I have to be honest, since I left the UK 24+ years ago gor Aus, I found so many other foods that British Indian curry has been so far on my list - the most popular back then was rogan josh!... But visiting the UK maybe 5 years ago, the other food was so bad I ended up trying curry.. I made the mistake of ordering paneer palak (not sure why it became cheddar melted on spinach! Lol).... So in local areas don't order actual indian food.... Hemingway's british indian curry was less offensive.... I'd prefer a south indian Thali....but then I'd prefer Thai Moo Krata much more....
Potatoes(chips) tomatoes beans chocolate vanilla pineapple sweet and hot pepper all varities (paprpika)squash yucca/casava berries which includes strawberries pineapple quinoa CORN all native to america who did not show in european food and the rest of the world until 16th century with out chili and tomato paste is tika masala is it the same, fish and chips with out chips ....
It's great to see immigrants to the uk talking about what they like about britain, the american guy's enthusiasm about curry sauce and chips and the german guy talking about mushy peas in the fish and chips video was kinda heartwarming, would be good to see more of that kind of stuff, we could do with a bit of positivity in this country.
we're doing fine and we're the best country at this despite a few outliers. Last month's chaos fizzled out because the vast vast majority are not like that.
The only things that immigrants to the UK like are the welfare benefits and that we throw money at them. The UK Govt let in over 700,000 legal ones and almost 300,000 illegal ones last year.
@@surfleetsurfer6370 I don't doubt there are many who abuse the system, come over with ill intent or refuse to integrate, and I agree somewhat that mass immigration without proper processing is an issue, but there are many who come to work honest jobs, study, raise their kids in what's supposed to be a safe and free country, provide essential services like GPs, care workers, etc, or just love our culture and want to be a part of it. That's the perspective I want to see. I believe, as with almost any issue there isn't a simple answer, and the only real solution is to be found through proper processing, hard work and a lot of money being spent making sure that those who do want to contribute and commit to integrating get to stay and those who don't have to leave. But it's not easy and simple and hate isn't going to get us there.
@@dumbguy1007 I am pro proportionate immigration and a proud UK citizen, proud of our culture. But of all the jobs created by the UK Govt over the last 20 years, 73% of them have been given to immigrants. Charity and our culture begins at home, with our elderly (I’m one), our disabled, our less fortunate, our working class (I’m one of those too). It does not begin with immigrants, especially not illegal ones, at the expense of our own.
@@surfleetsurfer6370 I see what you are saying and I largely agree, but categorising all immigrants as illegal or here for benefits isn't really helpful, if anything the more productive approach would be to side with those immigrants who do care for and contribute to this country as every immigrant who abuses the system is helping to invalidate their hard work. This is not just the responsibility of the government but of natives communities to help understand the nuances of the situation and the difficult choices and also of the immigrant communities to make sure that their members are showing the best sides of the group and being an asset to the UK and valuing what we provide for them. I've lived and worked in an area dominated by immigrant communities so I know how rough those areas can be, and they aren't blameless in this, but more division isn't going to help find a proper solution. I would also point out that my original example was of a German and an American/Canadian, not exactly people here for benefits or even in mass numbers.
Indian food is to Britain as Mexican food is to America. Both foods have similar hebs and spices. I have made chicken tikka masala burritos before. So good!
This is what Britain is about! There’s something special about the way that it’s something not (exactly) of British origin that we consider the national dish. It shows that deep down, we’re all better together 💪
So funny that you ended your curry journey getting a bit loose with your brother and ordering in a takeaway curry. I can't think of anything more British than that.
@@piccalillipit9211 Bulgaria was looking like a super escape destination from uk till they voted Brexit and sealed us up here. What’s it’s actually like?
@@jobbingactor I live in Burgas - if you look it you there is a T shape in the water - as you look at the coast I am just to the left of that T. My rent is £130 a month on a good sized 1 bedroomed apartment - 5 rooms total 2 balconies. What is it like - VERY different to the UK but I love it. If you come here want to be a Brit abroad like they are in Spain, you will NOT like it. I live in an apartment block ofg 85 families and I have NEVER felt more like I live in a village than I do here - and I moved from an actual village in the UK. Its a 15 minute city so everything I want is in walking distance, I have to go to the centre about once a month.
@@piccalillipit9211 On the contrary, its the stereo typical ones that you mention Id like to get away from. I was ruined in my younger years living in remote countryside, and now live in a modern, dense estate. Absolutely hate it. No garden to grow anything, litter, graffiti. Should never have watched the Waltons on TV because, thats kinda what Id like. Coast would be nice though.
This is what Britain is all about. We need to focus more on the positives. Thanks for the great video. I do not eat meat or dairy (I do not claim the vegan label) but I eat a lot of plant based curries. It's the best food.
Sake Deen Mohammed, briefly shown on a Blue Plaque in your excellent video ( and one of your best ) , was a fascinating character as he is said to have been the first person to introduce Indian cuisine and Shampoo Baths to Britain. He also wrote the first book in English by an Indian and was by profession a soldier and a surgeon. " Sake" means venerable, and denoted his high social status in India, He built and ran a famous Shampoo Bath in Brighton, my home town, in 1821 known as " The Indian Medicated Vapour Baths", run by one of his sons, and spent the last years of his life there, dying in Brighton aged 91 in 1851 and is buried in the graveyard of the historic St. Nicholas Church in Brighton as he had converted to Christianity. His book " The Travels of Dean Mahomet ", published in 1794, is a travel book and an autobiography detailing his life from birth in " Hindoostan" and how he later followed his British commanding officer to Ireland, where he learned English, eloped and married an Irish girl. He's well worth a video on his own! He seems to have had two wives, both English and he often dressed as an Early Victorian gentleman. Unless I am wrong he appears to have been married to both wives at the same time, which as a Shia Muslim he could do: English law must have been quite lenient then as the second marriage was illegal!
