6. MANGO: The National Fruit of India
Fresh mangos are
eaten both raw and
ripe. They are also
used in cooking.
pickles, relishes and
desserts.
7. Traditional Indian food is eaten with your hands.
It is served on…
Banana leaves
…a steel plate with bowls that hold a variety of food.
Many courses
are eaten
together, to
mix flavors.
Thali
and
katoris
8. What do most Indians eat everyday?
RICE
chaawal pulao
BREAD
roti naan paratha poori
14. At a roadside market in
India a typical merchant is
selling fresh fruit, vegetables
and grains from a simple
cart.
He stocks no preserved or
packaged foods, but provides
only fresh, wholesome fare
which he gets that same day
from farmers tending fields
nearby.
15. A Fresh Vegetable Bazaar
Did You Know?
…Most Indians are
vegetarian.
What did Raja see on his way to school?
Do you remember why?
Think of what Raja and Baviks’a families ate and why…
16. A Roadside café
Dhaaba
A charpaai
serves as a bench
Do you remember seeing a
Charpaai in the village where
Bavika lives? What did they say
about the furniture in those
Village homes?
Where might you stop for a
snack when you travel?
What might you eat?
What do you think Indian travelers
eat?
19. Spices have played an important
part in Indian cuisine for over
three thousand years and are
the reason why Indian food
is enjoyed throughout
the world.
