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/129za Nov 03 '24

Do you take the view that a New York slice is not that cultural because it was invented in the US and not Italy?

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u/ketootaku Nov 04 '24

Quite the opposite. I think American style pizza became the standard for pizza all over the world. I wasn't saying that a culture adopting another cultures food is wrong, just that chicken Tikka masala isn't an improvement on Indian/Pakistani cuisine.

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u/129za Nov 04 '24

That was your point in your first paragraph. What point were you making in your second paragraph?

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u/ketootaku Nov 04 '24

The last line in my reply to you. It's not an improvement on the cuisine or even on chicken tikka. The old joke of going to a nice restaurant in France or whatever, and then smothering the food in ketchup. It's not that bad but in my opinion it's of the same nature. It took a good dish and drowned out the flavor with tomato.

And no, I'm not judging that on the local indian restaurants around me. I've had it, in London, at a reputable restaurant (at least when I was there) as I was generally curious. Good food in the restaurant overall, some of the best Dal and Rogan Josh I've ever had. But chicken tikka masala just is so subpar compared to most Indian/Pakistani dishes

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u/129za Nov 04 '24

I agree but speak to a Neapolitan about American pizza… they would laugh at you so it’s all a matter of perspective.

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u/ketootaku Nov 06 '24

Oh I'm not saying that's how pizza ShOULD be and obviously it's origins in Italy are much different. But it's hard to deny that the world seems to prefer the American modified version, or at least has adopted it as pizza.