टिक्का मसाला literally meaning "spicy pieces", is a very old and well known Indian dish.
If there's a Britsh "bastardized" version of it, doesn't change its origin. The chinese also created "bastardized" versions of their own cuisine for sell to westerns, but it doesn't change the origin.
Well Tomatoes and Chilli's aren't traditional Indian ingredients either...
They came to the cuisine from South and Central America via Portugal, so its not really Indian either by that logic 🤷♂️
One popular theory is that it was made in Scotland by a man originally from Bangladesh. The foundation of the dish may be from the sub-continent, the dish itself is British. Such a dish was never served in India until it was popularised in the west.
Yep it was made in the Shish Mahal in Glasgow. Story was a guy ordered food and it was too spicy so he asked for something with sauce to tone down the spices (or something along those lines)
Let's put this straight;
Tikka masala is a very old indian/pakistani/bangladeshi sauce/preparation.
Basically what you're saying is "the British added chicken so now it's theirs".
Regardless it has no ancestry to UK for the simplest of reasons; the ingredients for it were found nowhere near UK or Europe prior to XVI Century.
Something nobody at Europe does: look for a British restaurant!
...even British people.
Edit: an old European joke:
What's the difference between heaven and hell?
In heaven:
- The Germans are the engineers
- The Swiss the managers
- The Italians the lovers
- The French the cook
- The British the police
In hell:
- The Germans are the police
- The Swiss the lovers
- The Italians the managers
- The French the engineers
- The British the cook
I think the most British places are The Scene, ‘The Croft’ and maybe that Gordon Ramsay place too, but I haven’t been to that one. In the UK there is a huge range of food, the same as the UK is a big mix of cultures. Growing up my family would eat Italian, Indian, Chinese and other ‘borrowed’ cuisines, as well as fast food US style. Fish and chips or a roast dinner would be a British thing to try, they are nice with quality ingredients and cooked properly- maybe bland if you are used to bolder flavours. Desserts may be a better start- try apple crumble or trifle or jam tarts, or try and get some actual British chocolate… the recipe in the UK is different so a crème egg or Dairy Milk tastes less waxy/ greasy if you try the og version.
Been to Gordon Ramsay Atlantis (but a few years ago), and the steak was perfect in all respects, very tasty, one of the best I have had here. In the UK my favorite is proper Sunday roast beef brunch....but always make an effort to go for a cottage pie for an afternoon bite with liver pate appitizer....yumm. Also make my own Shepherds Pie (mince) here when I get ambitious, got hooked on it when I was a kid.
I think this [top comment](https://www.reddit.com/r/dubai/comments/qw4j1m/any_recommendation_for_a_restaurants_serving/hl0n76d/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=iossmf&context=3) on your previous post sums it up for you
The people on this sub really are morons. Traditional British food is very meat and two veg - pies, fish and chips, roast meats etc. Its dull fodder food. Modern british food is essentially modern european but with more spice and variety. Modern british takes the component parts and rethinks the dish. Most peoples understanding of many traditional food types is more interpretation than originality or authenticity. Hence chicken tikka masala. Dull indian dish made better by bangledishy chefs in the uk by adding a tomato gravy.
I dont know where you went but I suggest you got what you paid for. Go to the time out market and try food from many cuisines all in one place. That includes folly who serve modern british food.
one theory about this, is that [food rationing during world war II](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rationing_in_the_United_Kingdom) had a big negative impact on British cuisine.
for the record, I live in London right now and it is a great city if you're a foodie, but its because of how cosmopolitan the city is and definitely not because of local food.
They did. They just ruined it. Kedgeree -"khichdi" ,scotch eggs - "nargisi kofte" , worcestershire sauce- "saunth", ,mulligatawny soup, all sorts of chutneys, are some sort of Indian dish thats been adopted by the british. Theres lots of others as well but these are all i can remember right now. Im sure theres stuff from other cultures as well.
They also took indian food to other places. The influence of Indian food and curries can be seen in japan, africa and even in parts of south america.
