I answered I'm not sure, on one hand I love Chinese, but on the other I love Chai, niece.
Full disclosure: I am Anglo-Indian myself. What follows is a long winded question.
To be Indian(or Pakistani, in my case) or be British, that is the Anglo Indian dilemma, at least, in my own personal case. I descend from Anglo roots on both sides of my family, both from Colonial military and “railway caste” backgrounds. It’s a messy background.
This has been a topic of discussion among my friends and family for years at this point. The Anglo-Indian “dilemma”, and how a person of that descent deals with the day to day challenges of that, has been a factor in my life since the day I was old enough to understand it.
What first made me realize this was a thing was when my younger sister said “Why do you hate being brown?”. She was young, but old enough to understand what she was asking. I don’t remember what I said, but it wasn’t a good answer.
I grew up in rural Alberta, with our parents having emigrated there when I was 3. We spoke English primarily, with Urdu being my parents secret language used to communicate just between them. I was never taught it. I have yet to ask why. Being Anglo-Indian meant we were among the only ethnic people in town, a curiosity for the most part.
Sure, there was a lot of minor racism but nothing my parents couldn’t handle. Nothing truly spoken with malice, at least not often. We were well thought of, considered the model hard-working immigrant family. 9/11 changed that.
My parents immediately got the flak. We had never shied away from being Pakistani, that caught up with us now. I went from being that eccentric kid to being a “terrorist kid”, and that seriously changes you. While for my parents the situation normalized as they clarified our position, the bullying never abated for me.
I made a choice; I chose to be as white as possible. I became aggressively patriotic, a child obsessed with making the terrorists pay. When I saw a Canadian Army recruiter, I legitimately tried to join. The recruiter thought this was the cutest thing ever, and my proud parents agreed.
It made little difference. I was still bullied. My friends were mostly other outcasts and minorities. But of all things, the Catholic school board “saved” me. All the ostracized kids had moved there. Safety in a group.
My sister in kindergarten was bullied too. She was told by kids that their parents didn’t want them to play together, as she wasn’t the same colour.
We moved to Ontario. Suddenly there was diversity everywhere. But suddenly I wasn’t “brown” e
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I would love to explore indian cuisine but have a mild allergy to ginger. I know a lot of curry dishes have ginger in them but would love to experience some with possibly the ginger taken out or having a dish that does not have that ingredient.
Are there any restaurants anyone knows that are willing to accomodate my allergy? Or tell me what doesn't have ginger in which dish? Or can I contact someone local who could make some things for me? TIA!
So I’m an Australian, and as white as Vanilla Ice, but I’m a big fan of Team India and especially love the retro ODI shirt which I’d love to wear.
However I’ve wondered if this might be considered wrong or even offensive to Indians. I can’t recall ever seeing others of my unfortunate complexion and nationality wearing India merch.
So what are your opinions? Can I do this?
There is a lot of discussion on this sub about flavors and cooking recipes but not as much discussion on textures. I'm a someone who is sensitive to textures in a dish that result from cooking ingredients in a certain way. For instance, I'm not a fan of okra unless it's made crispy. I can't stand mushy okra in bhindi fry or bhindi masala. One of the reasons I don't use frozen okra or order from restaurant unless I know they use fresh okra and make it crispy. Or paneer if it isn't soft I am not going to enjoy it.
What are some of yours? Is it primarily the way certain ingredients are cooked or is it the ingredient itself?
Indian cuisines
As tempting this is to say when you see a white person’s face turns red eating Sambar, there are plenty of Indian cuisines and Indian dishes that aren’t in general spicy for the appetizers and main course.
In general, telugu food tends to be on the spicy end while Marathi food tends to be on the milder end.
But just about every Indian cuisine regardless of which part of india has mild dishes Eg malai kofta and dal tadka and hot dishes Eg Mirch masala and chicken 65
Hey, y’all!
I’m in meal planning mode and am looking to expand my repertoire of meals lol
I shop at TJs every week but I have not looked at the summer sauces or Indian packets/pouches. I know they have a good selection of frozen meals.
My question is, what jarred/packets does TJs have? Do they still have the paneer cheese? Or was the paneer cheese a Costco thing?
Thanks in advance!
I heard that Asian foods are for the fibers, vitamins, antioxidants, proteins, lack of meats and dairies. But I also know a lot of Asian food has those things in there like curry's, a lot of Asian and Japanese foods, I know Thai foods are centered more around vegetables and plants. I don't know which cuisine is the healthiest tho, if it even is an Asian cuisine. So does anyone know lol? This should be a good conversation
While making stuffing today, I decided to add some thyme, sage, and rosemary to the oil I was heating up to saute the celery, leeks, and mushrooms.
It might be a placebo effect, but frying the spices seemed to intensify their flavor. This was honestly one of the better stuffings I have made.
I'm curious if this technique is used in the recipes of other cuisines?
When cooking, im thinking i need to add a wok pan in my cabinet. Do i have the right idea here? Is there something better ?
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What ingredients are commonly used in South Indian cuisine?
Title kinda says it all. What should I make? It’s a large steamer basket. Dumplings? Fish? Tofu? Veggies? Noodskies?
I have seen stories and videos coming out of Singapore showing racist attacks and stories of systemic discrimination against Indians in Singapore. In legal writing, acts of racial discrimination are illegal in Singapore but it is rampant and often swept under the rug by the majority and influential Chinese population. According to a documentary by Vice, It's perfectly fine for a Chinese property manager to refuse to rent housing to Indians because of their cooking and odor.
Meanwhile, I hear that Anglo countries like Australia, Canada, New Zealand, U.K or the U.S are better for Indians to live in because racism and discrimination are condemned by the greater society and the society does not generally accept racism and discrimination in the same way that it would be in Singapore.
What do you think? Is Singapore worse for Indians than Western Anglo countries? If anyone who has lived in Singapore and a Western Anglo country can provide a perspective on this, that would be awesome!
I see plenty of articles and stories of the reverse, where British cuisine was influenced heavily by India, but culture flows both ways. The only explicit things I'm aware of is Vindaloo which is a dish that is Portuguese in origin, and the popularization of tea when the British introduced tea cuttings that were used to grow a domestic industry and led to it becoming popular.
Besides obvious things like New World ingredients, were there British dishes or methods of cooking that were adopted at large?
I heard that Asian foods are for the fibers, vitamins, antioxidants, proteins, lack of meats and dairies. But I also know a lot of Asian food has those things in there like curry's, a lot of Asian and Japanese foods, I know Thai foods are centered more around vegetables and plants. I don't know which cuisine is the healthiest tho, if it even is an Asian cuisine. So does anyone know lol? This should be a good conversation
I heard that Asian foods are for the fibers, vitamins, antioxidants, proteins, lack of meats and dairies. But I also know a lot of Asian food has those things in there like curry's, a lot of Asian and Japanese foods, I know Thai foods are centered more around vegetables and plants. I don't know which cuisine is the healthiest tho, if it even is an Asian cuisine. So does anyone know lol? This should be a good conversation
