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Indian Food is praised worldwide and celebrated in countries like the UK and Germany. Americans, why do all your comedy shows rag on Indian food? (lemmy.ml)

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[–] [email protected] 0 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Can you give an example?

I thought you meant for Indian food being praised worldwide at first...

Most people I know that enjoy Indian food switched to Thai prerty quickly. They might still get Indian occasionally, but Thai food does everything better.

Most Indian dishes that are popular in other countries, aren't even Indian. At most they were invented in other countries and portrayed as authentic. So I'm not even sure that counts.

Kind of like how General Tsao's chicken is an American dish

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Such an odd way to hear people talk about food.

I’d never consider food to be “switchable”, let alone think another culture does it “better”. Like there’s so much diversity between Indian/Thai, on a dish by dish basis no country is better.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 11 months ago

I mean, I can't think of another type of curry that's popular in America...

Like sure, if you're in a huge city there might be one or two other options.

I’d never consider food to be “switchable”, let alone think another culture does it “better”.

I'm honestly at a loss how someone wouldn't be able to understand that...

Not sure I understand why you think a Thai restaurant would be making Indian food or vice versa.

Obviously they're not making the same dishes, but that's like insisting no one can prefer clam chowder to tomato soup because it's not the same dish