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Food is the main attraction like
accommodation to visit any place. Any tourist, who decides or plans for
any destination, pays attention to the availability of the food.
The tourists always love to food of
the place they visit. This gives a change from their regular food and
moreover, the delicacies of other state can be known only when you
visit that particular state.
The tourist coming to visit
Uttarakhand is sure to like the food of Uttarakhand. The Uttarakhand
food is tasty and has lots of vegetables in it.
The tourists who visit this place are
usually very tired as all the major pilgrims are at a challenging
height and distance.After this tiring visit, the food is the most
anticipated thing and the sight of it makes you quite relaxed.
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The tourists of Uttarakhand are asked to go
on cuisine tours to promote the variety of dishes. The Uttarakhand food
is highly nutritious and is very simple. The preparation of the food in
Uttarakhand is simple but delicious to eat.
The Uttarakhand cuisine is appealing that it
coerces you to visit that destination. As the people belong to the
hilly region their food is very nutritious and suits the energy
requirements as well as the cold region. It is traditionally cooked
over wood fire and served with lots of love and affection.
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The food of Uttarakhand is highly
influenced by the lifestyle and the topography. The culture of the
Uttarakhand people can be easily found in their festive food.
The Uttarakhand people love
vegetarian as well as non vegetarian food. The main feature of
Uttarakhand food is based on vegetarian foods, and basically being a
pilgrimage place, people coming here also prefer only vegetarian food.
The food mostly has scarcity of milk
and milk products because the hilly cows yield very less quantity of
good milk. Rice is their staple food and their favorites are lentils.
The famous Uttarakhand dish is the
bhatt, a soyabean variety and Kulath.
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Among the lentils, badis made of urad dal
are loved. These are consumed during winter seasons. The tomato usage
in Uttarakhand food is minimal and the food is cooked in pure ghee or
mustard oil.
The main food of Uttarakand are Aloo ke
Gutke, Jhangora ki Kheer, Singal, Sani hui Muli, Kandalee ka saag,
Gulgula, Arsa, Gahat ki Dal, and many more items. The best food in
Uttarakand is during festivals as they prepare kesar halwa and other
sweets.
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