food of world

Foods of different countries

Food of India

 Most Indians live on very plain diets - based on staples such as rice in the east and south, chapatis (flat wheat bread) in the north and northwest, and bajra (millet bread) in the Maharashtra region. The staple foods are supplemented by dal (lentil porridge), vegetables and yoghurt.

Indian food

Chillis and other spices such as coriander, cumin, ginger and turmeric add flavour. Chicken and mutton are costly and eaten occasionally. Hindus will not eat beef and Muslims will not eat pork. Many Indian meals are cooked in ghee (liquid butter). Ghee is made by heating butter to boil off water, then allowing it to cool and separate. 
Ghee is scooped off the top. Although many Indians have simple diets, India has an ancient and varied tradition of fine cooking. Curries are dishes made with a sauce including the basic Indian spices - turmeric, cumin, coriander and red pepper. An Indian meal is rarely served on a single Tamil kari or sauce plate. Instead, it comes in different dishes, which diners dip into. 
The basis of a curry is a masala, a mix of spices, often blended with water or vinegar to make a paste. Southern Indian vegetable curries are seasoned with hot blends like sambar podi. Classic northern Indian Mughal dishes are often lamb, or chicken based, and seasoned with milder garam masala. 

Chinese food 

The staple foods in China are rice and wheat with corn, millet and sorghum. In the south, the people eat more rice. In the north, they eat more wheat, as bread or noodles.Vegetables such as cabbage, bean and bamboo shoots are popular. So too is tofu (soya bean curd). Favourite meats in China are pork and poultry, but the Chinese also eat a lot of eggs, fish and shellfish.A Chinese breakfast may be rice and vegetables or rice porridge and chicken noodle soup or sweet pastries.
A Chinese lunch may include egg rolls or meat or prawn dumplings called dim sum.The Chinese were drinking tea at least 4000 years ago. World geography A Chinese main meal may be stir-fried vegetables with bits of meat or seafood in a stock, with rice or noodles. China has a long tradition of fine cooking, but styles vary. Cantonese cooking in the south has lots of fish, crabs and prawn. Huaiyang has steamed dishes. Sichuann is spicy. Beijing cooking in the north is the most sophisticated, famous for its Peking duck (cripsy roast duck).
 favourite snack in China is fried savoury dumplings. The Chinese often cook their food by stir-frying (stirring while hot frying) in big round pans called woks. They eat the food from bowls with chopsticks and small china spoons, not with knives and forks. Chinese drink tea without milk, typically made from jasmine leaves, oolong (green tea) or chrysanthemum. 

Swidish food 

 Bread play a major role in the traditional Scandinavian diet. Gravadlax is a Swedish form of smoked salmon, usually served with pepper, dill and mustard sauce. Traditionally, smoking fish such as salmon was a way of preserving it. Today, people still enjoy its unique flavour. Smorgasbord is a Swedish speciality. It is a huge spread of bread and cold foods, including fish such as herring and salmon, and also cheeses.
 Smorgasbord gets its name from the Swedish smorgds, meaning bread and bord, meaning table. Every region in Germany has its own range of foods, but things like wurst (sausages), pretzels and sauerkraut (pickled cabbage) are widely popular. A In the UK roast beef is served with Yorkshire pudding, made from a batter of flour, eggs and milk. 
A Lager, a type of beer, is popular in northern Europe. The German national drink is beer, and every October a beer festival is held in Munich. England is well known for its stews and winter roasts, especially roast beef. 
The most popular food for eating out is Indian. An English speciality is fish (deep-fried in batter) and chips (fried slices of potato). Vienna in Austria is known for its coffee houses where the Viennese sit and enjoy Kaffee und Kitchen (coffee and cakes). Poland is famous for its rye bread . 

Pacific food

Pacific food Most populated places around the Pacific are located near the sea, so fish plays an important part in diets. In Japan fish is often eaten raw in thin slices called sashimi, or cooked with vegetables in batter as a dish called tempura, often served with soy sauce. 
 At home most Japanese eat traditional foods including rice and noodles, as well as fish, tofu and vegetables or eggs. When out, many Japanese people eat American-style fast food. The Japanese eat only half as much rice now as they did in 1960, as younger people prefer bread and doughnuts. Younger Japanese people have a diet richer in protein and fat than their parents’, so grow 8-10 cm taller. 
 Pacific islanders ate fish like bonito and tuna and native plants like breadfruit, coconuts, sweet potatoes and taro. They made flour from sago palm pith. Many islanders now eat mainly canned Western food and suffer malnutrition.  Lightly grilled or barbecued giant prawns and other seafood play a major role in Pacific food.  Filippino food is a mix of Chinese, Malay, American and Spanish. Adobo is chicken or pork in soy sauce.  
Some Australians now often eat ‘fusion’ food which blends Asian with European cooking styles. 

 European food 

 Fish and bread play a major role in the traditional Scandinavian diet. Gravadlax is a Swedish form of smoked salmon, usually served with pepper, dill and mustard sauce.  Traditionally, smoking fish such as salmon was a way of preserving it. Today, people still enjoy its unique flavour. Smorgasbord is a Swedish speciality. 
It is a huge spread of bread and cold foods, including fish such as herring and salmon, and also cheeses. Smorgasbord gets its name from the Swedish smorgds, meaning bread and bord, meaning table. Every region in Germany has its own range of foods, but things like wurst (sausages), pretzels and sauerkraut (pickled cabbage) are widely popular. 
The German national drink is beer, and every October a beer festival is held in Munich.  England is well known for its stews and winter roasts, especially roast beef. The most popular food for eating out is Indian. An English speciality is fish (deep-fried in batter) and chips (fried slices of potato). 
 Vienna in Austria is known for its coffee houses where the Viennese sit and enjoy Kaffee und Kitchen (coffee and cakes). Poland is famous for its rye bread and thick A In the UK roast beef is served with Yorkshire pudding, made from a batter of flour, eggs and milk. A Lager, a type of beer, is popular in northern Europe.