Це відео не доступне.
Перепрошуємо.

US vs UK Indian Takeout | Food Wars | Insider Food

Поділитися
Вставка
  • Опубліковано 29 чер 2024
  • We wanted to explore the differences between Indian takeout in the US and in the UK.
    MORE FOOD WARS VIDEOS:
    US vs Mexico Subway | Food Wars | Insider Food
    • US vs Mexico Subway | ...
    US vs Mexico McDonald's | Food Wars | Insider Food
    • US vs Mexico McDonald'...
    US vs Mexico Coca-Cola | Food Wars | Insider Food
    • US vs Mexico Coca-Cola...
    ------------------------------------------------------
    #indianfood #foodwars #insiderfood
    Insider's mission is to inform and inspire.
    Visit our homepage for the top stories of the day: www.insider.co...
    Insider Food on Facebook: / foodinsider
    Insider Food on Instagram: / insiderfood
    Insider Food on Twitter: / foodinsider
    Insider Food on TikTok: / foodinsider
    Food Wars on Snapchat: / 9045577297
    US vs UK Indian Takeout | Food Wars | Insider Food

КОМЕНТАРІ • 728

  • @thomasdubbeldeman3864
    @thomasdubbeldeman3864 Місяць тому +1249

    It would be funny if Nikhil (from the US and UK vs India episodes) was here to comment on how accurate all these dish are to true Indian food.

    • @ytProblem01
      @ytProblem01 Місяць тому +50

      Actually such a missed opportunity!!!

    • @fieryeasy
      @fieryeasy Місяць тому +13

      100% this

    • @piggosalternateaccount4917
      @piggosalternateaccount4917 Місяць тому +11

      Yeah agreed

    • @lucinae8510
      @lucinae8510 Місяць тому +21

      They could have at least used his image, when Harry said Indians would probably not think of these dishes as authentic.

    • @michaelwesten4624
      @michaelwesten4624 Місяць тому

      they fired him, because they didn't need diversity hires any more

  • @usedfuzzbox
    @usedfuzzbox Місяць тому +462

    Love this, but oh my gosh the quality of an indian restaurant takeaway varies so wildly......

    • @bd80247
      @bd80247 Місяць тому +67

      Yeah it's kind of a weird episode. The measuring and seeing different portion sizes was pretty pointless as every single restaurant is different. It's not like fast food where every one is supposed to be identical.

    • @Patriiiiick
      @Patriiiiick Місяць тому +6

      Same as any other kind of cuisine.

    • @JimWhitaker
      @JimWhitaker Місяць тому +3

      I agree. You could do a version of this between my two favourite "Indian" restaurants here. One Bangladeshi and the other Nepali. Lots of overlap but their special dishes are very different.

    • @ktolwal
      @ktolwal Місяць тому

      Because most Pakistani and Bangladeshi immigrants fake that they are Indian restaurants

    • @FudoKun
      @FudoKun Місяць тому

      I miss not having Nepali food everyday.... Love me some momos, and ever since I've moved here from Nepal, momos have gone from once a day thing to once a couple months thing :(
      really wish they had more nepali restaurants in the US

  • @STARK50
    @STARK50 Місяць тому +233

    Being an Indian, I've tried butter chicken and Naan probably once or twice. I am from North-Eastern state of Assam, and here we eat dishes like Seasme seed chicken curry, Tangy Fish curry, Khaar(Alkaline dish), Pork with bamboo shoot and bhut jolokia(ghost pepper), Alu pitika(mashed potato) with chilli, mustard oil and onion, Duck curry with white gourd, banana flower fry etc.

    • @daddykimjongun7777
      @daddykimjongun7777 Місяць тому +24

      assamese pork and duck dishes are a hidden gem in Indian cuisine , I'm surprised more people don't eat it , it's actually pretty good

    • @takoyaki126
      @takoyaki126 Місяць тому +3

      Jaluk di bonua Local Chicken is a classic 🙌😔

    • @STARK50
      @STARK50 Місяць тому +1

      @@takoyaki126 Yes😋

    • @hs_random7384
      @hs_random7384 Місяць тому +3

      @@daddykimjongun7777 It's mostly due to (for pork), non availability in the North Western Parts of India. You don't find pork and Bovine Meat (Buffalo Meat, not cow meat) here. You can find them commonly in South and Eastern parts starting from UP. Sunday's in Lucknow are really popular.

