Hi, This is just a general discussion, about how people adapt different food styles in day to day basis. In india there are many varieties of food style like chettinad style, keral style, andhra means different region guntur to rayalseema, different north indian varieties . In karnataka itself south karnataka, north karnataka and Mangalore style, udupi style.. so many. For instance I am based in south karnataka. Have grown up eating (still continuing)raagi baal, bassaru , mossappu, bisibele bath, vaangi baath, chithranna ofcourse dosa idly, shavige.. majjige huli Once in while we try to change our menu like palak panner , butter masala(other varieties also) these are not typical south indian food varieties.though we like , do not feel like eating them in regular intervals like bassaaru and bisibele bath. Andharities cannot leave their spiciness and Gonkura. Once my friend asked me, why are we eating old style food everyday. For this I replied those foods are adapted based on climatic condition and local produce and we are habituated , we can't change and happy about our food style. We adapted chapathi generously in menu, will prepare 3 times a week. Gonkura we could not, somehow the sourness is not liked by our taste buds. Would love to hear from other ilites about their experiences.
As i am away from native country for more than 5 years and trying new food in restaurants often is not financially possible. So I started to trying different cuisines in my home. I watch food videos and try to recreate it in home. Initially I tried only South Indian recipes as I am very much familiar with it but later I felt my family may miss variety foods. So slowly I started to prepare famous Indian foods from both south and north India like baingan Ka bartha, palak paneer,stuffed paratha, gongura,dhokla, kerala veg stew,puttu n kadala curry. Slowly I tried making pasta, pannacotta, pizza, garlic bread, baked pasta, spheghatti, eggplant parmigiana..... Now my family gets variety in food and also happy to try new things. I am too happy to try new things as it makes me happy. So my family slowly adopting to accept different cuisines in day to day food items. Basically I cant change my whole food menu( I am from tamilnadu) but I can add few times different types of food to our menu.
My cooking style is pretty eclectic. I have several favorite food blogs I follow, so it's usually a mix of Indian, Thai, Chinese and good old American cuisine.
I am an Odiya, stayed out of country for 10 years after marriage .... never liked to eat the same food, hubby being foodie I tried some dishes from different places....hence our menu is totally mixed ... our breakfast is sometimes dosa chutney, upma, English breakfast, spanish .... lunch is not always rice sometimes it's south indian type..some times it is Odisha style sometimes italian .... I think with time and place the habit changes.
I love cooking varieties. But I am not a purist when comes to traditional cooking, Spices and tadka may vary according to my mood. Now a days trying varieties to include millets and more vegetables in diet. Though I love to try Thai, North Indian, Chinese cuisines often, I can't stay away from rice and some Kerala style buttermilk curry with some papads for long
I am a foodie, so I love trying everything. I am less interested in South Indian cuisine, simply because I cook it too often for my less adventurous husband. I think that I am most interested in foods that I normally don't know how to make on my own. I thought it was just me, but I think most of my extended family eats similar to me.
vegetarian food from any part of the world is welcomed, at home on regular basis it's a blend of both Andhra & Tamil Nadu delicacies, on special occasions Bisibella bath, aviyal, stuffed parathas with paneer side dish, rajma chawal are prepared.