Indian food in the UK is 10x better than in India. Yes, I've been to India and spent a long time there. They have exported the best of their cuisine. It's not even close. Same can't be said about any of the other 80 countries I've been to - it's usually better in the actual country but not India.
@@M88ULV fair enough. I've not been to India and with my pakistani heritage I doubt I'll get the chance. My Indian friends and colleagues however would say the opposite in regards to the food being better than in the UK. I'm sure preference plays into it.
@@M88ULVmost idiotic opinion. Even Gordon Ramsay and Anthony Bourdain and Marco Pierre White would disagree with you. Not to mention the slop you eat in the UK is a perverted version of amateur Bangladeshi cuisine, it’s not even representative of proper Mughal cuisine, which is only found in North India.
@@davidholgate123 True, 85-90% of 'Indian' restaurants are owned by Bangladeshis e.g. the ones on Brick Lane. Even the guy who invented the chicken tikka masala (RIP to him) was actually born in Bangladesh. But for some reason the newspapers referred to him as Pakistani, probably because prior to independence in 1971, Bangladesh was temporarily called East Pakistan.
I cook my own. With tips from my dear friend of Indian origin. It doesn't resemble anything like some takeaways. Not putting people down doing take outs. Its a patchy thing. Fusion has a positive effect in general.
Living in Thailand the 3 things I do when I return home are, Go for a proper greasy spoon full English breakfast, an Indian and then a Chinese. Delish!!!!!!!!!!
I would actually like a US version of this video to explain americas relationship with butter chicken. I assume its linked to a successful marketing campaign or such
The reason we’re turning away from fish and chips is that fish is extortionate these days, especially cod and haddock. Chicken is dirt cheap so curries can sell for less so the poor can buy more for less.
True. Plus most chip shops can't seem to get the basics right, like chips. And you either get very few chips or too many so you always tend to over order.
Best curry I ever had was in The Balti, Matlock Bath in Derbyshire. I make my own now and have become quite good at it. My favorite cuisine by a million light years. 🥘 Chicken Dopiaza is the best, big chunks of green peppers and onions in a tomato medium spiced sauce with a keema naan... 🤤
I always buy a Phall from my local Indian restaurant whenever I have a bad cold. The ghost peppers seem clear up my sinuses in an instant. Even thought it's ridiculously hot, it's still very tasty.
Bucking the trend here. I have had Fish & Chips on many occasions this year, not had an Indian meal, Chinese meal but have had a couple of pizzas. Number 1 for me remains Fish & Chips. Fortunate enough to have a couple of excellent Chippies to choose from.
home made curry in the 1970s always included apples and currants, Curry powder. i didn't like it, when i first had dahl and rice it was the best thing i ever had though
Yes, we've got grooming gangs attacking young girls on an industrial scale, knife crime, acid attacks, being a minority in our own major cities - but hey, for a tasty curry those are small sacrifices to make!
@@merasmussen82 I think uk should do something serious about illegal immigrants. For curry you can make it for yourself, it's not like you make most authentic indian curry anyways.
No, the protests aren't against immigration. The protests are against not sensibly controlling the quantity & quality of people who come to the UK because it causes issues (Overcrowding / Standard of public services drop / Average wage drops / People can't afford to buy or rent property / Harder to find a job because there's more competition / Higher crime / People with problematic attitudes etc). Immigration causes the UK population to increase by 680K+ per year which is unsustainable.
Your 'cheapest house in Leeds' video followed this on YT for me and in that you are walking past a row of shops talking about bordered up shops. One of those shops was the best curryhouse in the UK for many years, Hansas Gujurati, until Hansa retired a couple of years back. Now the Regency Club in London is probably my favourite.
Fish and chip shops are very expensive and are ripping its customers off by serving whiting and pollock and passing it off as haddock or cod. Recipe for disaster for them. Such a shame.
@@wanderingturnip best curry I’ve had was back in Scarborough, quite surprisingly, a Chilli 🌶️ Massala, absolutely red hot but full of taste. Place is called Tikka Tikka on Castle Road.
Theres a place I've discovered in Manchester that does alternative Indian food such as Naan rolls and curry tacos called Rola Wala which has slowly become my go to place for a quick bite when I'm in the city - i'd definitly recommend it next time you are in Manchester it's on Deansgate, a far cry away from the curry mile EDIT: ironically, it looks like you passed it at 14:56
I have to say. Some of the funniest nights we had when we were young. Was having a skinful followed by a vindaloo. To this day, I've never had one sober (can only manage a madras). But a bunch of young drunk lads, sitting around the restaurant table, eyes tearing making throat-cooling noises and having no idea why you were doing it to yourself. Was, looking back, pretty stupid.😂😂
Awww that was such a great video David. Lovely to see so many people talking to ya and the helpful restauranteers too. I loved that young girl who did your naan bread she had the most beautiful smile. Well done on another great British walkabout it made me feel like I was really with you talking to the people. Thanks mate 👍🥰
The young chef in Bardez is a little star and this guy dreaming of curry’s past 💭 what a character. I hope he finds that flavour again someday! Living in Leicester we’re spoilt for choice too.