    • @imacarguy4065
      @imacarguy4065 Місяць тому +3

      Pork is also seen as dirty in India and it doesn't help that numerous disease outbreaks have occurred on pork farms.

  • @rohanprashad7514
    @rohanprashad7514 Місяць тому +365

    Not me sitting in India eating Fish and Chips while watching people in the UK eating Indian food! 😆

    • @Potato-me4wu
      @Potato-me4wu Місяць тому +45

      Fish chips 💀 nobody eats that on daily basis in India u must be out in fancy restaurant

    • @Lm-mu1up
      @Lm-mu1up Місяць тому +1

      Exactly ​@@Potato-me4wu

    • @aksh_vaish7416
      @aksh_vaish7416 Місяць тому +4

      How the hell are u eating fish n chips being Indian tho!? 🤣🥲

    • @dkjakdljfkdjkajjr
      @dkjakdljfkdjkajjr Місяць тому +3

      @rohanprashad7514 bihari ke bacche tu fish and chips katha hai?🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

    • @aksh_vaish7416
      @aksh_vaish7416 Місяць тому

      @@dkjakdljfkdjkajjr exactly 💯

  • @rejithkumarg
    @rejithkumarg Місяць тому +36

    Food insider is trying everything possible to capture the Indian audience

  • @ohhalrightokay
    @ohhalrightokay Місяць тому +32

    Calling everything Indian with gravy as curry is like calling every American food with meat a burger or every English food with potatoes as chips

  • @rahulacharya6536
    @rahulacharya6536 Місяць тому +154

    Let me tell you every state in India has its own cuisine (as well as their own language, culture, traditions and lifestyle) there are similarities but not a lot. Most of the dishes and other food items shown in this video are part of the North Indian cuisine and they are delicious I can say that because I'm from North India as well. But if somebody wants to try other popular Indian dishes you should definitely try some Maharashtrian cuisine and I can tell you it is absolutely delectable

    • @dysproghoul
      @dysproghoul Місяць тому +2

      Absolutely right!!!

    • @Pratham_-xp9qt
      @Pratham_-xp9qt Місяць тому +6

      South Indian dishes are great!

    • @Sumit-rp5mx
      @Sumit-rp5mx Місяць тому

      ​@@Pratham_-xp9qtyup, like in North India south Indian food is overly popular but very few. I like masala dosha, dhokla(Gujarati) too much.

    • @lostinreverie2183
      @lostinreverie2183 Місяць тому +2

      ​@@Sumit-rp5mx Gujarat is not south India dude

    • @Sumit-rp5mx
      @Sumit-rp5mx Місяць тому

      @@lostinreverie2183 that's why I mentioned Gujarati, I know geography of my country

  • @ammm757
    @ammm757 Місяць тому +24

    For Nico - if you are eating Nan you pair it with a vegetable or a protein based dish but we Indians never mix Nan/Roti with rice. That’s a Mexican concept and unheard of in India. We first eat the bread and then go for rice usually!

  • @rosacanisalba
    @rosacanisalba Місяць тому +34

    When Brits talk about spicy food we generally refer to a wider range of spices and not just chilli.

    • @Harshiahaha
      @Harshiahaha Місяць тому +19

      Yes. As an Indian, it irks me when I watch some American reviews etc because they think Indian food is just heat, full of chillies because it's spicy. Spices and heat are totally different, imo even many Indians can't handle pure chilly heat.

    • @TechnoArpan
      @TechnoArpan Місяць тому +2

      @@Harshiahaha I severely dislike just chilli

    • @supernerd8527
      @supernerd8527 29 днів тому

      The beauty of English is that it doesn't have a word for Theeka/Kaaram. 😂

    • @rosacanisalba
      @rosacanisalba 29 днів тому +3

      @supernerd8527 the English never bothered creating our own words for things, we generally adopt the local one and take it for our own.

    • @tulekahju
      @tulekahju 17 днів тому

      Americans do too, but we sometimes need to be asked to clarify what they mean when they say spicy, because many use it interchangeably with hot/flavorful due to a blend of spices/herbs. The use of spicy and piquant/hot being used exclusively as it was intended would make it more clear from the initial statement, but it is what it is, LoL.

  • @DigiRangerScott
    @DigiRangerScott Місяць тому +397

    WHO PUT HARRY IN A MUSTACHE?!?!

