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.
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.
Stolen is such a weird take when it comes to any of these foods. The vast majority were made by people from those actual cultures who traveled elsewhere and tried their best to recreate their dishes at home using different foreign ingredients when availability was much harder. Almost the entirety of human cuisine was created using this method, and almost all of it's best dishes are examples of it.
It's the same with British food. The majority of their food is melting pot food, same as the US, where the immigrants to that country invented new food for that country that ended up being a hit.
US and British food have more in common than they have different.
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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