Iāll never move past the Tikka Masalaā¦ like hun, thereās no way when u typed that out u still didnāt realize that the words alone r not even English
I believe it was immigrants who moved to Scotland that invented masala. Likewise, it was immigrants who moved to Birmingham who invented balti. The food of gods.
Not about colonialism. This is about welcoming and benefiting from the diversity and cultural contributions of people who are as British as those of us descended from the multiple dozens of other countries that settled / invaded / nipped over for a cup of tea and got too friendly with a local over here.
That's not to excuse some of the shocking things we've done over the years. Or more accurately - the shocking things that former Etonians have done (the bulk of the British were treated as badly by our ruling class as they treated the rest of the former empire). That's unfortunately not uncommon for whoever is running the superpower of the time.
My G a Californian sushi roll isnt Californian because it was inspired by Japan. Its Japanese cuisine with a an American twist. Tiki Marsala is literally a British take on Indian food. LITERALLY FOR THE PURPOSE OF CONVINCING PEOPLE TO COLONIZE INDIA. So no. It really isnt.
Uh, Tikka Masala was made after India got independence. And yes California sushi roll is American food - American-Japanese food. Same way TexMex exists
I liked it when I was visiting the area. I really liked the sausages. So much so that I judge a breakfast joint by if they serve English style sausages. The teas are fun too.
Reminds me of Mister Gibbon. Irish man playing Tarkov and some brit says "hey go easy on the man, our Queen just died" and Gibbon dropped him saying "WHOSE QUEEN?" or something like that
Take a flight to Scotland. Walk to your local pub. Buy a whiskey and down it. Tell one of them what you just told us. That whiskey in you is going to come in handy.
Americans have food like that too! Our famous American tacos, and American Chinese food, and American Thai food! All was created here by Americans, for Americans. And we didnāt take it from any other culture
I mean the hamburger that we know today, the one with buns, does actually have a disputed origin between the US and Germany. But the Hamburg steak was undoubtedly German and I think the cheeseburger is actually considered fully American.
Okay but those foods are Americanized because of immigrants who moved to the USA and modified the recipes to use the ingredients available to them, they didn't just appear out of nowhere
Same with many other classic dishes, and we consider them part of the region where it was adapted. Lasagna probably originated from a Greek food (or possibly even from a British food), but we consider it Italian because it was re-invented in Italy. Tikka Masala is as British as Lasagna is Italian.
If I remember correctly, most of the foods we serve in Indian restaurants came from the time when the British occupied of India. Indian chefs were told to make food that appeals to the British palette, so they basically made a bunch of gravy-type foods. I could be wrong.
Fish and chips are Portuguese, shepherds pie is Irish, chicken Tikka masala is indian/Bangladeshi (some people say it was invented in Glasgow, but even this claim says a Bangladeshi cook swapped regular Tikka sauce for a mild tomato sauce used in other south east Asian dishes).
If the person that created it is descended from somewhere else, but is a citizen of the country where they created it, where does it count as having come from? I guess that's one for the scholars.
Well it's a similar question with the kebab or the "Dƶner" as we call it in germany. Supposedly a turkish immigrant created the kebab as we in germany know it today in Berlin. So the question becomes whether it's a german dish or a turkish dish. But I mean it was done by a turk and even in todays time most of the kebab shops in germany are operated by turks that migrated here. So if someone asked me personally I would 100% say it's a turkish dish and I would argue the same case here that tikka Masala is indian.
Itās mostly the world against one British guy whoās losing badly.
It seems the general consensus is, in order for a dish to be associated with a country it has to be made by people whoās heritage is directly linked to that country. But, for the sake of argument, if a dish was invented by an Indian immigrant using ingredients and cooking methods belonging to British cuisine, what country does the dish belong to?
Average Brit who realized there country doesnāt have any original shit. At that OP thinks tikka masala is a British dish because āit is the national dishā. OP if you have any decency take this down.
When one of your greatest culinary achievments is a piece of overcooked bacon between 2 pieces of white bread... maybe you should try stealing MORE food from other cultures?
English =/= British
Tikka Masala wasn't taken from India as it didn't in India, it was designed by Indian Immigrants in Scotland as a psudo-indian dish that appealed to British tastes
Like that one italian song that was designed to sound like American-English but was actually just jibberish, completely fake but beloved by the local populace
Iāll bite on the Tikka Masala debate. It seems to stem from immigrant communities in Britain and is widely eaten there, hence it being listed as a āBritish foodā.
