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South Asian cuisine


 
 

South AsiaSouth Asia

South Asia, also Southern Asia, is a southern geopolitical region of the Asian continent comprising territories on and...
n cuisine
, also known as DesiDesi

Desi, is a term that could refer to three things: people of South Asian originerm comes from the Sanskrit "Desah" individua...
 cuisine
, includes the cuisineCuisine

A cuisine is a specific set of cooking traditions and practices, often associated with a place of origin....
s from the Indian subcontinentIndian subcontinent

The Indian subcontinent is a peninsula landmass of the Asian continent occupying the Indian Plate and extending into the Ind...
. Major staple foods in this region include wheatWheat

Wheat is a grass that is cultivated worldwide....
 and riceRice

Rice refers to two species of grass, native to tropical and subtropical southern & southeastern Asia and to Africa, which t...
.

Below is a list of cuisines from the Indian subcontinent:

  • Cuisine of India
    • North Indian cuisineNorth Indian cuisine

      North Indian cuisine is a term used to refer to the cuisines found in northern India which includes the twelve Indian states...
    • South Indian cuisineSouth Indian cuisine Summary

      South Indian Cuisine is a term is used to refer to the cuisines found in the four southern states of India, namely: Andhra P...
    • Bengali cuisineBengali cuisine

      Bengali cuisine is a style of food preparation originating in Bengal, a region in the eastern South Asia which is now divide...
    • Maharashtrian cuisineMaharashtrian cuisine

      Maharashtrian or Marathi Cuisine is cuisine of the Marathi-speaking people, those from the state of Maharashtra in India....
  • Cuisine of BangladeshCuisine of Bangladesh

    The cuisine of Bangladesh has considerable regional variations....
    • Bengali cuisineBengali cuisine Summary

      Bengali cuisine is a style of food preparation originating in Bengal, a region in the eastern South Asia which is now divide...
  • Cuisine of PakistanCuisine of Pakistan

    Pakistani cuisine is generally similar to that of North India....
    • Punjabi cuisinePunjabi cuisine

      Punjabi cuisine.Punjabi cuisine can be non-vegetarian or completely vegetarian....
    • Sindhi cuisine
  • Cuisine of Sri LankaCuisine of Sri Lanka

    The cuisine of Sri Lanka draws influence from that of India, as well as colonists and foreign traders....
    • Tamil cuisineTamil cuisine

      Tamil cuisine, developed over many centuries by the Tamil people of southern India and Sri Lanka, is characterized by its ar...
  • Cuisine of BhutanCuisine of Bhutan

    Rice, and increasingly maize, are the staple foods of Bhutan....
  • Cuisine of Nepal
  • Cuisine of TibetCuisine of Tibet

    The Cuisine of Tibet is quite distinct from that of its neighbours, since only a few crops grow at such high altitude....