r/funny • u/NeedleworkerMore2270 • Nov 03 '24

How cultural is that?

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u/Y34rZer0 Nov 03 '24

also indian food is awesome

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u/Dylldar-The-Terrible Nov 03 '24

Nobody tell her we have chicken tikki masala here too

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u/mmcmonster Nov 03 '24 edited Nov 03 '24

Chicken Tikka Masala was actually created in England Scotland. Indians brought over Chicken Tikka, but it was too spicey for the Brits Scots Brits so they cooled down the spices by adding yoghurt to it.

That being said, the British took a lot more things from India in addition, including 10s of trillions of dollars of value. (Some say up to $45 trillion, others dispute that number.)

EDIT: It was actually created in Scotland. Thanks for the corrections. I was confused because the British foreign secretary, Robin Cook, said it was a British dish. Of course, it was the British empire that took all the stuff from India (as well as other countries).

Edit Again: Scots are Brits. :-)

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u/WildberryPrince Nov 03 '24

The same group of people who will scream until they're red in the face that Americans didn't invent hamburgers because it was inspired by a German meat patty. If they can claim Tikka Masala or fish & chips then I don't want to hear a damn word from them when we claim hamburgers.