indian food vs. italian food

Automatic thread bump. This poll's results are now in.

*rolls eyes*

*lols*

*great britain*

wow. so many votes!

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

its tough to vote against risotto but sometimes you have to do it

nb: i abstained from this poll

i should have abstained. i voted indian out of ethnic pride but it was too hard a call, really.

I didnt vote, I couldnt choose.

this poll helped me choose my dinner tonight ... for real. it's gonna be chicken kashmiri!!

I'm glad to be on the right side for once

i approve

i really can't choose ... and it's a shame that my stomach has gotten so fucked up over the years that i have to take it easy when eating the finest of either of these fine cuisines. lotsa alfredo sauce and no vindaloos any more sadly ;_;

yessssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss this poll yay

saag ravioli

real talk in this thread

jeez u guys

jalfrezi u guys

eat thali every day lamp!

I love Indian Food like Chappatis, Poori, dals, rice, Saag, makki di roti etc.
I also like Indian restaurant where the Indian food is served. My Favorite Indian veg. restaurant is " Haveli - Indian Food Restaurant ".

another ilx travesty

bearing in mind that my only experience is the anglo simulacra for which i'm eternally guilty and apologize to the gods of cuisine i still think this was the right result within the confines of this entirely hypothetical split

i approve

― buzza, Monday, November 14, 2011 5:56 PM (1 year ago)

Disappointed there was no Italian-Indian fusion poll option.

Baltipizza. Vindaloosagne.

Indian on sat
Italian yesterday
Off work today

Thks obama

I made keema lasgane and chicken tikka canneloni years ago, the results were on I Love Cooking - or, since search doesn't find them, more likely on Two Weeks/Sandbox versions of that board.

Wait, I found it:

So what have you cooked lately?

indian is almost guaranteed to cause damage to my guts. or at least yr east london curry will anyway, even in the nicer places.

italian seems to be sinned against quite frequently in restaurants, so many average or below average restaurants are "italian", ime.

A bad Indian is worse than a bad Italian but there are so many bad examples of both pretty much anywhere you go. A good Indian beats a really great Italian though, even in a really good Italian restaurant you get past the antipasti/pasta courses and the options can seem nice but not terribly exciting.

i guess the thing with "Italian" is that it relies a lot on quality of ingredients - obv to a large extent all cuisine does, but a lot of Italian dishes seem to be about simple stuff presented to its best advantage. this is why i cook pasta dishes two or three times a week but don't do my own "Indian" meals anything like as often

i know that this is all very broad generalizations

Yeah I would agree with that. The best Italian meals I've had haven't been doing anything earth-shattering in theory but have just been sourced and prepared impeccably.

same with spanish imo, to an extent.

i feel like loads of great cooking prob has roots in italian ways but this isn't what many "italian" restaurants do.

microwave italian food vs microwave indian food would be a better poll

still Indian, possibly by a wider margin imo

microwave lasagne though (horse or not) is truly beautiful

whereas microwave chicken jalfrazi is always a bit..

Which foodstuff has more tomato and cheese? Hmm.

that wd normally sway me but i think i wd take "mexican" over "indian" over "italian"

I haven't looked at what won this poll, but I wanted to make clear that the results are a travesty

http://www.tablehopper.com/newsletter/061205/zantes_large.jpg

i guess the thing with "Italian" is that it relies a lot on quality of ingredients - obv to a large extent all cuisine does, but a lot of Italian dishes seem to be about simple stuff presented to its best advantage. this is why i cook pasta dishes two or three times a week but don't do my own "Indian" meals anything like as often

i know that this is all very broad generalizations

― i'm not racist, i just dislike rap (Noodle Vague), Monday, September 16, 2013 7:17 AM (5 hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

that seems accurate imo. i can buy some arugula from the farmer's market, sautee with garlic and olive oil and serve it with pasta and it's very simple and easy to prepare but delicious. indian food is definitely one my favorite cuisines but when i cook it i'm making basmati rice, a dal, vegetables, maybe some roti and pickle and it's sublime but a little more demanding

i had brilliant italian food last night (at sotto in the beverlywood section of l.a.), and today i'm going to an indian lunch buffet. i will report my findings to the thread once i am good and stuffed.

I made lamb rogan josh 2 days ago and went to Jamie's Italian yesterday. The rogan josh was amazing (and mostly out of a packet type thing, which NEVER happens) but Jamie's Italian was so full of butter and fattiness without much substance, therefore I declare Indian to be the winner.
Really into spiced cauliflower atm too yummm

Well, your first mistake was going to Jamie's Italian.

People cooking Indian from scratch will do well to remember that less is more...

our dinner at sotto was:

grilled bread with olive oil
kale/ricotta frittata
tomato-braised octopus with chickpeas (flavored with preserved lemon)
margherita pizza (with lovely char; I dipped the crust into the olive oil from the bread starter)
olive oil cake with oven-roasted grapes

just putting that out there.

wld probably still vote indian because i've had curries that have changed my life but i've eaten some v amazing italian food since this poll took place. pheasant ravioli, mint & asparagus risotto, arancini, the richest ragu, quail risotto (risotto w/ the proper finish & texture is the product of some rare magic)... these are my two fav cuisines

if you're eating both, the winner is you.

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