Question

Choose one state each from north,west, south, east and central India .for each of these, prepare a list of foods that are commonly consumed, highlighting any difference and similarities that you notice

Answer 1

from north states here i am choosing Punjab from north state here the list of foods that are commonly consumed is given below

LIST OF FOODS CONSUMED IN PUNJAB:

1)Makke ki rotti

2)sarason kaa saag

3)Dal-chapatis

4)Rajma-chawal

From west state i am considering Rajasthan

LIST OF FOODS CONSUMED IN RAJASTHAN:

1)Mama kachori

2)Dalia

3)Dal and churma

From south states here i am considering Kerala

LIST OF FOODS CONSUMED IN KERALA:

1)Idli-sambar

2)Dosa

3)Rice and fish

4)Dhokla

From east states i am considering west bengal

LIST OF FOODS CONSUMED IN WEST BENGAL is

1)Fish and rice

From central India i am considering madhya pradesh

LIST OF FOODS CONSUMED IN M.P is

1)Dal-chapatis

2)chawal-dal

In above considerations only south and east state foods are little bit common.

Answer 2

North - Punjab. The main food here includes makke ki roti, sarson da saag, daal chapatis and rajma chawal. Chicken and meat is also consumed in large quantities over here. People also have lassi and the emphasis is more on milk and milk products.

West - Rajasthan. Here, the main food includes dal churma, mama kachori and dalia.

South - Kerala. The main cuisine of the state includes dosa, idli, uttapam, idli sambar and fish rice.

East - West Bengal. The staple diet of the state is fish and rice. People also like to consume many types of sweet in this state. Non vegetarian dishes are also consumed a lot over here.

Central - Madhya Pradesh. The main food over here is dal chawal and dal roti.

Similarity - We can see here that the food of east and south India resemble a lot in the sense that both of them like to have fish and rice. We can also see that the food choice is quite similar in western and central India.

Difference - While north and western India likes to have more of vegetable based items, the east and southern India likes to have non-vegetarian dishes. the food choice of central India is simple and plain whereas the rest of India has a definite type of choice.