Yet another great video about a cuisine we all love, and as usual you loved making & tasting it LoL. On a side note well done on your filming, audio and editing, you can really see how hard you have work on all and improved along the way.
I went to school on Denison Rd at the back of Wilmslow Rd (curry mile) in the 80s. There was a sweet shop which made them from pistachios and coconut etc... Bloody lovely!!!
To me I love chicken tikka masala and many other Indo-Pak food because I'm use to them growing up with them and I love trying food from different places around the world. I love fish and chips but I had one time at fancy restaurant (my brother and I) it was 40 pounds which translated into $60 USD. But seeing a local chippy shop looks so good.
@@Tuelis97 hahaha I hear you! You've definitely got good options for ethnic food in Roma though. We live in Avigliano Umbro. Terni is our closest curry spot but it never comes close to a traditional British curry.
Kashmiri Masala Chicken and a tomato based sauce with Mango Chutney added for balance is amazing. If you want to go hotter add a little Naga chilli. As for Chicken tikka masala, it is for wimps, no heat. I lived in Birmingham for a while and the Balti there is the best I ever had.
I am definitely conflicted. As an American living in a very sunny/dry/warm climate, I find the climate in Britain shit. But, you have ubiquitous fish-and-chips (cod not halibut thank you), Harrod’s, the V&A, French and Saunders, superb curry restaurants, and Will Mellor. So, Britannia does rule. (Points deducted for Nigel Farage and Jacob Rees-Mogg.)
I hope you find a cure for your Farage-phobia. He talks sense 👍. Not much we can do about our climate - oh, wait, ‘climate change’ might be the solution 😂
The claims made about the ‘inventor’ of the tikka masala seem tenuous. It seems the yarn about the tomato soup was completely fabricated by a curry guide writer called Peter Grove and the Cinnamon Club owner. He even admits to it in an article. The story told by the son of Ali Ahmed is just a regurgitation of this same story. Why would an Indian restaurant have tins of tomato soup anyway, and why wouldn’t he have just put the dry chicken in an already established creamy gravy sauce like butter chicken sauce or a korma sauce? It just doesn’t add up, and I think the more likely (and less interesting) truth about CTM is that it was never really ‘invented’ at all from an inception standpoint, but simply developed over a number of years as a variation of butter chicken, during a time when butter was starting to fall out of favour as an unhealthy option.
i like this Channel its gives a honest and open view of everyday life living in The UK past and present the change and decline of reality as the years go by .
Have a wonder around Thomas St in Manchester City Centre. 3 old school cheap curry houses..Yadgar, Al Faisal and the best This & That. Defo worth a vid Dave...enjoyed this one😊👍
Fascinating vlog! It's incredible how "British" a Chicken Tikka Masala is.. I heard several stories about how it was invented.. in the 70s to adapt to Western tastes.. Who knows for sure, but in india the food is quite different.. Great vlog! Loved it.. and well done on the sponsor, David.. 👏
I’ve got a really old Shish Mahal cook book , all the old favourites are there and I’ve tried a few , Madras. Ceylon, Dhansak etc and they all taste superb , just like the restaurant .
I have Fish chips and curry from the chinese, my missus always said I was ruining it until last week! Were camping in Castleton in the Peak District and we went in the Black Bull for a meal, she ordered Fish goujons and chips, but didn't realise it had the English curry Dinaclass smothered in it, her face was a picture, until that is she tried it! She liked it and has now joined the Darkside!
It was Portugal that set up the spice routes, 50 years of local trading saw the legitimate trading ports in Goa, Macau etc . The Portuguese introduced chilli to India and amongst a whole lot of other things to Britain … tea
And? Portugal didn’t set up the silk route for the spice trade. They were mere glorified messengers and middlemen. Imagine merely taking goods from one part of the globe to another and talking about it like it’s a grand achievement. Why is it always Portuguese talking about these things? Because currently Portugal is a mess? You lot were never great and still aren’t.
@@rtry2072 By the early 16th century the Portuguese (with maritime expertise) had complete control of the African sea route, which extended through a long network of routes that linked three oceans, from the Moluccas (the Spice Islands) in the Pacific Ocean limits, through Malacca, Kerala and Sri Lanka, to Lisbon in Portugal. Portugal was able to monopolise the stream of merchandise from Asia by blockading the entrance to the Red Sea and the Gulf and diverting supplies via the Cape of Good instead of via the Mediterranean.
Great video, thanks for your efforts. Quite a difference between Pakistani and Indian chicken masala, I love both, but my favourite dish is lamb handi with spinach.
The story I heard was it was invented in London brick lane…….in any event we have lots of curry’s with sause which taste the same or similar so the truth is every Indian had a version of it so no one person can say they invented it they may have popularised it….and that’s about it…not invented it…fact..
I buy the sauce in the grocery store and doctor it with red onion, garam masala and hot peppers 🌶️. Always sauté the chicken before simmering. Love it!!! This is the only time I’ll drink a lager. Essential.
Thank you for the video. It was marvellous really. I have watched a lot of your videos because they are never click-baity; they take the viewer on a quest; they are delivered with genuine interest ( chimneys !) and they, in their own way, are culturally authentic - they could only be delivered by an Englishman. From Australia. For what it's worth.
