Question 9 of 25beginner🔍 AnalyzeShort Answer2 marks

What would happen if chillies disappeared from our kitchens for a week?

Correct Answer

If chillies disappeared from our kitchens for a week, Indian cooking would change significantly.

Food would taste less spicy and have different flavours. People might use black pepper or other spices to add heat to dishes.

Many favourite dishes like curries, chutneys, and pickles would taste very different.

People would realize how important chillies have become in Indian cuisine since they arrived from South America 400-500 years ago.

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Explanation

The chapter explains that chillies were found only in South America long ago, and Portuguese travellers brought them to India 400-500 years ago. Today, people in India love chillies so much that they cannot imagine food without them. Before chillies arrived, black pepper was used to spice up food. This question helps students appreciate the importance of chillies in Indian cuisine.

Solution Steps

  1. Indian cooking would change significantly without chillies

  2. Food would taste less spicy and have different flavours

  3. People might use black pepper or other spices as alternatives to add heat

  4. Favourite dishes like curries, chutneys, and pickles would taste very different

  5. Chillies arrived from South America 400-500 years ago and have become essential to Indian cuisine

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