Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:1. Because you ate at an Indian restaurant and there is a ton of racism in people's expectations of food pricing between ethnic restaurants:

https://blogs.voanews.com/all-about-america/2016/04/13/why-americans-will-pay-more-for-french-food-than-chinese-cuisine/


2. Because food in general is cheaper in the UK as pay and disposable income are both lower than the US

3. Because you have a sample size of 1 and didn't bother to get any further data. Rania here in DC is also Michelin starred and only costs $90 for their prix-fixe menu. (70GBP) Tail Up Goat is $130 (101GBP) Whereas there are one-star restaurants in London that are significantly more expensive than the one you went to. Cycene is 195GBP, Kanesaka is a whopping 420GBP.

Is it racist to comment that 95% of Indian food is overspiced brown mush? Because that's what seems like following several trips to India and eating at both low and high end Indian diaspora restaurants (advice: Indian in Dubai is better than Indian in India, although you will get more regional variety in India, even if Dubai is still impressive in what it offers). Still, the dominance of certain cooking styles and flavors are so extensive that I don't see an advantage to high end Indian over regular Indian, I've never had fancy Indian that justified itself over street food Indian when it comes to cost. One can't say that about French or Italian where the gap between low and high end is huge.

Why is it racist? Indian food users cumin, turmeric and many spices that make things a little brown. It also uses a lot of legumes (lentils, beans, etc.) for dals and curries.

That’s a lot of the Indian food. It’s not racist. It’s reality.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:1. Because you ate at an Indian restaurant and there is a ton of racism in people's expectations of food pricing between ethnic restaurants:

https://blogs.voanews.com/all-about-america/2016/04/13/why-americans-will-pay-more-for-french-food-than-chinese-cuisine/


2. Because food in general is cheaper in the UK as pay and disposable income are both lower than the US

3. Because you have a sample size of 1 and didn't bother to get any further data. Rania here in DC is also Michelin starred and only costs $90 for their prix-fixe menu. (70GBP) Tail Up Goat is $130 (101GBP) Whereas there are one-star restaurants in London that are significantly more expensive than the one you went to. Cycene is 195GBP, Kanesaka is a whopping 420GBP.

Is it racist to comment that 95% of Indian food is overspiced brown mush? Because that's what seems like following several trips to India and eating at both low and high end Indian diaspora restaurants (advice: Indian in Dubai is better than Indian in India, although you will get more regional variety in India, even if Dubai is still impressive in what it offers). Still, the dominance of certain cooking styles and flavors are so extensive that I don't see an advantage to high end Indian over regular Indian, I've never had fancy Indian that justified itself over street food Indian when it comes to cost. One can't say that about French or Italian where the gap between low and high end is huge.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:1. Because you ate at an Indian restaurant and there is a ton of racism in people's expectations of food pricing between ethnic restaurants:

https://blogs.voanews.com/all-about-america/2016/04/13/why-americans-will-pay-more-for-french-food-than-chinese-cuisine/


2. Because food in general is cheaper in the UK as pay and disposable income are both lower than the US

3. Because you have a sample size of 1 and didn't bother to get any further data. Rania here in DC is also Michelin starred and only costs $90 for their prix-fixe menu. (70GBP) Tail Up Goat is $130 (101GBP) Whereas there are one-star restaurants in London that are significantly more expensive than the one you went to. Cycene is 195GBP, Kanesaka is a whopping 420GBP.

Is it racist to comment that 95% of Indian food is overspiced brown mush? Because that's what seems like following several trips to India and eating at both low and high end Indian diaspora restaurants (advice: Indian in Dubai is better than Indian in India, although you will get more regional variety in India, even if Dubai is still impressive in what it offers). Still, the dominance of certain cooking styles and flavors are so extensive that I don't see an advantage to high end Indian over regular Indian, I've never had fancy Indian that justified itself over street food Indian when it comes to cost. One can't say that about French or Italian where the gap between low and high end is huge.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Love Indian food, but it is not fine dining. 125 pounds would feed a village. Indian food is rice, dals vegetables, potatoes, naan, dosas. Some meat.

What a bunch of ethnocentric bullshit*t. Italian food or French food really isn't 125 pound worthy.

Have you been to India? There's some truth to it. £125 pounds can feed a small village on their normal diet.

I've had high end Indian and everyday Indian and high end seems more about the show than the food. I don't feel or see the need to blow out on what passes for high end Indian. Ultimately all the spices run into each other. I rather prefer southern Indian.

Back to the topic, I was last in London for a week last summer. Dining out felt expensive to me because you could spend £100 for two and get an ordinary meal. Self-catering was more enjoyable.

What is self-catering?

Anonymous wrote:1. Because you ate at an Indian restaurant and there is a ton of racism in people's expectations of food pricing between ethnic restaurants:

https://blogs.voanews.com/all-about-america/2016/04/13/why-americans-will-pay-more-for-french-food-than-chinese-cuisine/


2. Because food in general is cheaper in the UK as pay and disposable income are both lower than the US

3. Because you have a sample size of 1 and didn't bother to get any further data. Rania here in DC is also Michelin starred and only costs $90 for their prix-fixe menu. (70GBP) Tail Up Goat is $130 (101GBP) Whereas there are one-star restaurants in London that are significantly more expensive than the one you went to. Cycene is 195GBP, Kanesaka is a whopping 420GBP.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Love Indian food, but it is not fine dining. 125 pounds would feed a village. Indian food is rice, dals vegetables, potatoes, naan, dosas. Some meat.

What a bunch of ethnocentric bullshit*t. Italian food or French food really isn't 125 pound worthy.

Have you been to India? There's some truth to it. £125 pounds can feed a small village on their normal diet.

I've had high end Indian and everyday Indian and high end seems more about the show than the food. I don't feel or see the need to blow out on what passes for high end Indian. Ultimately all the spices run into each other. I rather prefer southern Indian.

Back to the topic, I was last in London for a week last summer. Dining out felt expensive to me because you could spend £100 for two and get an ordinary meal. Self-catering was more enjoyable.

Anonymous wrote:How do you spend that much at pike and rose.