All i ate for years was tikka masala. Its the go too curry! Been experimenting with different ones the past few years, theres so many good ones! Lamb bhuna is the current favourite. Im surprised tikka is the national dish, though. I'd definitely get that question wrong.
The last time I was in the UK, I didn't go out for chicken tikka masala. My background is Trinidadian, so we have our version of curry occasionally. It looks so good, so the next time I'm in England, I'll try it.
An authentic curry house I would recommend is the Kismot in Edinburgh. Home of the "Kismot Killer" (the world's hottest curry - which I haven't tried as that particular dish is best left to drunk yobs and stag-do events!)
In Late 1980s, I was with mates every evening trying out a TINDALOO, its a made up name. Basically Vindaloo with loads more chilies added on. But being lads aged around 20s then, with loads of Tennent's Extra in our bellies, we loved it.
Often take a can on my camping trips. The MandS version is the best of all supermarket versions, pricey at £4 a tin, but good amount of meat, good sauce and spicing and good for morale when you're in the middle of nowhere.
You need to go to Ocean Road in South Shields. I've lived in Dubai for the last 14 years or so, and it's the one thing I miss. Real Indian and Pakistani curries aren't the same - A Bangladeshi-English curry!
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Another banger video. Love a good curry.
I have to be honest, since I left the UK 24+ years ago gor Aus, I found so many other foods that British Indian curry has been so far on my list - the most popular back then was rogan josh!... But visiting the UK maybe 5 years ago, the other food was so bad I ended up trying curry.. I made the mistake of ordering paneer palak (not sure why it became cheddar melted on spinach! Lol).... So in local areas don't order actual indian food.... Hemingway's british indian curry was less offensive.... I'd prefer a south indian Thali....but then I'd prefer Thai Moo Krata much more....
Potatoes(chips) tomatoes beans chocolate vanilla pineapple sweet and hot pepper all varities (paprpika)squash yucca/casava berries which includes strawberries pineapple quinoa CORN all native to america who did not show in european food and the rest of the world until 16th century with out chili and tomato paste is tika masala is it the same, fish and chips with out chips ....
Top of the list that these immigrants like about the UK are the endless Welfare Benefits. At our expense.
It's like that guy was waiting all his life for someone to ask him about his best curry ever 😅
He's travelled the world in search of the same curry but is still searching 🙏
Reminds me of the U2 song "I still haven't found what I have been looking for" Lol😅😅😅😅
naan oven lady is a ray of sunshine
Yeah, I agree 👍 12:57
Adorable
Yeah I'd tap that.
I was very Nigella Lawson vibes from her 😂😂😂
It's great to see immigrants to the uk talking about what they like about britain, the american guy's enthusiasm about curry sauce and chips and the german guy talking about mushy peas in the fish and chips video was kinda heartwarming, would be good to see more of that kind of stuff, we could do with a bit of positivity in this country.
we're doing fine and we're the best country at this despite a few outliers. Last month's chaos fizzled out because the vast vast majority are not like that.
The only things that immigrants to the UK like are the welfare benefits and that we throw money at them. The UK Govt let in over 700,000 legal ones and almost 300,000 illegal ones last year.
@@surfleetsurfer6370 I don't doubt there are many who abuse the system, come over with ill intent or refuse to integrate, and I agree somewhat that mass immigration without proper processing is an issue, but there are many who come to work honest jobs, study, raise their kids in what's supposed to be a safe and free country, provide essential services like GPs, care workers, etc, or just love our culture and want to be a part of it. That's the perspective I want to see.
I believe, as with almost any issue there isn't a simple answer, and the only real solution is to be found through proper processing, hard work and a lot of money being spent making sure that those who do want to contribute and commit to integrating get to stay and those who don't have to leave. But it's not easy and simple and hate isn't going to get us there.
@@dumbguy1007 I am pro proportionate immigration and a proud UK citizen, proud of our culture. But of all the jobs created by the UK Govt over the last 20 years, 73% of them have been given to immigrants. Charity and our culture begins at home, with our elderly (I’m one), our disabled, our less fortunate, our working class (I’m one of those too). It does not begin with immigrants, especially not illegal ones, at the expense of our own.
@@surfleetsurfer6370 I see what you are saying and I largely agree, but categorising all immigrants as illegal or here for benefits isn't really helpful, if anything the more productive approach would be to side with those immigrants who do care for and contribute to this country as every immigrant who abuses the system is helping to invalidate their hard work. This is not just the responsibility of the government but of natives communities to help understand the nuances of the situation and the difficult choices and also of the immigrant communities to make sure that their members are showing the best sides of the group and being an asset to the UK and valuing what we provide for them. I've lived and worked in an area dominated by immigrant communities so I know how rough those areas can be, and they aren't blameless in this, but more division isn't going to help find a proper solution.
I would also point out that my original example was of a German and an American/Canadian, not exactly people here for benefits or even in mass numbers.
love how everyone's face lights up at the mention of 'Curry'...really enjoyable watch...good stuff Turnip ☘☘
The staff at The Bardez, what truly lovely and accommodating people!
Indian food is to Britain as Mexican food is to America. Both foods have similar hebs and spices. I have made chicken tikka masala burritos before. So good!
This is what Britain is about! There’s something special about the way that it’s something not (exactly) of British origin that we consider the national dish. It shows that deep down, we’re all better together 💪
Oh, well done sir. This is a superb development on your channel. Explore more foods!
That's the plan!
So funny that you ended your curry journey getting a bit loose with your brother and ordering in a takeaway curry. I can't think of anything more British than that.