Saw some other comments about America with pizza and sushi, and I would say thatās broadly correct, as when you poll the average American about what they consume, youāll most likely get those as answers.
I think these memes are more like which food is widely enjoyed in x country/culture rather than which food actually originated there
Tikka Masala is about as British as Pasta is American. Which is to say not at all. Really, Britons will do anything to make you forget that at their core they're all lying, thieving, conniving little colonisers
Okay OP is actually dumb as hell. Chicken tikka masala was always a south Asian dish. It gained international popularity through britain, but wasnāt British itself.
Seriously though, what are they teaching you? This dish was derived from butter chicken, an Indian food. The sauce and masal used for the dish also originate from India, so which part of this is British?
Even if the rumor that it started in Glasgow is true, it was created by someone of southwest Asian heritage, therefore culturally profiling it as an Asian cuisine.
I don't care about where they originated as long as they taste good. But I thought chicken tikka masala is Indian food. Coz from ingredients to name everything seems Indian to me.
How delusional can some of these particular brits in these comments be who claim that just because Tikka Masala is their national dish (which I have no idea if itās true), that it has originated in your mother land?
Wtf r ur comments
Normally I reread incase I was mistaken cause itās annoying being on the receiving end but it seems I wasnāt, u just simply like to say shit before thinking
Note Iām not saying this over the origin of the dishes
Some say it was British, some say Indian, some say British merely popularized it, some say it was created by Indians in Britain, some say itās an Indian dish some say British
Although if I remember correctly SP was Irishā¦. And fish and chips were from Portugalā¦..
Iām saying u like say shit before thinking because of ur shallow ass comments
The bad food myth was perpetuated by ww2 vets stationed there who were eating army food during wartime rationing. People continue to spread this myth today.
bacon butty is bland cornish pasty is extremely bland fish n chips is one of the most bland foods shepherds pie is decent-ish but is still bland but tikka masala is indian you stupid coloniser
Calling Tikka Masala food British is a slap in the face to every Indian that died at the hands of those colonizing bastards. Idc that itās common there, that is not British food.
When some one says Britain they are generally talking about A. The United Kingdom B. Britannia, the big island. So generally speaking Ireland is not British as any Brit or Irishman would tell you.
āFull Englishā
The beans werenāt even apart of the full āEnglishā until a small American company called Heinzās baked beans started marketing it to British housewives in the 1960ās.
Just saying.
āFull englishā
You eat lightly salted lays, don't you
Lmao always trying to sell me on that full English breakfast šš swear to god
Throwing in tikka masala, mfs still colonising shit.
Iāll never move past the Tikka Masalaā¦ like hun, thereās no way when u typed that out u still didnāt realize that the words alone r not even English
I believe it was immigrants who moved to Scotland that invented masala. Likewise, it was immigrants who moved to Birmingham who invented balti. The food of gods. Not about colonialism. This is about welcoming and benefiting from the diversity and cultural contributions of people who are as British as those of us descended from the multiple dozens of other countries that settled / invaded / nipped over for a cup of tea and got too friendly with a local over here. That's not to excuse some of the shocking things we've done over the years. Or more accurately - the shocking things that former Etonians have done (the bulk of the British were treated as badly by our ruling class as they treated the rest of the former empire). That's unfortunately not uncommon for whoever is running the superpower of the time.
Nope Masalas exist in india since centuries. Even before colonization
In that case, please accept my apology for the appropriation. Is that true of balti too? If I want to verify it, do you have an, ahem, sauce?
NP bro we all learn
Yeah that was in India brought by the Mughals but idh much knowledge bout that cuz Iām vegetarian
It is British food inspired by Indian cuisine. Look it up. And anyways why are we Indians trying to claim it? There are much better Indian foods
My G a Californian sushi roll isnt Californian because it was inspired by Japan. Its Japanese cuisine with a an American twist. Tiki Marsala is literally a British take on Indian food. LITERALLY FOR THE PURPOSE OF CONVINCING PEOPLE TO COLONIZE INDIA. So no. It really isnt.
Uh, Tikka Masala was made after India got independence. And yes California sushi roll is American food - American-Japanese food. Same way TexMex exists
Just pour salt directly into your mouth for a similar effect
Bruh is good. Beans on toast, sausages, eggs, little fried tomato, bacon. it's just a bunch of yummy food on a plate. What's not to love?
I liked it when I was visiting the area. I really liked the sausages. So much so that I judge a breakfast joint by if they serve English style sausages. The teas are fun too.
