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The regional of the huge sub-continent of India is the result of a complex contrast of races, religions, climates and conquest. Indian food can be simple or elaborate, frugal or opulent within culinary art that has developed over centuries. The unique gift of Indian cooking to the world is its inspired and imaginative exploration and refinement of flavourings and scents of exotic spices. By roasting, grinding and frying an almost infinite combination of natural berries pods, seeds and roots the regions of India have developed a distinctive style of cooking that is recognised throughout the world.