1 Spices form the basis of food pairing in Indian cuisine Anupam Jaina,† , Rakhi N Kb,† and Ganesh Baglerb,* Affiliations: a Centre for System Science, Indian Institute of Technology Jodhpur, Jodhpur, Rajasthan 342011, India. b Centre for Biologically...
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1 Spices form the basis of food pairing in Indian cuisine Anupam Jaina,† , Rakhi N Kb,† and Ganesh Baglerb,* Affiliations: a Centre for System Science, Indian Institute of Technology Jodhpur, Jodhpur, Rajasthan 342011, India. b Centre for Biologically Inspired System Science, Indian Institute of Technology Jodhpur, Jodhpur, Rajasthan 342011, India. † These authors contributed equally to this work * Corresponding author: E-mail: bagler@iitj.ac.in, ganesh.bagler@gmail.com Abstract Culinary practices are influenced by climate, culture, history and geography. Molecular composition of recipes in a cuisine reveals patterns in food preferences. Indian cuisine encompasses a number of diverse sub-cuisines separated by geographies, climates and cultures. Its culinary system has a long history of health-centric dietary practices focused on disease prevention and promotion of health. We study food pairing in recipes of Indian cuisine to show that, in contrast to positive food pairing reported in s
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