, which is like pancake but be warned. It is not sweet like western pancakes. There are also dishes such as samosa chicken masala, and Tikka Chicken (Mostly Asian Food and Travel, Book Review).
In conclusion one difference in Chinese and Indian food is the style of eating. Indian food is usually served in individual servings and eaten with the right hand. Chinese food is typically consisted of several dishes shared by the group of people at the table, and is eaten with a pair of chopsticks. Both countries’ foods are known for spice, but still the tastes are completely different.
Chinese and Indian foods both take other continents a while to get used to due to their exotic and potent tastes. Indians and Chinese are very proud of their cuisine, and often believe that the stranger the food in other continents eyes the better, and more special it is. When these strange foods are put in front of you next time, you must remember that those who have made it are extremely proud of it.
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