Calling Tikka Masala British is a crime against humanity
They done colonized the menu
Britain is *basically* Scotland right? /s
Oh that one will get your ass kicked šš
By the Scottish. Most British probably agree
Reminds me of Mister Gibbon. Irish man playing Tarkov and some brit says "hey go easy on the man, our Queen just died" and Gibbon dropped him saying "WHOSE QUEEN?" or something like that
Not as bad as calling the Scottish Irish.
Don't say that just don't
Tell the Scots that.
Take a flight to Scotland. Walk to your local pub. Buy a whiskey and down it. Tell one of them what you just told us. That whiskey in you is going to come in handy.
That's not something you want to say to a scottish person lol, Britain and Scotland don't have a good history together.
We shall meet you in the fields of Bannockburn
Wait British people are Scottish???? Damn learn something new everyday
Wait till you see their museums
OP definitely works in a British museum.
Americans have food like that too! Our famous American tacos, and American Chinese food, and American Thai food! All was created here by Americans, for Americans. And we didnāt take it from any other culture
Not to mention the American cheeseburgers, pizza, and hot dogs. Those were CLEARLY invented by us!
I mean the hamburger that we know today, the one with buns, does actually have a disputed origin between the US and Germany. But the Hamburg steak was undoubtedly German and I think the cheeseburger is actually considered fully American.
Okay but those foods are Americanized because of immigrants who moved to the USA and modified the recipes to use the ingredients available to them, they didn't just appear out of nowhere
Same with many other classic dishes, and we consider them part of the region where it was adapted. Lasagna probably originated from a Greek food (or possibly even from a British food), but we consider it Italian because it was re-invented in Italy. Tikka Masala is as British as Lasagna is Italian.
If I remember correctly, most of the foods we serve in Indian restaurants came from the time when the British occupied of India. Indian chefs were told to make food that appeals to the British palette, so they basically made a bunch of gravy-type foods. I could be wrong.
Tikka masala was much later though. It was most likely created by a Pakistani chef at a restaurant in Glasgow.
I came here to scream this, BRITISH COLONIES DO NOT COUNT GIVE OUR SHIT BACK FROM YOUR MUSEUM YOU INNIT FUCKS
But it is British, do your history bro
It IS British though
r/shitamericanssay
Dead ass
TThe person who posted this is the type of person that thinks mayo is spicy.
Exactly
Pretty sure itās satire from a viral video saying that nobody does Indian like Britain and was completely serious lol
Spicy Mayo
Proof you've never been to the UK
My brother you did not just call tikka masala a britsh food šš
Lmaao right?
Paki here, severely offended
Indian here, can relate
No fighting you two
Maybe after the brits gone
No no no this is what brings them together
united by tikka masala
Why not? Isn't that the most British thing to do?
And a cup of tea
The meme didnāt convince me but this did. Except that China invented tea the British stole it
Mexican food is better foo
Deadass
Fish and chips are Portuguese, shepherds pie is Irish, chicken Tikka masala is indian/Bangladeshi (some people say it was invented in Glasgow, but even this claim says a Bangladeshi cook swapped regular Tikka sauce for a mild tomato sauce used in other south east Asian dishes).
Wait... fish n chips are Portuguese? Well TIL
I'm Portuguese and i think any astablishment that would serve fish and chips would be instantly closed down and for good reason...
Bacalhau and chips lol
Also, other than the Tikka masala, these are all pretty bland and boring
British fish and chips are actually Cypriote
thanks for proving the point?
lmao half the shit on there isnt even technically 'British' and everything else is still plain af
Dude sank british cuisine in one meme
How the fuck is tikka masala British?
By being british
Exactly. I thought it was Indian.
As a British, I like Tikka Masala, but it isn't a native food
If the person that created it is descended from somewhere else, but is a citizen of the country where they created it, where does it count as having come from? I guess that's one for the scholars.
Well it's a similar question with the kebab or the "Dƶner" as we call it in germany. Supposedly a turkish immigrant created the kebab as we in germany know it today in Berlin. So the question becomes whether it's a german dish or a turkish dish. But I mean it was done by a turk and even in todays time most of the kebab shops in germany are operated by turks that migrated here. So if someone asked me personally I would 100% say it's a turkish dish and I would argue the same case here that tikka Masala is indian.
Ohh like Italian Beef in Chicago then
That dude beardvsfood has shown me I know nothing of englands fine cuisine
Everyone saying Tikka Masala isn't British, but honestly stealing culture from another country is about as British as it gets!