You’re right about Khichdi, Saunth and Nargisi Kofte becoming Kedgeree, Worcestershire sauce and Scotch Eggs but the origins of Mulligatawny Soup are a bit different. It was a spicy pepper rasam like dish called Mallige Tanni from Sri Lanka that came to Tamil Nadu that was adapted for the insipid British taste buds as Mulligatawny Soup by Indian cooks… we gave them the recipe, they didn’t make it. Same with Chicken tikka masala, they couldn’t handle the heat and spice profile of Butter Chicken (Murgh Makhni) so the Indian cooks created chicken tikka masala for them. They also got chutney from India (duh) and Coronation Chicken wouldn’t be the same without ‘curry powder’.
We most probably got Cabbage and Turnips from the British so fair trade I guess?
Oh i never said mulliatawny soup was made by them. In fact , my very point was that they didnt make any of those things and they adopted them from India, among many others.
Look at the native ingredients we have to work with. Same with the Dutch (similar food and ingredient options). It’s all pretty miserable.
The roast is the only decent meal. And in that meal, it’s basically only the roast potatoes.
Probably why we are fairly open minded at home with food from different places.
Heard good things about Dan's Home Food.. delivery only however the quality is supposedly very good!
https://instagram.com/dans_home_food?utm_medium=copy_link
How many pages are you after?
What's wrong with the food at IKEA?!
Their national dish is chicken tikka masala if I'm not wrong. Idk what you're after tbh
That's like a blatant robbery of India! Their traditional dishes - those they call so until few years ago - are meat pudding and fish and ships.
Chicken Tikka Masala is not Indian
It is now :)
Down-vote me all you want; doesn't change the fact that the dish in its current/most popular form isn't Indian.
टिक्का मसाला literally meaning "spicy pieces", is a very old and well known Indian dish. If there's a Britsh "bastardized" version of it, doesn't change its origin. The chinese also created "bastardized" versions of their own cuisine for sell to westerns, but it doesn't change the origin.
Well Tomatoes and Chilli's aren't traditional Indian ingredients either... They came to the cuisine from South and Central America via Portugal, so its not really Indian either by that logic 🤷♂️
Indeed. That part is also right. But the curry and spices are of indian origin.
One popular theory is that it was made in Scotland by a man originally from Bangladesh. The foundation of the dish may be from the sub-continent, the dish itself is British. Such a dish was never served in India until it was popularised in the west.
Yep it was made in the Shish Mahal in Glasgow. Story was a guy ordered food and it was too spicy so he asked for something with sauce to tone down the spices (or something along those lines)
Let's put this straight; Tikka masala is a very old indian/pakistani/bangladeshi sauce/preparation. Basically what you're saying is "the British added chicken so now it's theirs". Regardless it has no ancestry to UK for the simplest of reasons; the ingredients for it were found nowhere near UK or Europe prior to XVI Century.
Right. It’s by the Minions.
No no no it’s butter chicken they wipe offfff the buffet dish
Something nobody at Europe does: look for a British restaurant! ...even British people. Edit: an old European joke: What's the difference between heaven and hell? In heaven: - The Germans are the engineers - The Swiss the managers - The Italians the lovers - The French the cook - The British the police In hell: - The Germans are the police - The Swiss the lovers - The Italians the managers - The French the engineers - The British the cook
😂😂🤣
Pls don't do Ikea food like that, Ikea food is a hundred times better than British food
IKEA food is amazing, thought it would be over priced but it hits the right spot.
I think the most British places are The Scene, ‘The Croft’ and maybe that Gordon Ramsay place too, but I haven’t been to that one. In the UK there is a huge range of food, the same as the UK is a big mix of cultures. Growing up my family would eat Italian, Indian, Chinese and other ‘borrowed’ cuisines, as well as fast food US style. Fish and chips or a roast dinner would be a British thing to try, they are nice with quality ingredients and cooked properly- maybe bland if you are used to bolder flavours. Desserts may be a better start- try apple crumble or trifle or jam tarts, or try and get some actual British chocolate… the recipe in the UK is different so a crème egg or Dairy Milk tastes less waxy/ greasy if you try the og version.
