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NP because you are too close to it to see it from an outsider’s take. Sorry, the brown mush and same mix of spices stand, as a generalization. Though I still dream about a paneer grilled cheese I had in India (southern of course)[/quote]
You all are missing the point. This discussion was in response to a PP who claimed that they had eaten "all over India" and Dubai, and made a generalization that really only applies to a very narrow category of heavily Americanized Indian cuisine. There are no two regional Indian cuisines that use the "same mix of spices", and the subset of Indian food that is "mushy" and "brown" is pretty small. I understand that a lot of Americans don't know any better because of what they eat in restaurants, but it's just bizarre to continue arguing that this is what Indian food consists of with someone who grew up eating it. It absolutely does not consist of this. The only brown mushy Indian food I have ever eaten at home is urad daal (not even other types of daal are cooked down as much).

Also, paneer is not an ingredient typically used in South Indian cuisine, so "of course" (in fact they eat very little dairy altogether and mostly use coconut milk and oil). I don't expect outsiders to have an educated perspective on food they haven't experienced, but I do expect them to recognize their limited experience/ignorance and not double down on the idea that they better understand another person's culture than that person does.

I have several German friends. I don't insist that their entire cuisine consists of sausages and pretzels, even though those are the most common food items from Germany I have eaten. And I especially wouldn't continue to argue that point if they told me otherwise.[/quote]

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