The Times of India

Foods Indians eat today that actually arrived from other countries: 8 everyday staples with global origins

Today, many foods we think of as inseparable from Indian cooking weren't born here at all. They've travelled thousands of kilometres before finding a permanent place on our plates, becoming so familiar that their foreign origins are now one of Indian cuisine's best-kept secrets. Here are eight everyday foods that may feel unmistakably Indian today but actually began their journey in other parts of the world.