*15 YEARS IN BULGARIA* and the thing I miss the MOST is a curry
2nd is fish and chips
Also imported
@@piccalillipit9211 Bulgaria was looking like a super escape destination from uk till they voted Brexit and sealed us up here. What’s it’s actually like?
@@jobbingactor I live in Burgas - if you look it you there is a T shape in the water - as you look at the coast I am just to the left of that T.
My rent is £130 a month on a good sized 1 bedroomed apartment - 5 rooms total 2 balconies.
What is it like - VERY different to the UK but I love it. If you come here want to be a Brit abroad like they are in Spain, you will NOT like it. I live in an apartment block ofg 85 families and I have NEVER felt more like I live in a village than I do here - and I moved from an actual village in the UK. Its a 15 minute city so everything I want is in walking distance, I have to go to the centre about once a month.
@@piccalillipit9211 On the contrary, its the stereo typical ones that you mention Id like to get away from. I was ruined in my younger years living in remote countryside, and now live in a modern, dense estate. Absolutely hate it. No garden to grow anything, litter, graffiti. Should never have watched the Waltons on TV because, thats kinda what Id like. Coast would be nice though.
@@piccalillipit9211 "they dont use the pound lol " its the euro
This is what Britain is all about. We need to focus more on the positives. Thanks for the great video. I do not eat meat or dairy (I do not claim the vegan label) but I eat a lot of plant based curries. It's the best food.
I make an amazing sweet potato Balti. In another life I'll make one for you
I grew up on the curry mile in manchester. Loved every moment of it. Large kebabs for 2 quid with a can of pop in the nineties.
Yea those were the days kebabs were so cheap back then...you could eat like a king for like £10!
Yep I used to love going to the Rusholme Chippy for a kebab at 4am for a couple of quid, can't beat it, not sure if its even there still!
Sake Deen Mohammed, briefly shown on a Blue Plaque in your excellent video ( and one of your best ) , was a fascinating character as he is said to have been the first person to introduce Indian cuisine and Shampoo Baths to Britain. He also wrote the first book in English by an Indian and was by profession a soldier and a surgeon. " Sake" means venerable, and denoted his high social status in India,
He built and ran a famous Shampoo Bath in Brighton, my home town, in 1821 known as " The Indian Medicated Vapour Baths", run by one of his sons, and spent the last years of his life there, dying in Brighton aged 91 in 1851 and is buried in the graveyard of the historic St. Nicholas Church in Brighton as he had converted to Christianity.
His book " The Travels of Dean Mahomet ", published in 1794, is a travel book and an autobiography detailing his life from birth in " Hindoostan" and how he later followed his British commanding officer to Ireland, where he learned English, eloped and married an Irish girl.
He's well worth a video on his own! He seems to have had two wives, both English and he often dressed as an Early Victorian gentleman. Unless I am wrong he appears to have been married to both wives at the same time, which as a Shia Muslim he could do: English law must have been quite lenient then as the second marriage was illegal!
That guy listing all countries he's tried a curry in. Someone should tell him about India 😂
Indian food in the UK is 10x better than in India. Yes, I've been to India and spent a long time there. They have exported the best of their cuisine. It's not even close. Same can't be said about any of the other 80 countries I've been to - it's usually better in the actual country but not India.
@@M88ULV fair enough. I've not been to India and with my pakistani heritage I doubt I'll get the chance. My Indian friends and colleagues however would say the opposite in regards to the food being better than in the UK. I'm sure preference plays into it.
At least he didn't list countries where he'd had fish and chips washed down with a pint of Tetley Mild.
@@M88ULVmost idiotic opinion. Even Gordon Ramsay and Anthony Bourdain and Marco Pierre White would disagree with you. Not to mention the slop you eat in the UK is a perverted version of amateur Bangladeshi cuisine, it’s not even representative of proper Mughal cuisine, which is only found in North India.
@@davidholgate123 True, 85-90% of 'Indian' restaurants are owned by Bangladeshis e.g. the ones on Brick Lane. Even the guy who invented the chicken tikka masala (RIP to him) was actually born in Bangladesh. But for some reason the newspapers referred to him as Pakistani, probably because prior to independence in 1971, Bangladesh was temporarily called East Pakistan.
I cook my own. With tips from my dear friend of Indian origin. It doesn't resemble anything like some takeaways. Not putting people down doing take outs. Its a patchy thing. Fusion has a positive effect in general.
Living in Thailand the 3 things I do when I return home are, Go for a proper greasy spoon full English breakfast, an Indian and then a Chinese. Delish!!!!!!!!!!
The last vid you did cost me $25 for fish and chips. Luckily this time, I have butter chicken and chicken tiki masala in the freezer!
FISH AND CHIPS 25 QUID F ME, DID THEY CHARGE FOR THE SALT AND THE NEWSPAPER IT WAS WRAPPED IN, HOW MUCH FOR THE C TIKI MASALA , LEFT UK 30 YEARS AGO
I would actually like a US version of this video to explain americas relationship with butter chicken. I assume its linked to a successful marketing campaign or such
Here in the states, at least the West Coast, if you say "I'm going for a curry", people will think you are going for Thai food.
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@@Go-lova hahahahah
Thai curries are the best. ❤ the Massaman hot and spicy. Also Thai green. Yum.
Lol! True!
