Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/09/12
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Indeed, Jayanand - that's what I was clumsily trying to say - that British Indian restaurant food is based on a small subset of culinary cultures from the subcontinent, and then heavily modified. There are some authentic places dedicated to a particular cuisine, but they're few and far between. Nick ----- Original Message ---- From: Jayanand Govindaraj <jgovindaraj@eth.net> To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org> Sent: Tuesday, 12 September, 2006 4:21:34 PM Subject: Re: [Leica] Marmite? an English mistake? Nick, There are probably 15 different types of authentic Indian cuisines, by region. There is absolutely no homogeneity in this country. I dont know how to put it, but in my state alone (Tamil Nadu in South India), there are at least 3 major cuisines, each borrowing a bit from each other, but all quite distinctive. Most people sort of equate Indian food with what is really Punjabi/Pakistani food. By the way, authentic Bangladeshi food is eons away (rice/fish/mustard oil) from what they cook in their restaurants in Britain..... Whenever I have guests from abroad, I always entertain them in restaurants serving food from the south or west of India, just to give a glimpse at a different cuisine. Cheers Jayanand Nick Roberts wrote: >Bad, Jayanand? Just different, I think. The closest thing to genuine Indian >food I've eaten in the UK (in restaurants) was in Leicester and Bradford, >and the takeaway we used in Edinburgh was also fairly authentic (none of >the usual "Indian" specialities!) and delicious. But for the most part, >what is served as "Indian" food here is something that has developed in the >UK from Punjabi (and specifically Bangladeshi) roots, with the rest mostly >Kasmiri-inspired, and generally clumsy interpretations of Moghul dishes. >But for the most part, it's all enjoyable, and hugely superior to "Indian" >food in France, say! > >Nick > >----- Original Message ---- >From: Jayanand Govindaraj <jgovindaraj@eth.net> >To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org> >Sent: Tuesday, 12 September, 2006 3:05:33 AM >Subject: Re: [Leica] Marmite? an English mistake? > > >Nathan, >The Brick Lane curries are a British take on Indian food, and is pretty >bad compared to the real thing. Does not affect me, as I generally >refuse to eat Indian food when I am travelling, much preferring to taste >the local cuisine. > >We all like what we are used to. After a lifetime eating Indian Chinese >food, I sometimes find it difficult to enjoy the authentic variety!!! > >Cheers >Jayanand > > >Nathan Wajsman wrote: > > > >>Marc, >> >>English food is MUCH better than its reputation. Whenever I have gone >>out for a proper English pub lunch, the food has been superb. And the >>curries of Brick Lane, which are as much part of the English cuisine >>these days as kidney pie, are simply orgasmic. >> >>Nathan >> >> >> _______________________________________________ Leica Users Group. See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information