What kinds of foods are eaten in Asian Indian households?
Food is a part of Indian culture that has transferred to America. Much of the foods eaten in Indian households are traditional, though some members of the Hindu community who were religiously vegetarians have now found eating eggs, fish, or even occasionally meat, necessary in modern urban American life. Types of food that families traditionally eat are unleavened white bread (chapati or roti), vegetables, fruits, yogurt-based food, and curries (Harvard Encyclopedia 300). Different areas of India have different traditional foods and ways of cooking and this has transferred over to the U.S. as well. How are the younger generations of Asian Indians educated about their heritage in America and in Central Pennsylvania? Many of the Indian traditions are being forgotten by newer immigrants and by the younger generation, especially those born in America. In order to keep the traditions alive, Asian Indians in the area have created a number of organizations. The Hindu American Religious Instit