I always think Nepali bc that’s the only curry spot near me lol but it’s amazing
The reason we’re turning away from fish and chips is that fish is extortionate these days, especially cod and haddock. Chicken is dirt cheap so curries can sell for less so the poor can buy more for less.
True. Plus most chip shops can't seem to get the basics right, like chips. And you either get very few chips or too many so you always tend to over order.
Very true. Low grade fried chicken.. yuck!
Left England 5 years ago to Ireland , don't get much curry round here but the fish and chips are amazing
"aren't curry houses brilliant"
WELL BRILLIANT
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Best curry I ever had was in The Balti, Matlock Bath in Derbyshire. I make my own now and have become quite good at it. My favorite cuisine by a million light years. 🥘 Chicken Dopiaza is the best, big chunks of green peppers and onions in a tomato medium spiced sauce with a keema naan... 🤤
Just ❤ Dopiaz @ Sheffield ❤
Your "Favorite Cuisine"
It'd taste better if it was Your Favourite cusine"
its Chicken-Do-piaza meaning "Chicken with 2 onion"
I always buy a Phall from my local Indian restaurant whenever I have a bad cold. The ghost peppers seem clear up my sinuses in an instant. Even thought it's ridiculously hot, it's still very tasty.
I bet your toilet gets a blasting the next day ... ring of fire
Bucking the trend here. I have had Fish & Chips on many occasions this year, not had an Indian meal, Chinese meal but have had a couple of pizzas. Number 1 for me remains Fish & Chips. Fortunate enough to have a couple of excellent Chippies to choose from.
I love everything your doing. Great Britain UK Scotland is GREAT!
Scotland is awesome ❤
Scotland is awsome
home made curry in the 1970s always included apples and currants, Curry powder. i didn't like it, when i first had dahl and rice it was the best thing i ever had though
Kind of ironic, with recent protests against immigration. UK's favourite dish, from immigrants...
There's an old Rowan Atkinson sketch about that which is quite funny.
Yes, we've got grooming gangs attacking young girls on an industrial scale, knife crime, acid attacks, being a minority in our own major cities - but hey, for a tasty curry those are small sacrifices to make!
@@merasmussen82 I think uk should do something serious about illegal immigrants. For curry you can make it for yourself, it's not like you make most authentic indian curry anyways.
No, the protests aren't against immigration. The protests are against not sensibly controlling the quantity & quality of people who come to the UK because it causes issues (Overcrowding / Standard of public services drop / Average wage drops / People can't afford to buy or rent property / Harder to find a job because there's more competition / Higher crime / People with problematic attitudes etc). Immigration causes the UK population to increase by 680K+ per year which is unsustainable.
While protesting in a language brought to the country by some very illegal immigrants!
Hey !!--I'm an Aussie,-we have "Curry-Joints"-here too-!!--MAN,-YOU HAVE MADE ME SO BLOODY HUNGRY !!!
Last video like this made me want fish and chips, now Im probably gonna want some of this
Should come to Birmingham mate, the home of the Balti 😋🤤
Used to get a Balti from a place in Clapton, London - lamb and chicken, was bloody amazing! I was a regular and they would make it spicier for me
Your 'cheapest house in Leeds' video followed this on YT for me and in that you are walking past a row of shops talking about bordered up shops. One of those shops was the best curryhouse in the UK for many years, Hansas Gujurati, until Hansa retired a couple of years back. Now the Regency Club in London is probably my favourite.
I'm betting this channel will continually grow, exponentially fast. Good content, excellently presented. Love this channel!
Currys in the UK have seriously gone downhill. It borderline junk food these days. High in salt, high in sugar etc.
Where I use to live my local Indian made a banging Vindaloo, not anymore. Fewer pieces of chicken, and nowhere near as hot as it use to be.
Depends where you go, what you ask for.
So basically all types of food
So basically all types of food then
That's not my experience (Midlands)
Fish and chip shops are very expensive and are ripping its customers off by serving whiting and pollock and passing it off as haddock or cod. Recipe for disaster for them. Such a shame.
Great having a curry, but not a Tikka Massala, much prefer a Jalfrezi
I actually agree, but I think I need a month off curry now 😂
@@wanderingturnip best curry I’ve had was back in Scarborough, quite surprisingly, a Chilli 🌶️ Massala, absolutely red hot but full of taste. Place is called Tikka Tikka on Castle Road.
@@wanderingturnip try Lahori dera in manchester for curries
Theres a place I've discovered in Manchester that does alternative Indian food such as Naan rolls and curry tacos called Rola Wala which has slowly become my go to place for a quick bite when I'm in the city - i'd definitly recommend it next time you are in Manchester it's on Deansgate, a far cry away from the curry mile EDIT: ironically, it looks like you passed it at 14:56
I would've said fave English dish would be...
1. Fish n chips
2. Sunday Roast
3. English breakfast
4. Sandwiches 😂😂
National dish? Nonsense.
You'd never say that KFC was the Japanese national dish, yet here we are...
I have to say. Some of the funniest nights we had when we were young. Was having a skinful followed by a vindaloo. To this day, I've never had one sober (can only manage a madras). But a bunch of young drunk lads, sitting around the restaurant table, eyes tearing making throat-cooling noises and having no idea why you were doing it to yourself. Was, looking back, pretty stupid.😂😂
Awww that was such a great video David. Lovely to see so many people talking to ya and the helpful restauranteers too. I loved that young girl who did your naan bread she had the most beautiful smile. Well done on another great British walkabout it made me feel like I was really with you talking to the people. Thanks mate 👍🥰
Rusholme for a Shisha in the evening with good company is 🔥. What a place, you did it justice.
