Which, according to this theory, saved their lives by making them sweat, thus preventing heat prostration. Boiling the water they drank also did away with a few billion bacteria. So the success of the British Empire, under that theory, was based upon hot tea.

     Whether you agree with this theory or not, and whether you like hot tea or not, you may enjoy this excellent website on INDIAN FOOD. India has a great cuisine that goes far beyond curries and is not necessarily even hot.

     HOOKED ON HEAT makes Indian food easy:

http://www.hookedonheat.com/indian-cooking-101/

     And here’s where you get the exotic spices in Indian food:

http://www.theepicentre.com/

SHRIKAND, AN INDIAN DESSERT

     The author of BECKS & POSH says, “The flavour of this unusual dish really does stay with you for a while after eating. It is mesmerising.” Her description is also special, as are the photos. See the recipe and photos at:

http://becksposhnosh.blogspot.com/2005/04/
shrikand-aromatic-indian-dessert.html

     The author of BECKSPOSHNOSH writes mostly about the food scene in San Francisco, which city holds the calm and considered view that it is the Gourmet Food Capital of the U.S. West, if not the whole United States, or perhaps the world. And I can also tell you, from my years in California, that Los Angeles believes, somewhat querulously, that it is more deserving of those titles. And, from my years on the East Coast, I can tell you that New York City rises above the fray, with its own calm and considered view that it is the Gourmet Food Capital of the Universe, never mind Paris and Rome. And here in Washington, D.C., where I now live, we consider our food to be pretty good on the whole, but basically we are another kind of capital that does other things. We may or may not do them well, but we do them.

http://becksposhnosh.blogspot.com/