You can agrue it etiher way. Living in the same territory and migrated from Uttar pradesh, we  share almost every thing.  As the we moved, we have to change according to the situation and availability of resources. Botton line it  came along with us as moved to northern part, Kingdom of Himalyas.

Spagetti is Chinese food, yes it is. But as it reached to Italy it shaped differently and used differently which is diluted in their own culture.  And it became as icon to Italy.

 If you add gundruk no one claim on it.