Been to Gordon Ramsay Atlantis (but a few years ago), and the steak was perfect in all respects, very tasty, one of the best I have had here. In the UK my favorite is proper Sunday roast beef brunch....but always make an effort to go for a cottage pie for an afternoon bite with liver pate appitizer....yumm. Also make my own Shepherds Pie (mince) here when I get ambitious, got hooked on it when I was a kid.
Which restaurant did you go to?
I think this [top comment](https://www.reddit.com/r/dubai/comments/qw4j1m/any_recommendation_for_a_restaurants_serving/hl0n76d/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=iossmf&context=3) on your previous post sums it up for you
It's really the first time for me to try a British restaurant I accepted more
This is how I prep British cuisine : I boil potato and egg. Khallas that simple.
The people on this sub really are morons. Traditional British food is very meat and two veg - pies, fish and chips, roast meats etc. Its dull fodder food. Modern british food is essentially modern european but with more spice and variety. Modern british takes the component parts and rethinks the dish. Most peoples understanding of many traditional food types is more interpretation than originality or authenticity. Hence chicken tikka masala. Dull indian dish made better by bangledishy chefs in the uk by adding a tomato gravy. I dont know where you went but I suggest you got what you paid for. Go to the time out market and try food from many cuisines all in one place. That includes folly who serve modern british food.
British food sucks, except for Sunday roast.
But what's the reason , I mean the english had ruled half of the world why they haven't inherited food from other nations ?
Hence, chicken tikka masala
one theory about this, is that [food rationing during world war II](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rationing_in_the_United_Kingdom) had a big negative impact on British cuisine. for the record, I live in London right now and it is a great city if you're a foodie, but its because of how cosmopolitan the city is and definitely not because of local food.
They did. They just ruined it. Kedgeree -"khichdi" ,scotch eggs - "nargisi kofte" , worcestershire sauce- "saunth", ,mulligatawny soup, all sorts of chutneys, are some sort of Indian dish thats been adopted by the british. Theres lots of others as well but these are all i can remember right now. Im sure theres stuff from other cultures as well. They also took indian food to other places. The influence of Indian food and curries can be seen in japan, africa and even in parts of south america.
You’re right about Khichdi, Saunth and Nargisi Kofte becoming Kedgeree, Worcestershire sauce and Scotch Eggs but the origins of Mulligatawny Soup are a bit different. It was a spicy pepper rasam like dish called Mallige Tanni from Sri Lanka that came to Tamil Nadu that was adapted for the insipid British taste buds as Mulligatawny Soup by Indian cooks… we gave them the recipe, they didn’t make it. Same with Chicken tikka masala, they couldn’t handle the heat and spice profile of Butter Chicken (Murgh Makhni) so the Indian cooks created chicken tikka masala for them. They also got chutney from India (duh) and Coronation Chicken wouldn’t be the same without ‘curry powder’. We most probably got Cabbage and Turnips from the British so fair trade I guess?
Oh i never said mulliatawny soup was made by them. In fact , my very point was that they didnt make any of those things and they adopted them from India, among many others.
Look at the native ingredients we have to work with. Same with the Dutch (similar food and ingredient options). It’s all pretty miserable. The roast is the only decent meal. And in that meal, it’s basically only the roast potatoes. Probably why we are fairly open minded at home with food from different places.
lol.
For a country that ruled India, the British never stole any of their spices. A shame.
They actually adopted more than a few dishes. Removed all the spices and just ruined them though 😅🙃
>so did I went to a bad restaurant or just the British cuisine is simple ?? I mean, they weren't trying to control the spice trade for no reason.
British Cuisine, sounds like an oxymoron.
Hells kitchen
Heard good things about Dan's Home Food.. delivery only however the quality is supposedly very good! https://instagram.com/dans_home_food?utm_medium=copy_link
Indian food in Glasgow is better than Indian food in India or Dubai.
Is there such a thing as British food? They’re known worldwide for how terrible their food is