Ok for 8 year old to have chicken vindaloo?

rubberduck said:
This came up recently after an 8 year old absolutely insisted they had to have a vindaloo. Would you allow it? I put my foot down and said no on principle but after thinking about it I'm not sure what principle. I guess in some countries young uns eating seriously spicy food is considered the norm but to me it just feels wrong. What do you reckon?
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i don't think you have any grounds to stop them other than it could be considered abuse.

as in a vindaloo could be enough to put them into shock, etc. they would be in pain for several hours after, etc.

also chicken vindaloo, what if they want to make a choice over being a veggy or not? should they be forced to eat meat? are they old enough to make a proper informed decision?

same argument as should circumcision be forced on children, etc. should meat be forced on them? the list could go on.

it depends entirely on the child and situation. if they can handle a lot of chilli then fine. if this is their first time eating anything spicy then vindaloo isn't where to start, it could be enough to put them off spicy food for life. i've seen full grown adults who are so scared of spice they won't even eat a curry without at least a pint of cream in it.
 
rubberduck said:
This came up recently after an 8 year old absolutely insisted they had to have a vindaloo. Would you allow it? I put my foot down and said no on principle but after thinking about it I'm not sure what principle. I guess in some countries young uns eating seriously spicy food is considered the norm but to me it just feels wrong. What do you reckon?
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Is this a joke thread?

They're 8 years old. You don't allow them options that you deem unsuitable for them. Fullstop.

It's not a debate with a child FFS.
 
I would say Vindaloo is a bit spicy for an Eight year old. I'd only let them have it if they had a couple of pints of Kobra to wash it down. Just to be safe.
 
I don't see the problem, other than why does it have to be vindaloo? How do they even know what that is, or that they'll like it. Is it to be 'cool'? But other than it likely to be a wasted vindaloo (i.e. not eaten), I wouldn't have an issue.
 
NVP said:
#whitepeople


Go to a real Indian restaurant instead of ordering these fake curries.
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That's very silly racism.

Since "curry" is an English word, the British versions are the "true curries" if you care about some idea of correctness in recipes. Which is silly. If it's edible and some people like it to eat it, the recipe is correct. Authenticity is only relevant to specific named recipes with specific ingredients in specific propoprtions and cooking methods. Even then, anything else that's edible and wrongly named is inauthentic, not fake. "Fake curries" would be models made out of plastic or somesuch thing.

Some people put mayonnaise on chips. That's obviously FAKE FOOD! because it's a recent thing and not part of British chips. Salt and vinegar are "real". Cheese is arguably "real". Anything else is definitely "fake".

But why stop there, anyway? Hominids were putting water and ingredients in a container and cooking them by heating the mixture before homo sapiens even existed, therefore anything homo sapiens cook that way is FAKE! homo erectus cuisine. Every soup, every stew...it's all FAKE! Also, it's cultural appropriation. Blah blah blah.
 
Angilion said:
Some people put mayonnaise on chips.
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NVP said:
#whitepeople


Go to a real Indian restaurant instead of ordering these fake curries.
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Why would we want a genuine Indian curry when BIR curries are far superior? You can keep your curried goat, i'll stick with my Chicken Pathia and garlic naan thanks.
 
I don’t know what our little snob classes as a “real” Indian restaurant but I’ve eaten in restaurants in India for nearly 20 years and the quality is just as variable as anywhere.
 
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