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[–] 20 points 1 year ago (1 child)

The British national dish is curry.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (5 children)

    That's the Indian national dish, and Britain got so mad about losing the empire they stole it.

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  • [–] 11 points 1 year ago

    There's plenty of British-created curries or ones that have been heavily modified in the UK. If you went to India and wanted a tikka masala. I imagine it would be pretty hard to find one, and if you did it wouldn't be like it was in the UK.

    Personally I do prefer Indian curries because they get more interesting with the veggie ones though.

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  • [–] 4 points 1 year ago*

    Stole it? I think adopted is more apt. And curry isn't one thing and varies from region to region in India. But Britain loved it so much that there is an Indian (or Pakistani) restaurant practically everywhere. And while Indian / Pakistani chefs have invented new dishes (e.g. chicken chasni is the best goddamned curry ever), I wouldn't call it cultural appropriation.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago (2 children)

    That's the Indian national dish

    Uh, no it isn't...

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