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Yes, "curry" is a British meal invented by British people (British-Asian) in Britain. I read a funny article a few years ago about British Indian people going
by JoeSmithson 8y ago
Yes, "curry" is a British meal invented by British people (British-Asian) in Britain.
I read a funny article a few years ago about British Indian people going to India for the first time to visit relatives and really looking forward to the amazing currys they would be able to get out there (surely better than the knockoffs we get here??).
They were very disappointed to discover what British people call "an Indian" is nothing like the food Indian people eat.
- j45 8y agoThere is also a curry plant that is unrelated to all of this. In the UK when we hear Balti, it literally means bucket.
- robotresearcher 8y agoI love that there is a nice short word for a bucket of curry.
- ummonk 8y agoIt's also interesting to consider that many of the standard ingredients in Indian dishes (chili peppers, potatoes, and tomatoes) are not indigenous and were only introduced from the New World by Portuguese traders within the past 500 years.
- ggg9990 8y agoThat's like when I had Chinese food in China. Nothing like Chinese food in America. I'm sure if I had never had either the real stuff would have been better, but I was hoping for a better version of the comfort food I remember from my childhood.
- seanmcdirmid 8y agoThat’s funny because sichuanese food in Beijing is nothing like sichuanese food in Sichuan. Try even ordering Kung Pao chicken in chengdu... American or European (or Indian or Thai) style Chinese food is just another regional variant, of which there are many in China.