The young chef in Bardez is a little star and this guy dreaming of curry’s past 💭 what a character. I hope he finds that flavour again someday!
Living in Leicester we’re spoilt for choice too.
Grandma from Canada here. Your curiosity and interest in others is infectious. My husband and I love watching your show
When I lived in Leicester, lot of years ago now, there were loads of curry houses. Some very good ones... lovely people who let you film them cooking
Yet another great video about a cuisine we all love, and as usual you loved making & tasting it LoL.
On a side note well done on your filming, audio and editing, you can really see how hard you have work on all and improved along the way.
I went to school on Denison Rd at the back of Wilmslow Rd (curry mile) in the 80s. There was a sweet shop which made them from pistachios and coconut etc... Bloody lovely!!!
To me I love chicken tikka masala and many other Indo-Pak food because I'm use to them growing up with them and I love trying food from different places around the world. I love fish and chips but I had one time at fancy restaurant (my brother and I) it was 40 pounds which translated into $60 USD. But seeing a local chippy shop looks so good.
Pakistanis have red meat diets
I've got a tear in my eye. Moved to Italy 3 years ago and this cuisine is the one I miss the most. Good job Turnip on another banger of a vid
Same! Been in Rome 6 years now and never quite managed to scratch that same itch with regards to a Ruby Murray as I used to in the UK
@@Tuelis97 hahaha I hear you! You've definitely got good options for ethnic food in Roma though. We live in Avigliano Umbro. Terni is our closest curry spot but it never comes close to a traditional British curry.
Kashmiri Masala Chicken and a tomato based sauce with Mango Chutney added for balance is amazing. If you want to go hotter add a little Naga chilli. As for Chicken tikka masala, it is for wimps, no heat. I lived in Birmingham for a while and the Balti there is the best I ever had.
I am definitely conflicted. As an American living in a very sunny/dry/warm climate, I find the climate in Britain shit. But, you have ubiquitous fish-and-chips (cod not halibut thank you), Harrod’s, the V&A, French and Saunders, superb curry restaurants, and Will Mellor. So, Britannia does rule. (Points deducted for Nigel Farage and Jacob Rees-Mogg.)
I hope you find a cure for your Farage-phobia. He talks sense 👍. Not much we can do about our climate - oh, wait, ‘climate change’ might be the solution 😂
@@mrjones9915 If Farage went to the curry mile he would have something negative to say about it.
@@chrysalis4126 That’s inane - you simply don’t know that. What could possibly be your rationale - other than your own ignorance and bigotry?
@@chrysalis4126 something racist you mean
@@mrjones9915 Irony: The use of “Farage” with “ignorance and bigotry” in the same sentence. You utterly lack any self-awareness.
The claims made about the ‘inventor’ of the tikka masala seem tenuous.
It seems the yarn about the tomato soup was completely fabricated by a curry guide writer called Peter Grove and the Cinnamon Club owner. He even admits to it in an article. The story told by the son of Ali Ahmed is just a regurgitation of this same story. Why would an Indian restaurant have tins of tomato soup anyway, and why wouldn’t he have just put the dry chicken in an already established creamy gravy sauce like butter chicken sauce or a korma sauce?
It just doesn’t add up, and I think the more likely (and less interesting) truth about CTM is that it was never really ‘invented’ at all from an inception standpoint, but simply developed over a number of years as a variation of butter chicken, during a time when butter was starting to fall out of favour as an unhealthy option.
Enjoyed the vid - you were 5 mins from my flat in Glasgow. Keep it up !!!!
Fantastic video loved it.......Thankyou
I watched this video after eating a big meal with some beers and this made me hungry again 🤣
i like this Channel its gives a honest and open view of everyday life living in The UK past and present the change and decline of reality as the years go by .
Trust me best place ...Malika Restaurant in Brighton near the beach...
I've lived in Brighton for 12 years & never been there. Will check it out 😉
Yay, great video, as always, and interesting reference to the naengmyeon in Korea - I live there, and never knew that!
You need to do a documentary where you and that guy go on an adventure to find the elusive 'juicy' tandoori chicken 🤣
You will only get a juicy tandoori chicken if they have marinated in some butter milk before the yogurt and spices go in.
Yup
Love your production quality. :)
Have a wonder around Thomas St in Manchester City Centre. 3 old school cheap curry houses..Yadgar, Al Faisal and the best This & That. Defo worth a vid Dave...enjoyed this one😊👍
I really love that The Fast Show is still going, and now on TH-cam. Absolutely brilliant!!!!
Gotta move with the times 😂
Good videos. The history bits are really interesting. Keep em coming.
Love positive videos like this! Nothing beats a good friday night curry and beers with the lads.
I'm going to Bardez next week just on the strength of your experience.😁
Do it! Absolutely banging
Fascinating vlog! It's incredible how "British" a Chicken Tikka Masala is.. I heard several stories about how it was invented.. in the 70s to adapt to Western tastes.. Who knows for sure, but in india the food is quite different.. Great vlog! Loved it.. and well done on the sponsor, David.. 👏
Another ace video. Hope you enjoyed Glasgow as well. Good to meet your brother. 😀👍
I’ve got a really old Shish Mahal cook book , all the old favourites are there and I’ve tried a few , Madras. Ceylon, Dhansak etc and they all taste superb , just like the restaurant .
