One of Lewis the Lion’s favourite things about India was definitely the food! Indian food is famous for its spices and every household has its own spice-tray. Lewis the Lion discovered that many Indians don’t eat meat and instead have lots of vegetables, lentils and rice. He was blown away by the rich variety of foods and how the food varied from region to region across India. So much so that when he was in the village of Orchha, he attended a cookery demonstration class. You can see what happened in his photo gallery below. To his surprise the class also involved garlands, chai masala tea and henna hand painting.
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- A dry-food store in New Delhi
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- An Indian breakfast buffet
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- Curry and rice for breakfast?
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- Indian cheese – Paneer and vegetable salad
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- In a Traditional Gujarati Thali Restaurant
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- Thali – lots of different foods all on the same platter
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- Vegetable pakoras
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- The Indian chef greets Lewis the Lion
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- Chai masala tea to start off with
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- Lewis watches how the chef fries the oil with the spices
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- Lewis and the dried spices
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- Lewis watches the aubergine curry being prepared
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- Vegetable curry
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- Poppadoms are fried in a deep pan
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- Guests are welcomed with garlands of flowers
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- Lewis the Lion watches henna being painted
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- Two henna designs
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- Some Indian soft drinks
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- Lewis the Lion is entertained by some traditional Indian music while he eats his dinner
One of Lewis the Lion’s favourite spices is ginger.
Which spices do you know? Can you recognise some of them in the spice-wheel? Do you have a favourite spice or Indian food?
