▁and ▁H ind us ▁too ▁t ended ▁to ▁non - ve get arian ism . ▁Further ▁non - ve get arian ▁influ ences ▁became ▁ent rench ed ▁in ▁Ch ett iar ▁food ▁hab its ▁from ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 8 th ▁Century ▁after ▁they ▁established ▁business es ▁in ▁C ey lon , ▁Bur ma , ▁the ▁Dutch ▁East ▁Ind ies , ▁French ▁Ind o - Ch ina ▁and ▁what ▁is ▁now ▁Malays ia ▁and ▁Singapore . ▁So ▁did ▁non - ve get arian ▁fare ▁from ▁other ▁parts ▁of ▁India ▁through ▁which ▁they ▁tra ve led ▁en ▁route ▁to ▁their ▁over se as ▁business es . Writer ▁Guy ▁Tre bay ▁adds ▁in ▁the ▁for ew ord ▁of ▁the ▁same ▁book : One ▁is ▁luck y ▁to ▁eat ▁like ▁a ▁Ch ett iar , ▁they ▁say ▁in ▁South ▁India . ▁Ch etti ars ▁say ▁it ▁themselves . ▁They ▁say ▁it ▁because ▁a ▁Ch ett iar ▁table ▁is ▁a ▁gro an ing ▁board ▁but ▁also ▁because ▁the ▁cu is ine ▁is ▁un comm only ▁subt le ▁and ▁a rom atic , ▁a ▁her itage ▁of ▁Ch ett iar ▁participation ▁in ▁the ▁centuries - old ▁sp ice ▁trade , ▁the ▁global ▁import ▁and ▁export ▁of ▁p ung ent ▁se eds ▁and ▁f ruits ▁and ▁b arks ▁from ▁places ▁like ▁C och in ▁and ▁Pen ang , ▁the ▁Band a ▁Islands , ▁Arab ▁ports ▁in ▁the ▁Stra its ▁of ▁H orm uz . ▁To ▁the ▁co con ut ▁and ▁rice ▁and ▁leg umes ▁that ▁are ▁st ap les