Type of Evidence in Articles

The two articles I looked at, "Here's Why Salads Feel Feminine and Nachos Seem Manly" by Tanya Basu,  and "India's War On Biryani Mixes Caste, Religion, Cow-Avenging Vigilantes"  by Sandip Roy are both supported by different kinds of evidence.

Basu's article on salads vs. nachos uses mainly secondary evidence, as Basu consistently turns to others experiments and studies for evidence to support her claim. For example in paragraph four, she mentions how "In the first of a series of experiments, Zhu and his team asked 93 adults which foods they considered masculine and feminine: baked chicken versus fried chicken, baked potatoes versus French fries, light potato chips versus regular potato chips, and baked fish versus fried fish. The results showed, unsurprisingly, that there was a significant tie to food and gender perception. People were more likely to see the unhealthier options as masculine and the healthier options as more feminine."

Roy's article on Briyani differs from Basu's in the sense that it turns to primary evidence in the form of interviews to back up its claims. When Roy states, '"Everything is cooked together, rice and meat," says Nadim Amin, whose family has owned Aminia restaurant in Kolkata since 1929.' he is providing a statement from a man he, himself,  interviewed, which confirms it is a primary source of evidence.