Calls to cancel curry
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Get one tonight. Go on dare you.
It's tempting but have been trying to resist in lockdown, only had about 4 takeaways since lockdown begun and am also yet to suss out a decent local Chinese.
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.
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.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"
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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.
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Yeah, there's nobody in Bangladesh or India regularly eating Phaal - It originated in Birmingham.
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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.
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.
That's imperialistic, you pig. You ordered a dish of South East Asian origin or influence. See, rolls off the tongue
Yep, curry.
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
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Most are vegetarian, or if they aren't they won't ever eat beef.
Lime pickle works well with strong cheese. Try it in a sandwich with some extra mature cheddar.
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.
You have fallen for click bait. You are the reason this is news. Reflect on your actions so as not to perpetuate this kind of idiocy further.
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