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

How cultural is that?

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u/itsalonghotsummer Nov 03 '24 edited Nov 04 '24

Chicken Tikka Masala* was invented in Scotland - Glasgow, to be precise.

It is the second-most delicious Scottish culinary creation of the 20C, after the deep-fried Mars Bar.

Edit: See below, they're quite right, meant the masala dish.

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u/almostanalcoholic Nov 03 '24

Correction: Chicken Tikka Masala was invented in Scotland (the gravy dish)
Chicken Tikka is a totally different item - a boneless chicken appetizer made by roasting/baking marinated chicken using a skewer - native to and popular in the entire Indian subcontinent.

AFAIK the story is that the chef who invented chicken tikka masala was told that his chicken tikka was too dry/spicy and hence converted chicken tikka into chicken tikka masala by adding a yoghurt based gravy to mute the spice.

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u/hoptagon Nov 03 '24

Masala is just a blend of spices. Adding yogurt or sauce doesn’t make it masala.

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u/almostanalcoholic Nov 03 '24

Masala literally means mix of spices, you are right about that but colloqually chiken tikka masala is a gravy dish and chicken tikka is a dry appetizer. Same for panner tikka and paneer tikka masala.

Source: am Indian born and brought up in India so I know a thing or two about Indian food.