Yeah, English is "blessed" with roots in most languages over 100k speakers; so unlike most other languages, even local food names are indecipherable. Indian foo

Yeah, English is "blessed" with roots in most languages over 100k speakers; so unlike most other languages, even local food names are indecipherable. Indian food names are straightforward in a similar way to chinese food names: dal (split, referring to split lentils) tadka (a.k.a tarka, a.k.a chaunk, referring to tempered spices), Saag (leafy greens like spinach, mustard leaf, collard greens) paneer (unaged acid-set cheese), aloo (potato) gobi (cauliflower).