I have Fish chips and curry from the chinese, my missus always said I was ruining it until last week! Were camping in Castleton in the Peak District and we went in the Black Bull for a meal, she ordered Fish goujons and chips, but didn't realise it had the English curry Dinaclass smothered in it, her face was a picture, until that is she tried it! She liked it and has now joined the Darkside!
Good fish and chips always beats a curry hands down💪👊
A kebab any day 👌
Toothless shoe zone looter 😂😂😂
Leeds in the 80s, The corner cafe on Kirkstall road, really cheap indian meals really, really nice food
Cheers for another boss video, WT.
Made me proper hungry
I had no idea Tikka Masala was invented by his family and in Glasgow of all places, amazing! Such great history. Great video as always!
He's a liar
It was Portugal that set up the spice routes, 50 years of local trading saw the legitimate trading ports in Goa, Macau etc . The Portuguese introduced chilli to India and amongst a whole lot of other things to Britain … tea
Portugal - England’s oldest ally 👍
And? Portugal didn’t set up the silk route for the spice trade. They were mere glorified messengers and middlemen. Imagine merely taking goods from one part of the globe to another and talking about it like it’s a grand achievement. Why is it always Portuguese talking about these things? Because currently Portugal is a mess? You lot were never great and still aren’t.
@@rtry2072 By the early 16th century the Portuguese (with maritime expertise) had complete control of the African sea route, which extended through a long network of routes that linked three oceans, from the Moluccas (the Spice Islands) in the Pacific Ocean limits, through Malacca, Kerala and Sri Lanka, to Lisbon in Portugal.
Portugal was able to monopolise the stream of merchandise from Asia by blockading the entrance to the Red Sea and the Gulf and diverting supplies via the Cape of Good instead of via the Mediterranean.
@@rtry2072 And……. …. 🤧🤧😷😷
@@rtry2072 go read a book in a dark room …. You may learn something 🤓🤓
Great video, thanks for your efforts. Quite a difference between Pakistani and Indian chicken masala, I love both, but my favourite dish is lamb handi with spinach.
The story I heard was it was invented in London brick lane…….in any event we have lots of curry’s with sause which taste the same or similar so the truth is every Indian had a version of it so no one person can say they invented it they may have popularised it….and that’s about it…not invented it…fact..
I buy the sauce in the grocery store and doctor it with red onion, garam masala and hot peppers 🌶️. Always sauté the chicken before simmering. Love it!!! This is the only time I’ll drink a lager. Essential.
Any one else get the CURRY'S advert for the iPhone 15 pro whilst watching this? 😂
😂😂
Got a JustEat one. It like they're monitoring what we watch or something.
Great story on how the Ruby Murry started :)
We really needed this video at this time mate. Just a reminder that our diversity is what makes Britain great.
Thank you for the video. It was marvellous really. I have watched a lot of your videos because they are never click-baity; they take the viewer on a quest; they are delivered with genuine interest ( chimneys !) and they, in their own way, are culturally authentic - they could only be delivered by an Englishman. From Australia. For what it's worth.
Thanks so much for this! It’s great that my videos have ended up on the other side of the world 😃
Great vid, my first experience of foreign take away was a Chinese back in 80's. now the town i live in has every eastern flavour you could desire.
These people dumbed down their food, created a whole menu and we still choose the blandest dish of all 😂
Massive props to “bardez” restaurant…Masterful Chicken tikka being created before our eyes….definitely needs a visit…Really enjoyable vlog …
I'm watching this at 06:30 and it's making me want a curry.
wow that guy talking about tandoori chicken was brilliant !
All i ate for years was tikka masala. Its the go too curry! Been experimenting with different ones the past few years, theres so many good ones! Lamb bhuna is the current favourite. Im surprised tikka is the national dish, though. I'd definitely get that question wrong.
For curries and Asian food, go to Tampopo restaurant on Albert Square in Manchester. Say hello to David.
My favorite, I learnt how to make it the traditional way, from caramelized onion and fresh tomatoes, kids loved it
Big up the curry mile. We're lucky to have that in Manchester :)
The last time I was in the UK, I didn't go out for chicken tikka masala. My background is Trinidadian, so we have our version of curry occasionally. It looks so good, so the next time I'm in England, I'll try it.
Hello mate, what’s the Trinidadian curry called?
These vids only show up when im starving 😂
Timing them perfectly for that pre Sunday evening take away 😂
An authentic curry house I would recommend is the Kismot in Edinburgh. Home of the "Kismot Killer" (the world's hottest curry - which I haven't tried as that particular dish is best left to drunk yobs and stag-do events!)
that man dreaming about his tandoori chicken lol
In Late 1980s, I was with mates every evening trying out a TINDALOO, its a made up name. Basically Vindaloo with loads more chilies added on. But being lads aged around 20s then, with loads of Tennent's Extra in our bellies, we loved it.
Often take a can on my camping trips. The MandS version is the best of all supermarket versions, pricey at £4 a tin, but good amount of meat, good sauce and spicing and good for morale when you're in the middle of nowhere.
You need to go to Ocean Road in South Shields. I've lived in Dubai for the last 14 years or so, and it's the one thing I miss. Real Indian and Pakistani curries aren't the same - A Bangladeshi-English curry!
Man, I was envious of the smells you will have been taking in on the Curry Mile!💚
You should pay a visit to Ocean Rd, South Shields. Pretty much all Indian food along that road.
Glasgow has some really good curry places. They also have some of the best fish & chips.