> Most cheap Indian food is made by Bangladeshis and Pakistanis, and most Indian food here is cheap. Of course, people don't realize that. But it's true. More t

> Most cheap Indian food is made by Bangladeshis and Pakistanis, and most Indian food here is cheap. Of course, people don't realize that. But it's true. More than 70 percent of the Indian restaurants in New York City, for instance, are not run by Indians. They are run by Bangladeshi and Pakistani restaurateurs. Isn't that ironic - to claim inferiority of the food preparation due to the nationality of the persons preparing it, when you are complaining that americans treat food the same way. Lets take a history book, shall we ... and a map while we are at it. Those territories were split fairly recently. I am willing to bet that Pakistani people could prepare decently Rajastani dishes, or the Bangladeshi from west Bengal. And of course the concept of Indian food is ridiculous by itself. As every other country that has varied climate zones, terrain and people - my wild guess is that India probably has at least 10-20 distinct cuisines based on what is available here, what grows well and the religion and customs of the people that inhabit the territory.