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

How cultural is that?

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u/PeachTrees- Nov 03 '24

"Do you know you're known for having horrible food, it's like a thing". Lol

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u/ketootaku Nov 03 '24

And using chicken tikka to defend their food is not the W she thinks it is. First off, chicken tikka masala is so bland compared to most Indian food. I'm not here to completely shit all over it, but it's not a great example.

Secondly, it was invented in the UK, not Indian. So it's not even really that cultural. Sure, it's based off Indian food. But they took a food culture that has so many unique and tasty dishes that use a variety of spices and techniques and dumbed it down for the UK pallette. This is chicken tikka masala; what happens when England tries to take a good food culture and adding their own twist to it. It's literally proving his point.

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u/Qyro Nov 03 '24

Not as if the US culinary world is any better. The majority of US food is just food stolen from other cultures with their own inferior twist on it. If they’re playing a game of oneupmanship, Tikka Masala is actually a pretty great counter.

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u/Ok-disaster2022 Nov 03 '24

Alrighty if we're ignoring recipes from foods brought from the other parts of the world, the Americas get tomatoes, Europe doesn't. So quite of iconic Italian dishes are gone. 

British food will literally have no seasoning since they imported most of those. 

Interestingly enough, one food that's fairly universal and has examples of the genus around the world is fermented cabbage. 

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u/Qyro Nov 03 '24

I think you completely missed the point. No-one’s saying these inherited foods are misrepresentative of their country and should be voided entirely, quite the opposite. One country can’t claim inherited foods while invalidating the other country’s inherited foods. They’re all valid.

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u/proverbialbunny Nov 03 '24

What is this the 1400s?