  • @DaemonSoulwound
    @DaemonSoulwound Місяць тому +42

    Harry looking like Ned Flanders

  • @cityofbhat7722
    @cityofbhat7722 Місяць тому +111

    As an Indian, the fact that she doesnt like Bhindi saddens me. Best vegetable IMO.

    • @sayanmandal1289
      @sayanmandal1289 Місяць тому +9

      I only started few years ago, i also don't like Bhindi that much .

    • @GM-tw4el
      @GM-tw4el Місяць тому

      I thought a bhindi was the thing on a woman's head before I watched this 😂

    • @anushkapalle
      @anushkapalle Місяць тому +8

      @@GM-tw4elThat’s a “Bindi”! It’s the dot we wear on our forehead! The veggie is “Bhindi”. Similar spellings but totally different things!!

    • @GM-tw4el
      @GM-tw4el Місяць тому

      @@anushkapalle thank you for the info!

    • @vaishnav_mallya
      @vaishnav_mallya Місяць тому +3

      ​@@GM-tw4elThat's Bindi (Bin-di). She is talking about Bhindi (Bhin-dee) which is Ladies Finger or Okra.

  • @Orlak3lly
    @Orlak3lly Місяць тому +40

    Harry looks like an Irish policeman from the 80s hahahahaha

  • @serenakathryne
    @serenakathryne Місяць тому +79

    Literally waiting for my Indian take away as I'm watching this. Can't wait to dig in to mine.

    • @RonBhattacharya
      @RonBhattacharya Місяць тому +2

      Take my suggestion and don't. After watching this video, as an Indian I can safely advise you to save your money. 🤭
      . . . . . . .
      Have Indian food in India if you happen to travel here, or have it in an Indian person's home in your country.

    • @isolatedpoptart
      @isolatedpoptart Місяць тому +5

      I'm jealous. I have beans on toast right now lol

    • @RonBhattacharya
      @RonBhattacharya Місяць тому

      @@isolatedpoptart I gather that you'd need therapy. 🤭

    • @abhishektalukdar8471
      @abhishektalukdar8471 Місяць тому +1

      go for it girl!

    • @ashhabimran239
      @ashhabimran239 Місяць тому +5

      @@RonBhattacharya Look, it's a butthurt culinary purist. Talk about needing therapy

  • @D4n1t0o
    @D4n1t0o Місяць тому +69

    I've had Indian food in India, the US and the UK, and I have to say my favourite was the UK version. It kept the best things from the Indian version, whilst being much more accessible and indulgent. The US version I had sadly seemed to have adjusted the salt and sugar to American levels, and I did not really enjoy it at all.

    • @user-fj6jk7jx3w
      @user-fj6jk7jx3w 23 дні тому +8

      Sorry for my prejudice but I think ..you would have had indian food in india most probably in some standard restaurant near an airport or a restaurant near some tourist locality ...
      And most hotels near airports and touristic areas are crap and locals won't eat there.. the food will usually be bland...

    • @D4n1t0o
      @D4n1t0o 22 дні тому

      @@user-fj6jk7jx3w I was visiting with locals and went where they ate :)

    • @anukhushi1249
      @anukhushi1249 11 днів тому +2

      I agree! Not on the "UK above all" because India does Indian food best, just like any other place does its cuisine best, but between UK and US, UK does Indian food better than the US. The one thing that the US does that pisses me off is using the same curry base across multiple dishes which ruins the whole experience...

  • @PhilNicholson1
    @PhilNicholson1 Місяць тому +58

    NO JALFREZI? No jalfrezi? Amateur hour guys

    • @SaadDurrani
      @SaadDurrani Місяць тому +2

      Jalfrezi is a Pakistani thing I think. I could be wrong.

    • @FahadAyaz
      @FahadAyaz Місяць тому +4

      ​@@SaadDurraniWhen we say an Indian restaurant it generally includes some Pakistani stuff as well. In fact, most "Indian" restaurants are run by people from Bangladesh here 😂 Actually, I don't know how true that is but it is pervasive!

    • @anirudhaswal6523
      @anirudhaswal6523 25 днів тому +2

      Pakistani and indian cusine is very similar because we were one country.

    • @muuphoenix
      @muuphoenix 6 днів тому

      Jalfrezi is my go to dish generally too.

  • @lukepereirarox
    @lukepereirarox 21 день тому +5

    Indians flabbergasted seeing Harry perfectly recreate a wedding plate. 😂

  • @FishareFriendsNotFood972
    @FishareFriendsNotFood972 Місяць тому +43

    I am a fan of Harry's new look. We all should get to experiment with our style, men included!

