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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. [b]With easily available household help, [/b]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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Well, what about the help and their families? [/quote]

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