To order an Indian takeaway while babysitting?

[IJustWantATakeaway]

I’m babysitting for my SIL and brother next weekend. I love doing it and love seeing their kids, but it always leaves me in a bit of a pickle in terms of getting dinner. I try not to order out because I’m losing weight, but this weekend I just want to treat myself.

I love Indian food but live at home and my dad cannot stand the smell of it. My mum thinks if I order it I’m being very rude and it’ll annoy them, but they always offer to pay for one so I don’t know if it’s a bit unreasonable?! How would you feel if your babysitter ordered Indian?

Probably allergic to one or a few that are in most garam masalas but pp hasn’t tried each one on it’s own

The smell of Indian food makes me vomit.

Don't bring food with a strong smell into someone else's home without asking them if it's okay first. It's respectful to ask first. If someone did this to me without asking, I'd be beyond furious.

This would make you furious? Really?

Beyond furious? I feel like people on this thread live in very white neighbourhoods.

Ask them

Also Indian here. This is a very weird thread. It would be weird to say that the smell of roast chicken makes me feel sick and makes me want to ‘vomit’.
And for those who hate cooking smells…what do you do for food everyday? Salads?
I cook every single day (3/7 days it is Indian) but also Mexican, Chinese, Thai. My kids eat it all. Cooking is my happy place. Smell is one of the ways you can judge (other than taste) if you are cooking correctly. Smell, look and taste are integral to good food. Surely?!

It doesn’t surprise me that so many MNers are horrified that their kitchen may smell of something associated with non-white people as so many members wear their racism with pride.

If you used the term “cheeky Indian” you’d never darken my doors again!🤣No problem with the actual food.

I’d be so happy you’re babysitting that I wouldn’t care what you’d ordered. I’d even pay for it

If you’re concerned about the smell, take an odour neutralising air freshener - they really do work well

This is really controlling! You have some issues to work through!!! 🤯

Text your brother telling him of your plans and ask for a local recommendation. Hopefully he'll offer to pay for your takeaway. If he has any objection to curry (though why should he) he can ask you to get pizza instead/ask you to eat in the kitchen/leave you some food.

Furious?! Do you never eat smelly food?!

I used to have problems tolerating the smell of Indian food so I can understand the perspective. It would make me feel incredibly nauseous and I’d have to go home if the office was treated to the occasional takeaway.

About 5 years ago it suddenly became ok and now actually smells nice to me.

It really is nothing against Indian culture but just a dislike of a particular spice/blend of spices that is typically used in Indian cooking.

I would check it’s ok with your brother but if he eats Indian then it’ll probably be fine!

Food that has flavour has smells! All the people who are insistent that they don't cook food that smells, do you just eat cold sandwiches, cereal and salad? Never have fish, or food with garlic, or spices?

Just ask your brother.

For what it's worth, I'd have no problem whatsoever- you're doing them a favour, I'd want you to have a lovely evening

Thanks everyone. I was only asking because I don’t know if there’s any sort of etiquette around this sort of thing. Usually I don’t order, I’d take a ready meal or just go without.

I think pizza smells worse! Indian food smells amazing to me, full of spices and really rich. To me pizza just stinks of grease

Wow. The racism on this thread. Brings back all the memories of being a brown kid in the 80’s and being called a ‘smelly p*ki’

I agree. I don’t want that smell in my home. 🤮

Anything else though, no worries.

Yep, sadly not a surprise on MN.

Not liking the smell of curry isn't racist!

Saying all Indian food stinks and that cooking it makes the house stink for two days is pretty racist.

The people who can't stand the smell of food must eat so blandly.

Garam masala literally means ‘warm spices’. It can have up to 12 different spices in it. Which ones in particular are you allergic to?

Why aren't they paying you? What a sweet deal for them. They're saving money on babysitting and should pay for your food. Ask them.

No racism at all. I get room service a lot as I travel a lot and wouldn’t order chips for example as they make the room smell.