indian food vs. italian food

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tomato (as blood sausage)

people thought tomatoes were poisonous for ages iirc

tomato plants were used as garden plants I think?

number none OTM

those poor fools

tomatoes are a new world crop, along with the potato

always amazed me that italians have been working with tomatoes for only a few hudnred years

This thread has reminded me how much i hate when 'marinara sauce' is used by 'merkins to mean 'napoli sauce'. Anyway, this could boil down to How much time does everyone like spending in the toilet per day.

4 hours a day for me

was wondering where ur display name came from

lol

put a lot of work into it

"In certain areas of Italy, such as Florence, however, the fruit was used solely as a tabletop decoration* before it was incorporated into the local cuisine in the late 17th or early 18th century."

*ie by the Borgias

I like that they called it a day after marmite

This thread has reminded me how much i hate when 'marinara sauce' is used by 'merkins to mean 'napoli sauce'.

now we're gettin down to some kick-ass food pedantry

btw DJP Lik-M-Aid the powder ranks beneath the amazing Mexican sour sugar-and-chile powder "Brinquitos," but Lik-M-Aid sticks are generally considered an outstanding food

you sicken me

oh my god

where the hell has "Brinquitos" been all my life

Was Whiney seriously saying "italian sux bcz Chef Boyardee" or just being an arse?

I like Indian food but it doesn't like me

where the hell has "Brinquitos" been all my life

dude they are...sooo....good

what did my girlfriend buy me for my birthday in 1991? a big ol' bag of BRINQUITOS

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Assuming the ingredients are of the same quality, going with Indian.

Tough call, but I don't think there's an Italian dish I love as much as butter chicken.

real talk

cannot decide

this thread is reminding me that
a) hongry
b) i basically never ever eat italian food anymore?
c) crave indian food
d) have like a bazillion dollars worth of saffron in my kitchen right now that my mom got in Goa for like $2

I just bought saffron today for the first time ever! It reminded me of when my friend's co-worker went to Turkey on vacation and brought him back a lifetime's worth for like $15.

also just walked by a local Italian joint and sitting right there by the window was a large Indian family out for dinner

we love italian food!

I just thought it was funny, like they'd picked that particular restaurant to make me lol

chicken tikka messiah complex imo

plate of shrimp xp

When my housemates went to Turkey for holiday, I asked them to bring back saffron, but they bought back a big bag of turmeric. Dozy stoners.

indian food >>>>> italian food >>>>> english roast dinner >>>>> massive burger

now wait a damned minute

I think that's fair, no? Some days I'll swap the italian for a roast.

Saying that, some days I just want a massive burger. I never claimed consistency.

The only fair way for me to judge this is the best Indian food I've had (which was in Manchester) vs. the best Italian food I've had (which was in Italy, tho also some in NYC was close). I will go with Indian for its amazing range of textures and spices. But mostly, having considered this, I am sad that I now live in a place where you can't get either good Indian or good Italian. I guess I need to try to make some of my own.

Homemade Indian food, if made properly is really fun to prepare and eat.

esp if you own a tandoori oven

a tandoor, even

I did some Indian cooking years ago, but never enough to get good at it. Worth revisiting.

I know which of these I feel worse about indulging in 12-24 hours later.

lol catholic?

the best Indian food I've had (which was in Manchester)

The best Indian food I have eaten was in Galway. There was a maestro with spice working in that kitchen.

do you remember the place?

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*rolls eyes*

*lols*

*great britain*

wow. so many votes!

bless you, great britain, for choosing the butter chicken over the spag bol.