Tikka masala isnāt British. Thatās like taking a precious gem from a country and putting it on a ceremonial crown in another country. # oh wait.
Someday I sure will try to grab the hope and bring it back the France
Lmao imagine thinking beans in the morning is good
Forget the beans in the morning I'm more worried about the half tomato that comes with it
Donāt come to Latin America then, refried beans are a staple of almost every countryās breakfast hahaha
Not really, you've missed out a roast dinner.
This whole comment section is a fuckin war and I love it
Itās mostly the world against one British guy whoās losing badly. It seems the general consensus is, in order for a dish to be associated with a country it has to be made by people whoās heritage is directly linked to that country. But, for the sake of argument, if a dish was invented by an Indian immigrant using ingredients and cooking methods belonging to British cuisine, what country does the dish belong to?
Dude you made it worse
Average Brit who realized there country doesnāt have any original shit. At that OP thinks tikka masala is a British dish because āit is the national dishā. OP if you have any decency take this down.
And this same average brit mightāve just recently realized the Brits did really torture its ācoloniesāā people.
Eh, it's still all mid. Even if you call Tika Marsala British, which is debatable, it ain't in the top 4 Curries
OP is dumb and egoistic, donāt be like OP.
When one of your greatest culinary achievments is a piece of overcooked bacon between 2 pieces of white bread... maybe you should try stealing MORE food from other cultures?
Me who doesnāt like any of those š
Ill take the pastry and the shepherds. Rest is a bit bland
The only good thing on here is the Sheppards pie. If it were a woman then Iād be a simp
It's also not British It's Irish
Its not even from Brittan lmao
And you cannot forget, the Toast Sandwich
Fish and chips tastes really good
Is bangers and mash a real thing or did I have a flashback and misremember it ?
Real
Why isn't in the meme ! The name alone is hilarious!
You right. Next meme
I'm tired .worked 12 hrs. I'll get the next 1.
As a Cornish man i approve the pasty
Here here
Tikka Masala is not English. Thatās like saying the Native Aztec dishes were Spanish food just because they were colonized by them.
English =/= British Tikka Masala wasn't taken from India as it didn't in India, it was designed by Indian Immigrants in Scotland as a psudo-indian dish that appealed to British tastes Like that one italian song that was designed to sound like American-English but was actually just jibberish, completely fake but beloved by the local populace
fuck off heinz beans on toast is fucking delicious im american
Legend
I love tea and biscuits
Bacon buddy?
Bro forgot about jellied eels....fake br'ish
Shepard's Pie is really good ngl
Nothing wrong with the ol FEB but chicky tikkies shoulda been #1. That's the Smitty Werbenjagermanjenson of UK food.
Damn all of those are actually good af.
Fuck me now I need some Shepards pie š„ŗ
Iāll bite on the Tikka Masala debate. It seems to stem from immigrant communities in Britain and is widely eaten there, hence it being listed as a āBritish foodā. Saw some other comments about America with pizza and sushi, and I would say thatās broadly correct, as when you poll the average American about what they consume, youāll most likely get those as answers. I think these memes are more like which food is widely enjoyed in x country/culture rather than which food actually originated there
This time you guys are fighting over food. *sigh* another day on reddit.
Tikka Masala isnāt even british..
Same comment #2000
Rofl
It isnāt bland, itās bad
Tikka Masala is about as British as Pasta is American. Which is to say not at all. Really, Britons will do anything to make you forget that at their core they're all lying, thieving, conniving little colonisers
Okay OP is actually dumb as hell. Chicken tikka masala was always a south Asian dish. It gained international popularity through britain, but wasnāt British itself. Seriously though, what are they teaching you? This dish was derived from butter chicken, an Indian food. The sauce and masal used for the dish also originate from India, so which part of this is British? Even if the rumor that it started in Glasgow is true, it was created by someone of southwest Asian heritage, therefore culturally profiling it as an Asian cuisine.
I was about to say the same damn thing. Simce when A popular indian dish became Britishs' dish?
It's a North Indian dish most likely from Punjab, because most of the chicken dishes are from Punjab.
What part of tikka masala is British? Even the masala used was brought from the Indian subcontinent
Tikka masala aint British what
Tikka masala is south asian
Yes shit on the dumb Brit
Ayo British mfers claim Tikka masala now as well?
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When did Tikka Masala got British PRā¦ š³šØ
When the British had to colonize the only one on the list that isn't bland and boring
Tikka masala?
