#i suppose it's along the same lines as me considering tex mex as having roots in mexican food despite not being exactly mexican ykno? | Explore Tumblr posts and blogs

imaginealpha · 2 years ago

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Please think about why you don’t consider BAME British people or immigrants to be ‘really’ British, and why I might have included those food cultures on purpose.

Hey, I didn't mean to imply that they're not British. I am Indian myself, and I always believed that that the food had Indian roots, not European roots. The whole "thin ice" comment was mainly a joke based on my surprise, but I'm sorry if it offended anyone.

#i suppose it's along the same lines as me considering tex mex as having roots in mexican food despite not being exactly mexican ykno?#like yeah i can understand if tikka masala originated in britain then technically it is british #which is why after googling i was like 'ok yeah i guess'#but not being british means it definitely caught me by surprise when i found out it's quite popular there #actually I've been thinking about this and to add on:#define british food to me pls bc i don't actually know what is considered culturally british #if i were to make a dish inspired by indian cuisine i would market it here as indian food not american food #but america is a hodge podge of cultures and very few things are actually considered culturally american in this country #i had thought even in britain tikka masala would be considered indian food of a sort because it is heavily inspired by indian cultural food #just like we have the separation of chinese food indian food mexican food italian food french food etc. here #and even in some places there is separation between cultural international foods and 'american' international foods #like I've been to asian restaurants that label cultural foods on their menu vs for example 'american chinese food'#so to me tikka masala would be 'british indian food' and not solely british food because the indian part is still important there #anyways this became a bit of a ramble but at the end of the day #i understand that there is rampant anti-immigrant sentiment going around that is important to combat #but please don't drop in my inbox acting like i am immediately racist for having a modicum of disbelief #i really did not appreciate waking up to what felt like an attack on a monday morning #im sure you meant well and are probably tired of seeing actual racism in your notes #and as a child of immigrants i appreciate you sticking up for immigrants #esp since you may be one yourself idk #just please keep in mind that people do have different experiences and perspectives that aren't characterized the same as yours #because it did come off a little abrasive

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