My neighbour's food is tastier

While we may associate India with Indian food, Indians seem quite keen on Chinese food. More expensive restaurants are keen to advertise their selection of 'Chinese' dishes. In fact this was the first boast of the chef I met in Krishnagiri. Bulk food shops have a wide selection of noodles, hey I don't know maybe there is some tradition of noodles in India. Of course I have also had an Indian explain that Manchurian is an Indian style... the food is kind of a hybrid. I feel I'm not quite getting the cultural experience when I fall back to my usual protein staple (egg fried rice with extra egg) - the standard condiment seems to be tomato ketchup.