Indian food is the most delicious food on Earth

[Bipitybopityboop]

And no I'm not Indian.

I really like Indian food, it’s especially great if you are vegetarian as there are so many options.

However for me Mexican food is far superior!

I've never travelled in Asia so my only reference is restaurants in London but I'd say I prefer Japanese and Korean over Chinese and Indian as they are lighter and more flavourful. I do love pretty much all Asian cuisine though. Balinese curries are amazing.

Italian is ok but mainly too carby and I don't eat tomatoes so that writes off a lot for me! French is ok but too rich. Greek I don't mind but don't love. I found middle eastern food very dry but have only tried a few dishes. British food is nice and comforting but not usually my first choice (I do love a roast though!). Spanish I'm not that keen on.

@Bipitybopityboop

And no I'm not Indian.

Indo-Chinese or Indo-Kenyan for me and I am Indian

@Titsywoo

I've never travelled in Asia so my only reference is restaurants in London but I'd say I prefer Japanese and Korean over Chinese and Indian as they are lighter and more flavourful. I do love pretty much all Asian cuisine though. Balinese curries are amazing.

Italian is ok but mainly too carby and I don't eat tomatoes so that writes off a lot for me! French is ok but too rich. Greek I don't mind but don't love. I found middle eastern food very dry but have only tried a few dishes. British food is nice and comforting but not usually my first choice (I do love a roast though!). Spanish I'm not that keen on.

Ignorant comment. India is a huge country with the same kind of cultural diversity seen across SE + East Asia. It’s the only place in the world where you can still eat authentic Chinese food via the refugees who came from China, Taiwan, Tibet, after the revolution and later Hong Kong (post-revolution food isn’t authentic). There are often dozens of authentic recipies for the same dish even in one region.

What you probably don’t like is restaurant style bastardised English food that many Eastern Europen, Pakistani and Bangladeshi chefs pass off as ‘authentic’ Indian cooking.

@chipsndippy

The dishoom cook book is fabulous...especially the lamb biryani!

Yes Indo-Parsi cooking is lovely

[quote JingsMahBucket]**@Northernsoullover* @Cissyandflora, @SimonJT* is right and not being snobby. Most food people think they’re ordering / eating, especially from takeaways are not actually Indian. They’re Bangladeshi or Pakistani as are the owners and cooks in the kitchen. They just call them “Indian” because they know people don’t culturally care enough to know the difference.[/quote]
Did you actually read my post? I eat Keralan takeaway? Its nothing like Bangladeshi or Pakistani food. I'm not overly fussed on typical 'Indian' food. There are a lot of assumptions being made here.

There are so many different regions of India. YABU vague and non specific.

You are right
But only the home cooked stuff, not the over salted rubbish you get on most takeaways and restaurants

@EnglishGirlApproximately Dishoom is our first inside dining booking for the end of May! the chilli chicken, and the black dahl have haunted my dreams for WEEKS!

@Northernsoullover

Not disputing you but ‘Authentic’ ‘keralan’ food in the UK is often Sri Lankan or Tamil. Lol my colleagues always complain about this - apparently Proper Keralen chefs rarely, if ever, travel abroad to cook unless working in michelin stars. The very few places that exist are expensive female led and home style operatations via vans or from home, and operate through word of mouth only. Many don’t even offer takeaway as they get enough business catering to local communities.

[quote GrumpyHoonMain]@Northernsoullover

Not disputing you but ‘Authentic’ ‘keralan’ food in the UK is often Sri Lankan or Tamil. Lol my colleagues always complain about this - apparently Proper Keralen chefs rarely, if ever, travel abroad to cook unless working in michelin stars. The very few places that exist are expensive female led and home style operatations via vans or from home, and operate through word of mouth only. Many don’t even offer takeaway as they get enough business catering to local communities.[/quote]
Aw

Yanbu. I'm Indian so I might be biased but it's my absolute favourite. So flavourful, spices and seasoning that I just don't enjoy cuisines that are bland.I do think jar curry sauces are so offensive lol.

@SimonJT

I put YABU as most people I know who “love Indian food” aren’t actually eating Indian food.

I'm feeling really cheated now...

[quote GrumpyHoonMain]@Northernsoullover

Not disputing you but ‘Authentic’ ‘keralan’ food in the UK is often Sri Lankan or Tamil. Lol my colleagues always complain about this - apparently Proper Keralen chefs rarely, if ever, travel abroad to cook unless working in michelin stars. The very few places that exist are expensive female led and home style operatations via vans or from home, and operate through word of mouth only. Many don’t even offer takeaway as they get enough business catering to local communities.[/quote]
I was invited to a Keralan place during eat out to help out, nothing on the menu was remotely Keralan. It was standard sauce based food that only really exists in Britain.

I love Indian but not the very hot stuff. Love Turkish too.

Italian, Vietnamese, Turkish, Thai, Indian

@JingsMahBucket those countries were a part of India and a lot of the food IS the same.

Italian

[quote FlyingLoo]@JingsMahBucket those countries were a part of India and a lot of the food IS the same.[/quote]
You think?
Lahore is 687 miles from Mumbai.
We have towns on opposite sides of the Tamar arguing whether jam or cream goes onto a scone first.
So do you really think that the traditional dishes from those distant regions are the same? Quite ignorant.

@GrumpyHoonMain - maybe read my post properly before you call me ignorant. As I said I am only going on the restaurants here in the UK that I have been to so they are my only reference. I appreciate that in the actual countries these cuisines come from the food will be very different. Jeez what is wrong with people on here?

Japanese food is up there for me

I was reading this thread whilst halfway down my first bowl of dal of the day :) I'm addicted to the stuff - so of course YANBU! If I didn't have to take DH into consideration, I'd probably eat Indian (or Pakistani, Bangladeshi) for every meal. We moved to rural Ireland some 20 years ago, and at that time there were no Indian restaurants within a reasonable distance, so I taught myself to cook British Indian Restaurant style. I can turn out great curries, biryani, side dishes etc., and have a massive spice etc. collection. I'm not Indian (if that matters?). There's a FaceBook group - called something like the Curry Cooking Club (home cooking), which is a wonderful source of recipes and ideas. This is a link to a colonial cookery book dating from 1900 with some very interesting recipes in it - just thought I'd share!

[quote FlyingLoo]@JingsMahBucket those countries were a part of India and a lot of the food IS the same.[/quote]
Lol is it? I think most Indians, Pakistanis and Bangldeshis would strongly disagree with you. Food is highly regional across Asia and in the UK a person who doesn’t understand those food traditions just won’t know where the best place to get certain things are. For example those who love Indian Gujarati food often struggle in the UK because the restaurants are set up for Kenyan-Gujarati tastes.

YABU

Italian is the best.

Then probably Eastern Mediterranean, with Mexican and Indian tying for 3rd place.

I love Indian food, but the glories of Italian food take the crown.

@Cocomarine yes, it is very ignorant on your behalf. When partition happened MILLIONS of people migrated, they took their traditional recipes with them.
I know this because my parents were two of them.
@GrumpyHoonMain see above !