How Portuguese influenced foods in India?
Portuguese introduced over 300 plants to India including chili pepper potatoes and tomatoes Portuguese (the Indian Vindaloo dish is a result of the Portuguese). Can one imagine India without Chili (Lal Mirch, Hari Mirch), Potatoes, or Tomatoes. These are among about 300 plants introduced to India by Portuguese. In 1418, a small number of Portuguese entered a small town called Madeira, where they started to make the sweet port wine known as ‘Madira’. In 1494, Pope Alexander VI assigned the undiscovered lands east of the Atlantic to Portugal. Portuguese colonized Goa till 1961. It is believed that Portuguese introduced over 300 new plants to India.
