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    Anglo-Indian cuisine is a product of the British colonization of India and the fusion of British and Indian culinary traditions. This unique blending of flavors and techniques creates a cuisine that is both savory and flavorful, while remaining distinct from traditional Indian or British dishes.

    https://medium.com/@wethechefs.in/a-food-lovers-guide-to-anglo-indian-cuisine-exploring-the-flavors-and-techniques-39bbb806a82d

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      Americans visited the UK during WW2’s rationing and never updated their stereotypes.

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            Don’t be mad we actually make better cheddar than the UK.

            Also, not gonna lie, cheezwhiz has its place. It’s just not the height of culinary cuisine.

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              Ha! Don’t make me spit out my tea. Your cheddar is cheese-flavored plastic in comparison.

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                Hey now some of us grew up on Pasteurized Prepared Cheese Product that can’t really be called cheese on it’s own.

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                  I lived in Wisconsin for a year. Most supermarkets had 3 types of cheese:
                  yellow, orange and mixed. They all tasted the same.

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                    Then this must be embarrassing for y’all. Do we have gross processed cheese? Yeah, we do. Do we also make fantastic cheese? Yeah, we make a lot of it. Do we make shit beer? Absolutely. Do we also make some of the best beers in the world? Yeah, we make a fuckton of great beer. I get stereotypes and most of them are funny. The Brits conquering the world for spices and then using none of it in their food. Yeah, there is some truth to that but I do know that you can get some amazing food in the UK. Curry shops are super popular because the lack of spice thing isn’t really true for all. Do you understand the same thing about the US or is your ire carrying past reality?

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            Here in America we eat freedom cheese, meaning cooperations are free to add whatever they want to our foods unlike in the EU, where certain chemicals are not allowed in your foods. Yay for obesity. We have Pink Slime and chemically sprayed potatoes to prevent black spots on our McDonald’s Freedom Fries.

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          And what goes into beans on toast? That’s right: cumin, paprika, garlic, onion, pepper… Spices

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      I am amused by the fact that the word “distinct” sounds similar to “Dis stink!”

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      If it’s curry it’s Indian, just like American Chinese takeout is American but still Chinese and Pizza is American but still Italian. The flavors derived from those specific cultures to spice up the bland food people were used to. Tea was mostly a Chinese tradition and the Indians stole it to trade with Britain, because it was cheaper.

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        True, but I would argue that American Chinese food is a distinct cuisine in its own right, just as Anglo-Indian is.

        If the argument is that the British Empire didn’t incorporate seasonings and spices into its own traditional cuisine, then I’d argue that none of the European powers did. French cuisine is still undeniably French and spice-less, despite their colonialist history in Africa and the Caribbean.