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Natalie Fartman posted:Gosh I just love it when my boss and coworkers remind me and also customers they are only wearing PPE because of me. Fuckers should be thankful
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Inexplicable Humblebrag posted:palates are not universal, e.g. curries made for english consumption are not necessarily the ones you would find in india British curries are a British thing, that don’t exist the same in any *motherland* country, and as I understand it mostly aren’t even based on the food in India, more Pakistan / Nepal. India being a huge place, has different ethnic dishes in different areas, and most of the people working in Indian restaurants aren’t from an area with food vaguely similar to the food the restaurant serves. There are (almost always) vegetarian Indian restaurants that often cater to Indian people, have very different food, but are equally nice. Just might not be what you’re after. With Chinese restaurants, same thing kindof, but the vast majority of Chinese migrants historically and most existing restaurants are Cantonese / Hong Kongers, so the food is very different from other regions of China as well as being Britished up. In Birmingham there are quite a few Chinese restaurants with mainland Chinese (mostly Szechuan hot pot style) food, catering mostly to recent migrants from mainland China, and the food is fantastically different, scary hot, no translations. No idea how westernised it may be. p.s. Imo it’s not difficult or offensive to identify Chinese students, speaking mandarin to each other in Chinatown in Birmingham as being Chinese. I work with two Chinese guys also, maybe this makes it easier.
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wooger posted:British curries are a British thing, that don’t exist the same in any *motherland* country, and as I understand it mostly aren’t even based on the food in India, more Pakistan / Nepal. I think you meant Bangladesh, iirc that's where most Indian restaurant proprietors were from back in the 70s or so. Nepalese cuisine is its own separate thing. That said bear in mind the whole Pakistan/Bangladesh/India boundary is only a few decades old and traditionally there was a culinary continuum over the area; north Indian food tends to be more sauce-y, meat-based and features flatbread rather than rice, much like neighbouring areas (and much like British Indian food); southern Indian food is rather different and less common over here.
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monkeytennis posted:Yeah I would NOT assume that the slop I get from the Golden Sun on a Friday night bears any resemblance whatsoever to any food an actual Chinese person might eat in China. For what it's worth my wife went to China on an academic trip some years ago and she absolutely hated Chinese Chinese food  very oily apparently?
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Moved to North Yorkshire 6 months ago from the US.. where's the good Mexican food at? Edit: or even just tomatillos! StyleFresh fucked around with this message at 14:17 on Jun 29, 2020 |
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StyleFresh posted:Moved to North Yorkshire 6 months ago from the US.. where's the good Mexican food at? back over the Atlantic
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Jun 29, 2020 14:15
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All this curry talk made me crave for some Tayyabs and/or Needos.
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feedmegin posted:For what it's worth my wife went to China on an academic trip some years ago and she absolutely hated Chinese Chinese food again it would depend which region she went to, china is loving massive so it would be like going to france and saying you dislike 'european' food https://www.chinahighlights.com/travelguide/chinese-food/eight-cuisine.htm
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Jun 29, 2020 14:22
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Can't afford a curry tonight you swines
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lol if you like food
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Jun 29, 2020 14:37
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Gon' have one of these tonight. I'm sure its very authentic.
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i'm doing a roast dinner because my sister paid for all the food and as soon as i suggested it she couldn't think of anything else she wanted
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Jun 29, 2020 14:44
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I made roast yesterday and ate the chicken breast leftovers as an omelette filling for breakfast. Gonna have noodle soup from the stock I made from the carcass. A whole chicken is such a versatile thing, I love it.
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StyleFresh posted:Moved to North Yorkshire 6 months ago from the US.. where's the good Mexican food at? hello welcome, please enjoy the incredible flavour highs and spice combinations of Mexican food in Britain 
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kecske posted:hello welcome, please enjoy the incredible flavour highs and spice combinations of Mexican food in Britain 
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~*ExTra MiLd*~
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The blandest thing on the menu please
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Wahaca is pretty tasty but they might only be in London
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kecske posted:hello welcome, please enjoy the incredible flavour highs and spice combinations of Mexican food in Britain old el paso is also sold in the us
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Sudden Javelin posted:Wahaca is pretty tasty but they might only be in London they gently caress over their workers badly or did until it went public
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Jose posted:old el paso is also sold in the us It is, but the flavours are different and slightly less terrible. 'Extra mild fried chicken fajitas' or w/e aren't so much a thing. Edit: and yeah, good Mexican food doesn't really exist here because we're a bit short of Mexicans, sorry. Best learn to cook your own.
