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Dates: during 2006-2006
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...Those who sneer at the chicken tikka masala for being inauthentic?and many do?would do well to read Collingham's lovely new book. Tracking down the origins of popular Indian dishes like the biryani, korma, vindaloo, and dhansak, she makes the surprising discovery that most of Indian cuisine is, in fact, a mongrel creation. As she shows, many of the dishes that seem most quintessentially "Indian" to Western palates are reworkings of Middle Eastern prototypes brought to India by immigrants and invaders. Over the centuries, Turks, Mongols and Persians rode down into India, bringing their love of meat...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Spice of Life | 3/20/2006 | See Source »

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