Indian Food not for you?
This is a common thought for many people who are just about to venture over to India. What is the food going to be like? People normally get a bit scared with how sanitary and safe the food is to eat but I am here to tell you that there is really no reason to be afraid what so ever. Most of the time the Indian food is completely safe to eat and there is no reason to be scared of getting food poisoning or anything like that.
The most important thing that people forget when travelling to India is that the people over there take their cooking very seriously and they take great pride in all of their spices, vegetables and sauces. To Indian people they will always take a lot of pride in cooking no matter how small or large their restaurant is and no matter where it is either. It is arguable that the ingredients themselves might not exactly be fresh but the food is always cooked which is the main thing. Some of the nicest grub you can get is over in India and I would not hesitate for five minutes in getting a flight back over there again. Some excellent dishes to look out for are the vegetable kofta, the peenh and the Kata. All of these dishes are so tasty and they are available all over India. Mainly, the North of India will serve a lot of vegetable dishes while the South will offer you meat dishes.
For me as long as you use the rule of, “If it’s hot – It’s OK”, you should be fine. The best method is to stick your finger in the middle of the food and if you shout, "OWW!” then you should be OK. If you were asking me personally then I would always say to try and enjoy yourself and the cuisine of the country, otherwise you will never end up being fully involved in the culture.