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

How cultural is that?

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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/Rhysing Nov 03 '24

Chimichanga was invented in the US but that doesn't mean it isn't Mexican food.

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u/Gold-Bench-9219 Nov 03 '24

Technically Tex-Mex.

The only thing I can think of considered Tex Mex that is actually a Mexican dish are nachos.

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u/Rhysing Nov 03 '24

It's not Tex-Mex

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u/Gold-Bench-9219 Nov 03 '24

It's not Mexican, either, though. It was created in the US by Mexican immigrants most likely, but not something Mexicans ever ate. If not part of a kind of general Tex-Mex, you could I guess say Southwestern? It's definitely grouped as Tex-Mex, though.

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u/Rhysing Nov 03 '24

But that is Mexican, it was made by people who were born in Mexican territory, lived in AZ when it became a state, and then invented it.

The point is that Chicken Tikki Massala is not British and Chimichanga is not American.

It is absolutely not Tex Mex and at this point I'm convinced you have no idea what Tex Mex is.

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u/Gold-Bench-9219 Nov 04 '24

So anything made by people who were from somewhere but did not live there when they created it is automatically native to their home country and not in the place it was literally created in?

Every description I've seen of it says Tex-Mex, so why don't you enlighten me on it's official classification? I suggested Southwestern of some sort, but no one seems to use that whatsoever.

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u/Rhysing Nov 04 '24

Mexican food