You never see Meg Ryan tucking into a chicken bhuna or Ross & Rachel sharing a bag of mushroom pakora do you?
2006-08-13 05:37:19 · 39 answers · asked by Grinner5000 4 in Food & Drink ➔ Ethnic Cuisine
Good point.
I've only ever seen Apu from the Kwik-E-Mart eating it, and that's as good a representation of America as you'll ever find.
As soon as McD's find out people like it they'll jump on the bandwagon though as start copywriting McVindallo's and Mc Rogan Josh Burgers. Probably with that evil nugget dip. Sweet curry indeed. Sorry, what was the question?
2006-08-13 05:54:33 · answer #1 · answered by SilentRunning 3 · 2⤊ 4⤋
Curry In America
2017-01-16 08:48:20 · answer #2 · answered by manger 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Do Americans eat curry?
No.
Do some Americans eat curry?
Yes.
It is in the sematics.
HOwever, you make a point. In films and TV they have those strange little white cube-like boxes of something that they call 'chinese' which they stand around with holding chopsticks.... but rarely actually eat.
As you may gather - from a couple of answers on this question, but mainly from the hundreds of pages of other stuff on Y!A, many Americans appear to be either afraid of, or ignorant about, things in other parts of the world.
Chicken Tikka Masala isn't even an Indian dish - it was invented in Glasgow, Scotland! Balti's were first created in Birmingham... albeit by Bangladeshi chefs in an Indian restaurant...
Which is why you will not find these things in India!
So - until Americans can somehow also create their own version (like they have with their so-called 'Chinese' food) they will still be afraid of what they mistakenly believe to be another Muslim take-over plot.
(and I DO know that India is not Muslim... I'm making a point).
2006-08-14 02:05:45 · answer #3 · answered by Colin A 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Of course we do. It tastes great. However the people you see on TV and in movies aren't there to be a true life story. They need to look mainstream to avoid distracting viewers from the plots of the shows.
In addition the latest thing in movies and TV is for the makers of products to bribe the producers of those movies and shows to put their stuff in a prominent place on the screen as an advertisement. When stars take a drink nowadays it is from a brand name can of soda not an anonymous one. If sellers of chicken bhuna or mushroom pakora want their stuff in the movies or on TV they would need to start paying fees for "product placement." Then you would see that tucking and sharing.
2006-08-13 05:46:14 · answer #4 · answered by Rich Z 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Yes, American's eat curry. And it is becoming part of the popular culture, contrary to what some people have written. However, Thai curry seems to be more popular in America than Indian curry, there seem to be many more Thai restaurants around than Indian. Even many small towns now have 1 if not 2 Thai places, while Indian restaurants seem to still be located in larger cities. Personally, my favorite sort of curry is Thai red curry or panang curry.
2006-08-13 11:14:31 · answer #5 · answered by kewhatley 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Curry is great - but there are many variations of it and to the person who says it is from a muslim country, they need to find out more about india. India is not a muslim country. Curry is very good with beef, chicken and shrimp and even goat. Also, it can be used as a spice or in an oil based sauce. I don't particulary like the oil based curries myself. When paired with ROTI (Flat bread with seasoning), it makes a good meal.
2006-08-13 10:03:58 · answer #6 · answered by Colin Y 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"FriendOfChip" could stay waaaaay out contained in the Boonies....I, too, and an exPat brit residing in an particularly established US city, and we've about a dozen Indian eating places (some reliable, some no longer-so-reliable!) to confirm on from, all of which promote diverse "curries". yet keep in recommendations "curry" is a British word, likely a Raj-era mispronunciation of the Indian word that sounds like 'kah-ree' and is the call of a dried leaf used to style (or "flavour") some dishes. Indian dishes have names that continuously merely describe in Hindi what style of dish they're; "Saag aloo" ability actually spinach-potato, yet an English-talking man or woman could likely call it "Potato Curry"... bypass the papadoms, could you previous chap?
2016-11-24 23:05:00 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
As a curryphile (vindaholic?) who's been to the US twice in the last few months (NY & SF) I can tell you that curries there are nothing like those in the UK. Indeed, those in the UK are nothing like curries in India. In the US - it's more like a cr@p canteen curry - and there's no chance of getting a Chicken Tikka Masala or Lamb Dupiaza! English-style curry is the best in the world - and we should export it!
2006-08-13 05:57:44 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Doesn't everone?
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2006-08-13 05:54:36 · answer #9 · answered by popeye 4 · 2⤊ 1⤋
I like a good curry dish once in awhile. We Americans are a melting pot of people. We have the privilege of have foods from all different cultures.
2006-08-13 14:08:09 · answer #10 · answered by Linda 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