Calls to cancel curry

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It was actually super difficult to find an image of too because no one actually can stand munching on pure sticks of pickled turmeric:

https://www.padhuskitchen.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/turmericmangogingerpickle.jpg

Feel free to eat a spoonfull of turmeric powder then imagine it 10x stronger and pickled to get an idea.
My local Indian restaurant serves up something similar looking with popadoms. It's probably not the same thing... more carrot sticks in a tomato paste and I suspect no turmeric. But it's lush.

I use the term 'curry' as an umbrella term for any sort-of spiced stew whether Indian, Sri Lankan, Chinese, Japanese, Thai... whatever. Can't see how that could offend anyone.

Let's turn the table and see how many people on here would be happy if rest of the world started calling all English dishes simply as "Fish and Chips" :D
Probably "meat and two veg" would be a better example. Of which I guarantee zero people would be offended by. I make a joke that wherever I take my mum out she always goes for that type of option (chicken and two veg etc.). We all know it doesn't cover all of our cuisine but we're not calling the cancel police because of it. People need to be ok with the fact that people not native to your home country are simply not going to understand the finer details, history and culture around your cuisine. But you know what, that's ok. We're all here to learn.
 
FYI if you actually go to India, most places call curry 'gravy' as curry is the westernised non-spicy crap version we love to devour.

Weird, I once asked a load of waiters and taxi drivers lining up in a local Indian restaurant if they ate the same stuff as what my mates were eating and the reply was that the hot curries were for Westerners to try and outdo each other, they had less spicier stuff or even fish & chips.
 
Few things to consider here, India is predominantly a Hindu country and Hindus don’t eat meat.
The great British ‘curry’ is a dish invented to feed (drunken) white monkeys, usually by people of Bangladeshi or Pakistani origin.
I worked with an Indian lad, he used to roll around laughing at an ‘Indian’ take away menu.
Incidentally, the only Indian restaurant I now visit, is Indian, is Hindu, is 100% authentic and is also vegetarian.
 
A little experiment for you, next time a group of you go out to eat, especially when there are new people in the group, just say "Let's go eat Japanese". Or just ask someone "Do you like Japanese food?"

And see how many have an immediate answer with "I hate raw fish."

Completely skipping over Ramen, Sukiyaki, Shabu Shabu, Yakiniku, Katsu, Tampura, don etc exists.

And no, it's not the be all and end all watermark to measure/judge all 7 billion people on earth whether they know, same as I know your comment don't really mean the entire planet knows all the dishes in Japanese cooking.

Most would be thinking Wagamama tbh if I said that. So a broad menu


Or ramen as that’s something I love and would most likely be what they think I’d be suggesting


But tbh my British friends seem to be firmly chicken nuggets and chips types and would like you say probably look disgusted and complain abo raw fish.


My italian gf cannot get over how limited a lot of British people’s tastes are, so many it’s if it’s not on a tray and just goes int be oven it’s kfc


But most of my friends are Philippino or Malay tbf so I know I’m an outlier here.



katsu really seems to be in now though can even get fresh katsu in Tesco from the to sushi counter.



ohhh now though you’ve got me thinking of Korean bbq that’s a fantastic meal out nice and communal too cooking it together at the table.


Hotpot is one I always find funny I always think the Lancashire dish when it’s mentioned by they mean the sort of meat broth fondue cook at the table Chinese/Malay dish
 
Yea do they ****. Everyone time I've been to an Indian friends house to eat it's been meat :p

I think it was something made up by vegeterians.
 
I love a tuna melt, and I put lime pickle on almost all rice with meat dinners that I or my wife cook, now I can’t wait to try a tuna melt with lime pickle on the side, Dis won’t put me wrong I’m sure.

Lime pickle works well with strong cheese. Try it in a sandwich with some extra mature cheddar.
 
Few things to consider here, India is predominantly a Hindu country and Hindus don’t eat meat.
The great British ‘curry’ is a dish invented to feed (drunken) white monkeys, usually by people of Bangladeshi or Pakistani origin.
I worked with an Indian lad, he used to roll around laughing at an ‘Indian’ take away menu.
Incidentally, the only Indian restaurant I now visit, is Indian, is Hindu, is 100% authentic and is also vegetarian.

A few years back I went to a highly recommended "authentic" Indian restaurant in London. Unfortunately didn't get to eat though, as the menu was a bit too authentic for my mate who demanded we go somewhere else when he realised he wasn't going to get his lamb curry.
 
how did that get on sky news, what a joke with everything else going on
The 24-hour news industry long since ceased being about news. It's an entertainment product.

There is more value in riling people up, getting them angry, making them froth, than there is in reporting actual news.

When you look at them in that light, the generally low standards or journalism and reporting make complete sense. It's for views, re-Tweets, clicks; it's about what sells. It's all about what sells.
 
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