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Living in India for 30+ years. I am hearing this for the first time. In my state in South India, I am 100% sure there is no cake at any stage of the wedding for

• madcaptenor 8y ago
  Does Indian cuisine (and I realize that I'm sweeping a lot of complexity under the rug) include cake?
  • jdietrich 8y ago
    Predominantly not. Traditional Indian sweets and desserts tend to be milk-based puddings, deep fried items or soft candies similar to fudge, caramel or marzipan. You can't really bake a cake in a tandoor.
  • nonamechicken 8y ago
    As far as I know, cake is not part of Indian cuisine. I am from the state of Kerala (South India). All the bakeries here sell a few types of cakes. Your question made me curious and I started searching for history of cake in Kerala and came across this: https://www.thebetterindia.com/125658/kerala-mambally-bapu-thalasserry-india-christmas-cake/ https://www.thebetterindia.com/125658/kerala-mambally-bapu-t... https://m.facebook.com/tellydiary/posts/600462363372968 https://m.facebook.com/tellydiary/posts/600462363372968 Looks like it started in 1880s. I am big fan of plum cakes that we get in Kerala.
  • puranjay 8y ago
    Not really. But cake is a part of birthday celebrations and you'll find bakeries selling cake virtually everywhere.
• philliphaydon 8y ago
  I'm just going by what my co-workers say. I've personally never been to India. But maybe it's a new thing. Some do it, most don't. My original comment about it being the norm tho, would be better worded as: 'In Asia where weddings have cake, it seems to be the norm that the cake is often fake'