  • @RyanG144Videos
    @RyanG144Videos Місяць тому +27

    Whenever I order from a UK Indian takeaway I always just go for a main dish and rice. That is always more than enough to leave me feeling full/satisfied. In Northfield in Birmingham there is an Indian Takeaway called Simla. The takeaway was actually rated 6th best takeaway in the whole of the UK! (as rated by Hungry House at the time). I can honestly say it’s some of the best tasting curries I’ve had. They do a Tandoori Makhani Masala (chicken), which I would highly recommend trying if you can order it from your local.

    • @FahadAyaz
      @FahadAyaz Місяць тому +1

      Generally, as an everyday meal, you generally wouldn't have both a bread and a rice with your curry but it is super common in the UK as it tends to be a treat rather than everyday food for most.
      I'm going to be in Birmingham soon (not far from Northfield, actually). I'm super tempted to try it! Haha

    • @RyanG144Videos
      @RyanG144Videos Місяць тому

      @@FahadAyaz interesting. But I always just have the curry itself and rice (no bread). Simla can be ordered from Deliveroo and on Just Eat. So as long as you’re within the delivery radius then it’s all good!

    • @AkhileshVpai
      @AkhileshVpai 2 дні тому

      As an calling instead of calling them dal or sabgi calling them curry makes my heart angry, why?! Why?!.....

  • @CaptainB1994
    @CaptainB1994 Місяць тому +59

    Why did Harry forget to mention Dave Lister and Red Dwarf and Vindaloos?

    • @jaysmith2858
      @jaysmith2858 Місяць тому +3

      I wonder if he's managed at last to try a prawn vindaloo? Maybe he has stayed clear of vindaloos since his encounter with the mutton vindaloo beast.

    • @paulanderson1102
      @paulanderson1102 Місяць тому

      Pitty he didnt mention lager, the only way to kill a vindaloo

    • @CaptainB1994
      @CaptainB1994 Місяць тому

      @@paulanderson1102 lol true.

    • @jaysmith2858
      @jaysmith2858 Місяць тому

      @@paulanderson1102 I would like to have seen how they coped with poppadom the size of lake Michigan.

  • @locustsun
    @locustsun Місяць тому +22

    It's a me-a, Harry-o!

  • @TTM1895
    @TTM1895 Місяць тому +75

    With that mustache, Harry looks like one of those 70s special film actor men.

  • @manasishirodkar3433
    @manasishirodkar3433 Місяць тому +69

    Who adds salmon in butter based curry?🤢🤮

    • @certaindeaf8632
      @certaindeaf8632 Місяць тому +17

      Americans.

    • @moaen1
      @moaen1 Місяць тому +5

      If it tastes good does it matter?

    • @kailash4799
      @kailash4799 Місяць тому +12

      ​@@moaen1thats similar to adding pineapple on pizza, i guess. It may taste good for you, and be insulting to Indians. Both can be true at same time.

    • @moaen1
      @moaen1 Місяць тому +2

      ​@kailash4799 All dishes started unauthentic. It's not like pizza pop out of nowhere. Probably someone tried to experiment and founded pizza which was an unauthentic dish, and now it's a staple

    • @nobitanobi3475
      @nobitanobi3475 Місяць тому

      It is not insulting at all. We ain't Italians bro chill. It is just a fish curry ..(the word itself isn't accurate to Indian cuisine anyways ) it is just what it happens.. it isn't like dishes we have here are completely accurate to the original dish. Let them cook ​@@kailash4799

  • @daranphilipson1025
    @daranphilipson1025 Місяць тому +13

    Where is Harry getting his Indian takeaways from???? Naan and Samosas were tiny.

  • @Halfdanr_H
    @Halfdanr_H 7 днів тому +1

    When I was a young child, Chicken Tikka Masala was my first curried food for a few years. When I started to get older I branched out and I’ve been eating madras, vindaloo, phaal, rogan josh, and jalfrezi ever since. Lamb keema rice is legendary and a really fluffy garlic and coriander naan is to die for.

  • @RonBhattacharya
    @RonBhattacharya Місяць тому +16

    A few look okay... but most were misses. The UK Paalak Paneer went the closest, IMO. And now I understand why Indians find Indian Restaurants abroad to be horrible. 🤭

  • @norwegianblue2017
    @norwegianblue2017 Місяць тому +5

    Going by most google searches for restaurants in the US, Chinese food ranks #1 with a popularity score of 60. Next up is Mexican with 59. Then Italian at 38. Thai at 24. Indian in 5th place at 11. Remaining are Japanese (10.5), Korean (10), Greek (7), Vietnamese(4) and Cuban (3). #1 city for most searched for Indian food is San Francisco.

