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Some foods are popular in specific areas; for example, parantha in Punjab,
chhole-bhature in Delhi, dosa in South India, pav-bhaji in Maharashtra,
dhokla in Gujarat, machher-jhol in West Bengal, and so on. Fish is an

important food in coastal states.

There are cooked many special dishes in our country. They are cooked on
special occasions; for example, gujhia is cooked on the festival of Holi,

sevain on Eid and ghevar during rainy season.

India is famous for its sweets also. There is found a very large variety of
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sweets, like burfi rasgollah sandes kaju katli gulab jamun are only a few
to name. Many sweets are cooked in homes, like halwa , kheer etc.

kheer gujhia burfi gulab jamun laddu

Facts

• Normally, food is eaten three times a day.
• Two main sources of food are plants and animals.

• People can be grouped as vegetarian and non-vegetarian.
• Foods can be grouped as cereals, pulses, fruits, vegetables, spices, dairy products,

beverages, edible oils and meat.
• The main component of food is called staple food.

• Some foods are popular in specific areas.
• Special foods are cooked on special occasions.

• India is famous for its sweets also.

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