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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]India is a hot climate and food can spoil quickly which is probably why they put tons of spices on it to mask any off flavors.[/quote]
Are you posting from 1850?[/quote]

It makes sense. Refrigeration is a modern invention and India is a third world country. The spiciest foods come from warmer climates, where spoilage is more likely.[/quote]

There's a difference between using something to prevent spoilage and using something to disguise spoilage. [/quote]

Yes, but you're splitting hairs. Spoilage happens in hot climates.  If I were poor and had a family to feed, and had some meat that was starting to go bad, I'd add spices.[/quote]

But that's not the case in India.  Throughout my growing years in India, every meal was made fresh. So fresh breakfast , lunch, dinner and snacks in between. That was the routine in pretty much every household in our neighborhood. With easily available household help, it wasn't a novel concept. There was no "buying " lunch at school, because schools didn't serve lunches. We had a dabbawala, get our fresh piping hot lunches every single day. Vegetables and fruits were bought everyday as well. My mom used the fridge to store spice mixes and flours.
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This.

It is absolutely traditional and cultural to make fresh food for each meal.  Food leftovers were considered bad for your health as the "life" was no longer in them, the nutrition was diminished and I'm sure it was also like this to not eat spoiled food.  Eating leftovers has never been a thing until refrigeration came around and it's still not considered healthy eating.

I still know people that never eat leftovers, even here in America the land of excess.  They cook only enough for that meal, nothing is thrown away either because wasting food is frowned upon.

The spices can keep food from going bad too quickly, it doesn't mask anything.  Spoiled food tastes like spoiled food with spices or without, now if you're not used to the taste of those spices it might fool you but not to those that know.
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