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StyleFresh posted:Moved to North Yorkshire 6 months ago from the US.. where's the good Mexican food at? I've moved here from the US almost 13 years ago and I still haven't found any decent Mexican food
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I like to think I'm a bit of a dab hand with the old Mexican cooking. Sometimes I even add a touch of smoked paprika to "spice things up"!!!
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Nova69 posted:The blandest thing on the menu please
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we don't have good mexican food. i've had some enjoyable mexican themed meals over here but as a country we're just bad at the cuisine it seems
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I went to a Mexican chain place once (Chiquitos maybe?) and it was so, so loving bad. It's not even like Mexican is that difficult to do decently, I don't know why everywhere fucks it up so badly
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Jun 29, 2020 16:25
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Nova69 posted:The blandest thing on the menu please Thank you, Jam-ess
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freelop posted:Apparently Chinese takeaways had to invent their own curries when they started in the UK because people weren't sure what the food was. is that what the generic chinese curry sauce is from? fridge corn posted:I've moved here from the US almost 13 years ago and I still haven't found any decent Mexican food i really like las Iguanas though it's probably nothing like real mexican food which ive probably never had. the best food i've ever had was in america. it was a spanish restaurant in Orlando and i loving loved the tapas steak. it was like these little thin cuts of steak which were perfect. hemale in pain fucked around with this message at 16:39 on Jun 29, 2020 |
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kecske posted:hello welcome, please enjoy the incredible flavour highs and spice combinations of Mexican food in Britain I've heard people call them say them with the J like in juice here too Captain Splendid posted:Thank you, Jam-ess Just want to let ya know I get this reference 
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The only way to get decent Mexican here is to make it yourself. I’ve taught myself to make a pretty decent version of Taco al Pastor now using pork shoulder, and you can order cans of Tomatillos and packs of proper Mexican chillies off Amazon. I’m currently working on making some Birria for my next taco project - which is apparently the trendy thing in US taco stands right now
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hemale in pain posted:i really like las Iguanas though it's probably nothing like real mexican food which ive probably never had. las iguanas is mostly a huge mishmash of mostly south American food tho? There might be a few Mexican dishes on the menu but 'm not sure. Had a few meals there but mostly only go there when Malibu is doing free pina colada day 
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feedmegin posted:It is, but the flavours are different and slightly less terrible. 'Extra mild fried chicken fajitas' or w/e aren't so much a thing. there's lots of Central American people living in Liverpool but of course most do not own or run any authentic Mexican restaurants lol I really like "Tortilla" and Mission Burrito but I've simply only ever had burritos from them and nothing else so I can't really judge.
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Thanks y'alls, RIP old el paso. We tried Las Iguanas when we first got here but it didn't hit the spot. There's another latin-themed restaurant in town but their burritos were plain. We'll try the canned tomatillo/peppers thing on Amazon because I've been craving chile verde! Lupe's Cantina in Leeds looks like a classic Mexican spot so might drive down to give it a shot sometime. Haven't tried Wahaca in London yet but next time I'm down that way I'll check it out!!
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browse the cookbook online imo to get, uh, a flavour
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Tortilla was good for a chain restaurant (citation needed) and reliable to have a burrito. The tacos were okay, too.
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why the gently caress did i eat all of that cheese i am in so much pain
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Bobby Deluxe posted:eat all of that cheese
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Bobby Deluxe posted:why the gently caress did i eat all of that cheese i am in so much pain Weaknessdisgustsmememe.jpeg
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Bobby Deluxe posted:why the gently caress did i eat all of that cheese i am in so much pain Because you have a calcium deficiency.
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