A Cross Cultural and Culinary Guide to Food in South India - The perfect information and handbook for expats and foreigners

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Food in South India: An Expat Survival Guide Released June 2007 35 pages, US$9.99

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This concise culinary and cultural food guide is an excelent introduction into everyday south Indian food. The cultural food tips are written with the expat and foreigner in mind.

The reader will be quick to learn about the subtle differences in cuisines of the southern states of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu, sans the recipes or cooking tips.

It is meant to help you manage everyday situations and includes details on traditional eating etiquette, tips on what to eat, what not to eat, how to manage eating at social gatherings and best places to eat authentic south Indian cuisine across different cities.

A closer look at what's inside the culinary and cultural food guide:

Every state and region in the country has their own characteristic cuisine. If you have plans of traveling or moving to south India including cities like Bangalore, Hyderabad, Chennai or Thiruvanthapuram, the following questions may be on your mind:

• Why is food different in the same country?
• What is different?
• Do I have to eat using my fingers?
• Is everyday food expensive?
• What is thali meal?
• Is south Indian food too oily and spicy?
• Which are the festive foods not to be missed?
• Which are the best places to eat authentic cuisine?

‘Food in south India’ is a guide which answers all your questions about south Indian food. It is all about daily food, the traditional eating etiquette, tiffin time, festivity specials, what to eat, what not to eat & more.

It is not meant for the cook in you but for the gourmet. There are no recipes or cooking tips.

The book includes food know how about the four south Indian states of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu.

This south Indian food guide is sure to make life easier and more enjoyable as you can relish the local flavors. One of our expat readers is keen to taste south Indian food as the ‘The descriptions are so clear and fascinating that I found myself hurrying to read in order to learn more and more’. Reactions are promising as the food diversity inspires an expat to make a trip “Oh, to jump on a plane and go to India and eat my way through all of the states with the diversity of food described’.

Read this guide and be well prepared to enjoy your meal if you happen to visit a south Indian home, social gathering or restaurant.

There are numerous books on Indian cooking and recipes. Not many tell us about every day food and how to eat and what to avoid when in India. This one fills in the blank.

The major content heads:

• Introduction: Why meals are so varied in India

• What is a 'Thali Meal'
• The etiquette of eating a South Indian meal
• Regional thali meals 

• Social Dos & Donts
• Traditional sweets
• Tiffin time
• Places to eat South Indian cuisine
• Glossary
• References