ChilliCuisine: South Asia

Flavor Principles

• Southern India: Curry - with tamarind, mustard seeds, coconut, and chile pepper
• in the Himalayas: it apparently is a region with a high consumption of chile peppers, e.g. in Nepal, Bhutan

Further Pungent Spices

• Pepper (Piper nigrum) and related species/spices (Piper cubeba?, Long Pepper)
• Ginger
• Mustard (seeds