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> vegetarian meals that can rival even the best meat based meal I like a few Indian dishes, so I can appreciate what can be done in the vegetarian space. Even

by cr0sh 8y ago

> vegetarian meals that can rival even the best meat based meal I like a few Indian dishes, so I can appreciate what can be done in the vegetarian space. Even so, I'd find it difficult to believe that any of them could match a properly cooked smoked BBQ beef brisket in flavor or texture. Though I'm sure more than a few would make good side dishes, or work well with the brisket as an ingredient.

fellowniusmonk 8y ago
In addition to breakfast tacos and cigarettes there are few things that inspire cravings as much as a good curry. Not indian, didn't grow up with indian cuisine, love brisket, eat the best in the world couple times a month, and I am definitely a texture eater and not vegetarian. Good curries with fresh spices have made me defacto vegetarian and nearly vegan for long stretches of time without any intentionality or effort on my part, they are hardly side dishes, they activate feelings of wellness and primal satisfaction in parts of my brain I thought only steak could provide, I'm glad I was introduced to good indian cuisine in my late 20s. Obviously the reductionist truism is correct "steak != not steak", but indian food relegated to side dishes? Pffft.
saagarjha 8y ago
> Even so, I'd find it difficult to believe that any of them could match a properly cooked smoked BBQ beef brisket in flavor or texture. The point is to have a similar abstract value of "tastiness", rather than having the exact same flavor or texture.
screye 8y ago
Just to make a point, there are many Indian dishes that are cooked very sloppily out of the state they are found in. (yes, sloppy even in other states in India, and especially sloppy in the US) Just as you would need to be in Texas-NC-SC to get the best good BBQ. The best Indian food I've had in the US is always when a friend's mom is visiting. Trying an Indian dish in the region it hails from, completely changes your perception of dish. If you are ever in Delhi, do try their Mughlai cusine. It is the Indian equivalent of meat heaven.

by cr0sh 8y ago

fellowniusmonk 8y ago

In addition to breakfast tacos and cigarettes there are few things that inspire cravings as much as a good curry. Not indian, didn't grow up with indian cuisine, love brisket, eat the best in the world couple times a month, and I am definitely a texture eater and not vegetarian. Good curries with fresh spices have made me defacto vegetarian and nearly vegan for long stretches of time without any intentionality or effort on my part, they are hardly side dishes, they activate feelings of wellness and primal satisfaction in parts of my brain I thought only steak could provide, I'm glad I was introduced to good indian cuisine in my late 20s. Obviously the reductionist truism is correct "steak != not steak", but indian food relegated to side dishes? Pffft.

saagarjha 8y ago

> Even so, I'd find it difficult to believe that any of them could match a properly cooked smoked BBQ beef brisket in flavor or texture. The point is to have a similar abstract value of "tastiness", rather than having the exact same flavor or texture.

screye 8y ago

Just to make a point, there are many Indian dishes that are cooked very sloppily out of the state they are found in. (yes, sloppy even in other states in India, and especially sloppy in the US) Just as you would need to be in Texas-NC-SC to get the best good BBQ. The best Indian food I've had in the US is always when a friend's mom is visiting. Trying an Indian dish in the region it hails from, completely changes your perception of dish. If you are ever in Delhi, do try their Mughlai cusine. It is the Indian equivalent of meat heaven.