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Global View ‐ Indian Food (C0309)
A: So where is this mystery restaurant that we are going to?
B: It’s an Indian restaurant! I know you have never had Indian food, so I thought you might want to try.
A: That sounds great! I am craving some type of beef dish.
B: Well, Indian cuisine actually doesn’t serve beef. You see, cows are a sacred animal, a very important element inthe Hindu religion, so beef is not eaten.
A: I see, so what are we having? Chicken?
B: There are many amazing dishes to choose from. We can havesome chicken tikka masalawhich is an amazing curry. It’s a bit spicy, but I think you can handle it.
A: Sounds good! I have always heard that Indian spices give a rich flavor to food.
B: Yeah. Also, we can have some Naan bread which is baked in a tandoori oven. Since you don’t use any utensils to eat, you can use this bread to scoop upthe curry or rice.
A: What about veggies?
B: They have a good variety of vegetable based dishes like palak paneer, vegetable samosas or Daal.
A: It all sounds exquisite! I can’t wait!