Comment on My world is so much better because of immigrants

• theneverfox@pawb.social ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  I think Chinese food spread was more organic, they helped each other immigrate, shared recipes, and acted almost like a franchise in how new restaurants were chosen in unserved areas and given a general playbook

  And then the Thai government did it more formally, Korean culinary movement copied the success (or maybe the other way around)

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  • TheBat@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    What I’m gathering is Indian government is incompetent af and our foods become popular on their own.

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    • BackgrndNoize@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      Yup, and we have so many different regional cuisines but you’ll mostly just find north Indian and a little bit of south Indian restaurants in the US

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    • theneverfox@pawb.social ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      I mean… They kind of didn’t though

      In major cities, sure. Even smaller ones will have Indian places. But they’re proportional to the amount of Indians in an area

      Because there’s a big difference… Everyone can go to a Chinese restaurant and confidently order. Everyone knows what sushi is, even if some people don’t eat it. Thai foods are less known, but the menus are very Americanized, so you go once and you get the idea

      I know the good Indian restaurant back home, but I only know the dishes by color. Lots of naan and wet dishes… They were good, but I couldn’t tell you what they were. And if the sign says Indian food, I don’t know what they serve. So I’ve only been to the one place

      Vindaloo and curry? That is everywhere, but I’ve never had an Indian version of it. The British spread vindaloo and curry spread itself

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      • TheBat@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

        Hopefully this guide might help you with your next Indian meal👍

        sukhis.com/indian-food-101-guide/

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