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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Shrugs.

I spent enough time eating in India as well as in Dubai, which probably has the best Indian dining scene outside India and in many ways, possibly even better than India itself, and there's truth to that [b]so much of Indian cooking is essentially overcooked brown mush tasting of the same handful of spices [/b](hi cumin!). Can it be more complex than that? Sure, but there's also a kernel of truth to it. The prevalence of certain spices seems to be so dominant and it's not to everyone's taste.

On the whole, I liked South Indian better than North Indian despite being spicier as there seemed to be more variety in flavors involved.

Nor is it racist to say one doesn't like Indian food. How many of you would argue it's racist to say you don't like Russian or Polish food? Neither are award winning cuisines and both, especially Russian, can have very unpleasant but common flavors. Pickled herring isn't for everyone. [/quote]
You might have a global experience of Indian food, but it hasn't stopped you from being completely ignorant of the diversity of Indian food. I'm really curious about where you've dined in India and Dubai, since I'm shocked that you walked away with this impression. As an Indian American who grew up eating Indian food,[/b] I'm can't think of a single dish of "brown mush". [b]Okay, well, maybe certain varieties of daal. So, there's actually no "kernel of truth" to this statement, unless of course you've only ever sampled a very narrow variety of foods from a small region of India. Please name to me one South Indian dish that is overcooked brown mush. Or one Goan dish. Do you know how many Indians' cuisine you've blithely argued doesn't even count?

Your statement is no more accurate or informed than my saying that Italian food mostly consists of a red tomato sauce with pasta. The only scenario in which this has a "kernel of truth" is one in which my entire understanding of Italian food is limited to the offerings of Chef Boyardee.

Anyway, surprised Padma Lakshmi's response didn't make it to this thread, so I'll share it now: https://www.washingtonpost.com/food/2021/08/25/padma-gene-weingarten-indian-food/[/quote]

NP here. In addition to Dal, chicken curry is essentially chicken cooked in ‘brown mush.’ These are 2 common dishes that people eat in Indian restaurants. I happen to like the mush but understand if other people don’t.[/quote]
My point is they aren't the foods people eat at home. I am guessing that pasta Bolognese is the most common Italian dish consumed be Americans in restaurants, it's still not representative of the extent of Italian food

PP listed all the places they've eaten Indian food in restaurants to establish their credibility...but they still are belying their ignorance. Notably, they never did name a South Indian or Goan dish that consists of brown mush...

Also, chicken curry the way I was taught to prepare it isn't brown or mushy. It's got a thin broth...so you all insisting you know Indian food based on American-ized restaurants is just bizarre. Guess what, Panda Express is also not representative of Chinese cuisine.[/quote]

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