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Cross-Cultural Communication and Diversity

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My teammate, Connor, and I went to the restaurant Taz Indian Cuisine. When we first walked into the restaurant, the aroma of spices was the first thing you were greeted with. It was a very strong scent of dry spices that filled the dining room and eventually we got used to the smell as we sat there. As we looked around, we saw different images on the wall that pertained to Hinduism and the Indian culture. The restaurant itself was dimly lit and had a cozy feel to it. We looked over the menu and decided to try different foods that weren't the stable stereotype such as curry and went with the appetizer Chicken Pakora, which was boneless chicken cubes dipped in mildly spiced batter and deep fried. Then for entrees, Connor ordered the Tandoori Chicken, a half chicken marinated in yogurt with special herbs and spices. I decided to ask what the waiter what he suggested so that I could try a dish that was popular among the area. He suggested that I try the Dosa 65, which is a spicy crepe stuffed with Chicken 65. The Dosa is the crepe, which is incorporated and used with many other dishes in the menu and acts as the starch. The Chicken 65 is a boneless chicken sautéed with yogurt and spices. Before the appetizer was served, we each got our own Papadam, a giant “cracker” in our opinion, which was made of lentil. With those, they also gave us two sauces, one that was sweet in flavor and the other spicy in comparison. As we looked at the menu before, we noticed that there weren't any beef options. Through previous taught knowledge, we remembered that people who followed the teachings of Hinduism worshipped the cow and therefore do not consume beef. Then when we got our entrees, we shared with each other and talked about the differences between those two dishes and how they compared to the usual food we ate on a daily basis. The tandoori chicken was cooked over a grill of some sort, so it had more of a “char-grill” taste to it and mine w

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