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> a tremendous disappointment

You were expecting better? Every European who comes to the US complains about the food. Edit: Now that I think about it, so do a lot of the Indians.

It's been a trope for a long time.

If you can find it, give a watch of the episode "The Tick vs. Europe":

ETA: found it

> Edit: Now that I think about it, so do a lot of the Indians.

The US Vegetarian cuisine isn't anything to write home about, so that's not surprising.

Since you seem to have some broad international experience, outside of the subcontinent, which countries have consistently good vegetarian cuisine?

Well, India, obviously.

I've heard good things about south-east Asia, Thailand is pretty good supposedly, but I haven't been there.