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5 American Foods and their South Asian Counterparts

Food is love for most people. There is nothing better to do at the end of the day than to sit down with a nice drink and gourmet meal that fulfils the cravings of your taste buds. Each country has different dishes that have different tastes which are suited to the taste buds of that country’s nationals.

On a closer inspection of these foods though, it is clear that there are some foods that are similar more than you’d expect them to be. This blog will take a look at 5 American foods and their South Asian counterparts and highlight their uncanny resemblance in taste and in presentation.

1.     Snow Cones and Gola Gandas

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Everybody loves to lay their hands on one of those delicious juicy syrup coated shredded ice snow cone that can make the heat go away. Snow cones are made by shredding the ice and putting it on a cone for a delicious snow cone which is then loaded with layers and layers of different syrups that add taste to it. Similarly, in South Asian Countries like India, Pakistan, etc. street vendors have their own version of this popular American food, called the Gola Ganda. Despite not being in a cone, this shredded ice is presented in paper cups and made the exact same way snow cones are.

Shaved Ice Machines “Snow Cones”

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2.     Onion Rings and Crispy onion bhaji or kanda bhaji or fried onion pakore or pakode

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A popular side dish at almost every burger joint in America, onion rings are simply delicious. The soft moist onions are coated in a batter and deep fried until a crispy layer coats the onions. They are then presented to people with yummy dip sauces that make it an even more appealing prospect. In South Asia, people have their own version of onion rings that is called Crispy onion bhaji or kanda bhaji or fried onion pakore or pakode. These are made the same way onion rings are only there is no ring of onion here, instead the onions are chopped square and coated in batter and left to fry until they have a crispy coating above.

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3.     Crab Cakes and Shami Kebabs

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Crab cakes are made into flat circular shapes. They are a common dish to serve to guests when they come to visit someone’s home and even as side dish at large family dinners, crab cakes are made of crab meat. On the other hand, a popular Subcontinent dish that resembles in the crab cake in presentation is Shami Kebabs. They are made from different meats from goats to chicken to beef and look exactly the same as crab cakes.

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4.     Lentil Soup and Daal

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There is a large number of people that enjoy the taste and delicacy that lentil soups have to offer. They are light, they are healthy and they are the fastest to cook. Its South Asian counterpart is no different. Daal as it is counterpart is called is one of the most popular dished in South Asia and most people prefer to eat it with rice or bread instead of eating it in a standalone capacity as a soup.

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       Lentil Soup

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5.     Mashed Potatoes and Aalo Bharta

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Mashed potatoes much like onion rings is another famous side dish that people love to eat when they are watching their favorite shows or visiting a burger joint. Its South Asian counterpart is called Aalo bharta and looks and tastes exactly the same. Sometimes the south Asian dish may be high on spices (Just add curry!) because that just how the people on that side of the world love to have their food taste.

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     Curries

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