India, Sept. 4 -- There are many international cuisines that are difficult to find in India. You will not be surprised to learn that it's hard to come across a good Spanish restaurant. Or to eat Ethiopian food.

But here's one that may surprise you: It's immensely difficult to find Chinese food in India.

I see you staring at the preceding paragraph incredulously. Is this man mad? You mutter to yourself. Does he not know that Chinese is the single most popular foreign cuisine in India? That there is a Chinese restaurant at every corner in every Indian city? What is he talking about?

Bear with me. Because the truth is that real Chinese food is almost impossible to find at India's Chinese restaurants. Yes, they serve what they claim is Chi...