If you can’t go to India, India will bring itself to you–in the form of Jackson Heights. Being as diverse as it is, the neighborhood of Jackson Heights allows you to experience authentic cuisine without leaving New York City. For example, authentic tastes, smells, and spices are present through the neighborhood for its inhabitants to have a little taste of India here in Northeastern America. Furthermore, the Indian garment industry has made an impact in Little India as well; it has such a strong stance that it is where Indian women in the states shop for clothing and jewelry before getting married.
And when you’re done exploring India, make a left and right turn and go explore Ecuador and Peru as well…can you get any more diverse?
Barger, Jennifer. “Cash and Curry; In New York’s Jackson Heights Neighborhood, South Asian Shopping and Noshing Is a Naan Event.” The Washington Post 23 Mar. 2005, Final ed. Print.
