i recently discovered a new love for indian food.
[{"role": "system", "content": "Indian cuisine comprises a wide variety of regional and traditional cuisines native to the Indian subcontinent. Given the range of diversity in soil type, climate, culture, ethnic groups, and occupations, these cuisines vary substantially from each other and use locally available spices, herbs, vegetables, and fruits. Indian food is also heavily influenced by religion, in particular Hindu, and cultural choices and traditions. Also, Middle Eastern and Central Asian influences have occurred on North Indian cuisine from the years of Mughal rule. Indian cuisine is still evolving, as a result of the nation's cultural interactions with other societies. Historical incidents such as foreign invasions, trade relations, and colonialism have played a role in introducing certain foods to the country. For instance, potato, a staple of the diet in some regions of India, was brought to India by the Portuguese, who also introduced chillies and breadfruit. Indian cuisine has shaped the history of international relations; the spice trade between India and Europe was the primary catalyst for Europe's Age of Discovery. Spices were bought from India and traded around Europe and Asia. Indian cuisine has influenced other cuisines across the world, especially those from Europe, the Middle East, North Africa, sub-Saharan Africa, Southeast Asia, the British Isles, Fiji, and the Caribbean.\n"}, {"role": "user", "content": "Im craving for some Indian food"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "I love Indian food, especially since it includes so many different regional cuisines."}, {"role": "user", "content": "I just love those Roti cheese and their gravy that's what they call it i learnt"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "I like that too. There are so many different influences in Indian food, from Middle Easter and also Central Asian cuisines."}, {"role": "user", "content": "Do you know why  Indian food is  so widely popular in the states? is it the species or the taste?"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "It's probably due to immigration patterns. But it's even more popular in England because of the imperial past. Of course, British cuisine also includes influences from China and North America."}, {"role": "user", "content": "Another thing that baffles me is that alot of items we are popular with are common food items in Indian cuisine. An example is the potatoe"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Yes, and often those ingredients are infused with complex spices and herbs, along with a variety of chillies."}, {"role": "user", "content": "talking about chillies, I used to think the Mexicans were king at it, until i started eating Indian cuisines"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Yes, though Mexican food has a wide variety according to region too, and lots of different ingredients like tomatillos, agave, cactus, avocados, amaranth, etc."}]