• KRAW@linux.community
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    1 year ago

    Can you give an example? I know that some people have a hard time with the strong smells, but I honestly have never heard it made fun of in any demeaning way. Maybe at worst a character has a bad time on a toilet due to the Indian food being so spicy, but I can’t think of how it would be made fun of. Seems well loved here in the States in my experience.

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      1 year ago

      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

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        1 year ago

        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.

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          1 year 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