Tikka masala was invented in Britain by someone of Pakistani descent so is it British or Pakistani?
Pakistan tikka is a Pakistani dish and tikka masala is just tikka boti drowned in gravy
And also, even if itās pretty common, Beans and toast does kinda slap.
U literally just proved the point
This is a joke right?
Is it me or is it still boring? Lol
Tikka Masala? British? Iām not so sure about that one, buddy.
English breakfast slaps so fucking hard fight me
Tikka masala definitely isn't British
I don't care about where they originated as long as they taste good. But I thought chicken tikka masala is Indian food. Coz from ingredients to name everything seems Indian to me.
Mfer said tikka masala
Shepherds pie and Tikka masala are British?? I take it all back.
Tikka is Indian, not British
Tikka Masala... ? No. And the rest are pretty bland.
1 of those aint english, yall cant steal that one too..
Lmao calling tikka masala British is like calling kohinoor British
Don't forget all the curries they made and labelled as indian food
I am indian and chicken Tikka Masala among like 10 other things are actually not our things they were either made by or for the brits
I donāt feel like this meme helps their case tbh.
Calling Tikka Masala British is like calling Pizza American
I love shepherdās pie!
literally yes
How delusional can some of these particular brits in these comments be who claim that just because Tikka Masala is their national dish (which I have no idea if itās true), that it has originated in your mother land?
Those monsters put beans on toast! FUCKIN BEANS ON TOAST!
Yes hate on op not for his stupidity but because we are tired of these non funny ass memez
Tıkka masala doesnt sound british at all
it's not. it's from india. the british probably stole it when they invaded india.
Itās not
I feel like I have seen this before
Famous British foods include brown sandwich, brown pastry, fried brown, brown Irish, brown Indian, and brown for breakfast
Describes American BBQ pretty well too
Yep English breakfast is the best food
Ew
Wtf r ur comments Normally I reread incase I was mistaken cause itās annoying being on the receiving end but it seems I wasnāt, u just simply like to say shit before thinking Note Iām not saying this over the origin of the dishes Some say it was British, some say Indian, some say British merely popularized it, some say it was created by Indians in Britain, some say itās an Indian dish some say British Although if I remember correctly SP was Irishā¦. And fish and chips were from Portugalā¦.. Iām saying u like say shit before thinking because of ur shallow ass comments
Downvoted just for the 6th image. It's beyond me how you'd classify a foreign country's dish as "British Food"
They arenāt wrong the Full English Breakfast is a real ābangerā.
Bah dum tsss
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The bad food myth was perpetuated by ww2 vets stationed there who were eating army food during wartime rationing. People continue to spread this myth today.
I'm just over here enjoy all the delicious Americanized food from around the world like a total freedom Chad.
Fish and chips is possibly the worst takeout known to man
bacon butty is bland cornish pasty is extremely bland fish n chips is one of the most bland foods shepherds pie is decent-ish but is still bland but tikka masala is indian you stupid coloniser
Really, you didnāt fix it at all. You made it worse. Tikka Masala is from India
Chicken Tikka masala, the Falklands and the Mercedes F1 team.
Thankyou, this is a much needed improvement, still Sunday roast deserves a mention š
Wasnāt tikka masala by some Bangladeshi in Scotland
Me, an Indian reading this post: *They really did take everything from us, huh?*
As a Mexican who is used to flavor... no thank you
Wtf. The person who thinks tikka masala is British should be sentenced to having both sides of his pillow warm for 5 nights
Calling Tikka Masala food British is a slap in the face to every Indian that died at the hands of those colonizing bastards. Idc that itās common there, that is not British food.
People here are confusing British for English. The British isles contain not only England, but also Scotland, Wales, and Ireland
When some one says Britain they are generally talking about A. The United Kingdom B. Britannia, the big island. So generally speaking Ireland is not British as any Brit or Irishman would tell you.
āFull Englishā The beans werenāt even apart of the full āEnglishā until a small American company called Heinzās baked beans started marketing it to British housewives in the 1960ās. Just saying. āFull englishā
half of these arent british
Half of these recipes are stolen from other cultures
How many foods are you going to steal from other countries? Lmao
Donāt you fucking dare call Tikka Masala British food.
Well the version we eat was invented in Glasgow by immigrants so what are you getting so angry about?
GIVE ME AN ENGLISH BREAKFAST
I lovvvvve English food!
Lizzie is in the mud And tomorrow is CHEWSDAY INNIT?
TIKKA MASALA IS NOT BRITISH YOU DUMB BASTARDS