Stupid Curry Question?!

dc8900

Hence the alteration, there is some stuff that is much nicer than what you get on a British curry house menu but also a lot of 'authentic' stuff just wouldn't sell in the UK

South Asian cuisine has always been a bit useless at deserts, when it comes to eating, South Asian cuisine doesn't have the same concept of deserts as say European cuisine. There are sweetmeats such as Gulab Jaman etc but it's not really a 'desert'

As I mentioned earlier, they're version of said dish is usually a derivative of the recipe used in town X in Bangladesh/India/Pakistan which will be different to the recipe used in town Y in Bangladesh/India/Pakistan

liveforav

Ironically even though I love curries I has pizza in india

dc8900

and was it just as bad as it is in this country?

nabby

Some interesting discussions above. As someone whose ancestry is Punjabi (NW Indian), I find most Bengali/Bangladeshi curry restaurants don't appeal in terms of the food they sell.  I tend to look for Indian or Pakistani restaurants instead. Having said that, some things are nicer home-cooked
I too love South Indian food like dosa, idli and oothapum (well worth checking out if you have any such restaurants near you), although much of the S Indian food I like is what they tend to eat for breakfast over there.
Whenever I've travelled in India, there's been a huge difference in the food from different regions. I particularly look for Mughal style restaurants as they tend to cook very good meat dishes...you get a big choice of these in Delhi. In Mumbai, where I have a lot of family, I always go for the hot fresh street food as it's cooked right in front of you and I've never had an issue.
Also, it's worth trying Chinese food in India, as they put their own, local twist on it, which makes it way better than the Chinese takeaway style food here.

liveforav

Lol oh yes!

liveforav

Actually you're right, the best ever Chinese food I had was in Delhi

Bill Hicks

Did you opt for the chicken tikka topping?

SBanga

Very true.  The best stuff I've had was from a roadside "noodle bar" in Panjab.

campy mccamper

It does make me wonder how authentic the Chinese dishes are here in the UK. Everything in our local chinese seems to be drowned in oil.

swiftpete

Anyone that says 'curries are yucky' might as well say 'food is yucky' or 'drink is yucky'. You wouldnt say 'all films are rubbish' just because youve watched a bad one.
There is such an enormous variety of food, you've just not tried much. Some you'd like, some you wouldn't.