Dear Elizabeth - please take some time to actually learn some history before spouting off complete nonsense surrounding the origins of 'chicken tikka masala.' First off the dish DID not come from/or was not brought back from India - its NOT an Indian dish (if you ask anyone in India who has never been to Britain they will not know what you are talking about - they don't even know what the word curry means) the term literally translates to OK chicken masala!!!! Secondly, although you allude to the mysterious origins of this dish its common knowledge that it was developed not by some English colonialist or even during the period of colonialism (which ended in 1947) but by a Pakistani immigrant called Ali in SCOTLAND in 1975!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! who actually passed away not that long ago. The dish has nothing to do with colonialism, was never brought from India it does not even exist in India and wasn't even invented BY AN INDIAN!!!!!! but yes the guy came over and was able to start a new life in the UK because of colonialism roots (yes - so it would be reasonable to assume that colonialism played a positive role in his life) and his dish has ONLY became famous because of the kind, embracing and welcoming approach to other cultures by the British - if British people had not gone into his restaurant and trusted his food it would never be a popular mainstay dish like it is - THINK before you spout nonsense and vitriol. Before you try and virtue signal consider how insulting you are to the inventor of this amazing British dish!!!! RIP ALI and maybe consider that the britisher wasn't the only colonial power the world has ever known i beg you visit the arab empire and see how welcoming they are to indians - it might wake you up past woke.
The writer of this article should be embarrassed at the extent to which she has subjectively lied throughout it. What's made even worse is the fact that even the key points she makes are deeply wrong. On top of what you just said in this reply, actual national data shows that the writer has completely lied: https://yougov.co.uk/consumer/articles/23758-classic-british-cuisine-ranked-britons + https://yougov.co.uk/ratings/consumer/popularity/british-dishes/all. To the writer of this article - If you're going to write a very bias opinion piece, at least don't blatantly lie and try to hide you dislike for a country to a better extent. Gutter journalism at it's finest.
Dear Elizabeth - please take some time to actually learn some history before spouting off complete nonsense surrounding the origins of 'chicken tikka masala.' First off the dish DID not come from/or was not brought back from India - its NOT an Indian dish (if you ask anyone in India who has never been to Britain they will not know what you are talking about - they don't even know what the word curry means) the term literally translates to OK chicken masala!!!! Secondly, although you allude to the mysterious origins of this dish its common knowledge that it was developed not by some English colonialist or even during the period of colonialism (which ended in 1947) but by a Pakistani immigrant called Ali in SCOTLAND in 1975!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! who actually passed away not that long ago. The dish has nothing to do with colonialism, was never brought from India it does not even exist in India and wasn't even invented BY AN INDIAN!!!!!! but yes the guy came over and was able to start a new life in the UK because of colonialism roots (yes - so it would be reasonable to assume that colonialism played a positive role in his life) and his dish has ONLY became famous because of the kind, embracing and welcoming approach to other cultures by the British - if British people had not gone into his restaurant and trusted his food it would never be a popular mainstay dish like it is - THINK before you spout nonsense and vitriol. Before you try and virtue signal consider how insulting you are to the inventor of this amazing British dish!!!! RIP ALI and maybe consider that the britisher wasn't the only colonial power the world has ever known i beg you visit the arab empire and see how welcoming they are to indians - it might wake you up past woke.
The writer of this article should be embarrassed at the extent to which she has subjectively lied throughout it. What's made even worse is the fact that even the key points she makes are deeply wrong. On top of what you just said in this reply, actual national data shows that the writer has completely lied: https://yougov.co.uk/consumer/articles/23758-classic-british-cuisine-ranked-britons + https://yougov.co.uk/ratings/consumer/popularity/british-dishes/all. To the writer of this article - If you're going to write a very bias opinion piece, at least don't blatantly lie and try to hide you dislike for a country to a better extent. Gutter journalism at it's finest.
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"However, the folks across the pond overwhelmingly voted chicken tikka masala as England's national dish"... You say this yet supply zero evidence, as it's not true. You've lied as you have probably heard it from false TikTok commentators who have said so often for a motivated reason. National YouGov Data constantly presents the accurate picture: https://yougov.co.uk/consumer/articles/23758-classic-british-cuisine-ranked-britons + https://yougov.co.uk/ratings/consumer/popularity/british-dishes/all.