Extensively revised since its first publication, this rich storehouse of fascinating information on Indian food won an international prize awarded by the Italian food promotion organization, Premio Langhe Ceretto. This companion outlines the enormous variety of cuisine, food materials and dishes that collectively fall under the term 'Indian food'. Drawing upon material from a range of sources - literature, archaeology, epigraphic records, anthropology, philology and botanical and genetic studies - the book chronologically details the history of Indian food, beginning with prehistoric times and ending with British rule.