date:Nov 20, 2012
asta, Tiramisu etc. are now part of the Indian lexicon.
Wide exposure
The popularity of Italian cuisine in India in recent times can be attributed to the tremendous exposure of Indians to worldwide influences through travel, television, magazines and so on. This still does not explain how Indians went for Italian and not French cuisine. Vir Sanghvi, a popular talk show host perhaps gave the most plausible explanation. He explained saying Italian food was based on carbohydrates a trait that wa