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Tikka masala was one of the dishes I had in mind. However, it still doesn't seem right to call it British. The culinary heritage of the dish is Bangladeshi (I b
by ZenoArrow 10y ago
Tikka masala was one of the dishes I had in mind. However, it still doesn't seem right to call it British. The culinary heritage of the dish is Bangladeshi (I believe the people who invented it were from Bangladesh, feel free to correct me), they just built on that heritage with a dish for the clientele they had at the time.
Similar questions can be raised about the kebab, whether its Turkish and/or German. Is the nationality of the originating chefs more or less important than the nationality of the audience they're trying to please?
- tptacek 10y agoIt's so British that it's been called the National Dish of England! The key issue is that the dish was developed in England, for an audience of English diners.
- ZenoArrow 10y ago>"It's so British that it's been called the National Dish of England!" Come on man, that's just a marketing thing, it doesn't have any genuine cultural significance. >"The key issue is that the dish was developed in England, for an audience of English diners." You're ignoring my questions. Does the origin of the chefs hold no weight in your mind? Furthermore, I'm British, and I've had plenty of curries in my time. Tikka Masala does not stick out amongst curries as something particularly different to the rest, and if there was something 'British' about it that difference should be noticeable. It's the same thing with NYC pizza, there's basically nothing that sets it apart from pizza found elsewhere.