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> What was the fusion in chicken tikka masala? It has tomatoes in it for one. > And come to think of it, what other new dish has the British Indian restaurant
by croon 4y ago
> What was the fusion in chicken tikka masala?
It has tomatoes in it for one.
> And come to think of it, what other new dish has the British Indian restaurant industry come up with in the 50-60 years after the chicken tikka masala.
Chutney (the type consumed in UK), for example: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anglo-Indian_cuisine https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anglo-Indian_cuisine
But 50-60 years is not a long time. Things do move a lot quicker now that food import routes have made it possible to get most exotic components to most elsewhere places without growing them on-site. But take a step back on what you look at as quintessentially "local" food anywhere and there's always movement. Nations form, crumble and split, peoples migrate, etc.
- alex_smart 4y ago>It has tomatoes in it for one. As does Butter Chicken which was invented in a restaurant in Delhi at least 10 years before CTM's appearance in Britain. Butter Chicken and CTM are 99.9% the same dish. So again, I ask, where exactly is the "fusion" in CTM? The Portuguese arrived in India in 1498 and brought tomatoes with them. It was used in Indian cooking for centuries before the invention of the CTM. Our recipes did not have to travel to Britain for them to have tomatoes. SMH. You guys have absolutely no idea how infuriating this is. Trying to teach me about my culture as if you know anything about it.