  • @pjsniper436
    @pjsniper436 Місяць тому +18

    No harry, the balti WAS invented in the 70's in Birmingham. The guy who came up with the dish also created the balti bowl, my dad also knew him and was one of the first people to try the traditional balti.

    • @XxLew
      @XxLew Місяць тому +2

      Correct. In Stoney Lane I believe?

    • @pjsniper436
      @pjsniper436 Місяць тому +1

      @@XxLew correct

    • @XxLew
      @XxLew Місяць тому +1

      @pjsniper436 thought so, my dad use to take me and my brother to Stoney Lane for curries when we were younger. Great staff, very friendly and food was out of this world

  • @tanya9112
    @tanya9112 Місяць тому +8

    Aussie here and I gotta say both of your main dishes are larger than our standard 500g … I was totally surprised that I liked the look of most of the American dishes (those samosas looked delish) Most of our saag dishes have a very smooth sauce which I love and at some restaurants you can choose heat levels even with butter chicken , kormas and saag
    Unless specified you need to order your rice separately.

    • @theblackKatKuro
      @theblackKatKuro 22 дні тому

      Saag dishes depend on who is making it. You can either blanche the leafy greens and grind them to make a paste/sauce or you can simply saute them. And we too get a choice here in India to choose if you want rice. Mostly bc we have a lot of variety of rice produced and different regions eat different kind of rice. Also, since rice eaters prefer the rice cooked at home compared to rice cooked at restaurants. 😂

  • @gavindc2507
    @gavindc2507 Місяць тому +5

    A couple of months ago I linked up with someone from New Jersey. The server came out with samosas and the person genuinely didn't know what they were. I was flabbergasted

  • @lightmeup6
    @lightmeup6 Місяць тому +12

    indian food is top tier

  • @swagatbehera
    @swagatbehera Місяць тому +94

    As an Indian even I have not even gotten to "try" most of my own country dishes
    And I'm telling you guys that the dishes shown here are literally not even 10% of the most dishes we have 🗣️🗣️🤣

    • @Ashk_-
      @Ashk_- Місяць тому +12

      Neither are the dishes gonna taste like we get here in India, would be too bland and sweet..

    • @bd80247
      @bd80247 Місяць тому +11

      @@Ashk_- That's not always true. I lived in India for 3 years and ate all over the country. I've also eaten a lot of Indian food in the US. It's often a little different, but also often the exact same taste.

    • @N1CO-NINTENDUDE
      @N1CO-NINTENDUDE Місяць тому

      90% of Indian dishes is sewage.

    • @ImGonnaOilYouUp
      @ImGonnaOilYouUp Місяць тому

      Eating food IN India is gross, especially the street food. Unhygienic

    • @Sumit-rp5mx
      @Sumit-rp5mx Місяць тому

      Somosas are so unreal in those, UK one is so small and US one is too much deep fried and idk which flour they used and in how much proportions.

  • @chriszardis8543
    @chriszardis8543 Місяць тому +5

    This is a huge mischaracterisation of the brilliant authentic Indian food you can get in any decent sized city in the UK. In Southampton we can choose between pubjabi, bengali, keralese, food from Mumbai, Northern Indian, and many more regions not to mention neighbouring countries. Each has their own cuisine, it isn't all just chicken tikka masala etc

    • @jayzonedc6474
      @jayzonedc6474 18 днів тому +1

      You can get authentic food in basically any modern city, but this is more of a comparison of generic "Indian takeaway food" rather than a specific cuisine.

  • @certaindeaf8632
    @certaindeaf8632 Місяць тому +6

    Harry. Please say "takeaway". You know we don't say takeout in the UK. Unless we're under 20 years old or it's maybe an American style restaurant.

  • @ErAyushvarshney
    @ErAyushvarshney Місяць тому +24

    That samosa in brown oily paper bag is soooo indian 😂😂😂

    • @Sumit-rp5mx
      @Sumit-rp5mx Місяць тому +4

      That was sooooo overly deep fried. I don't know if they can even crunch in with their mouths

  • @fingersfinesilver
    @fingersfinesilver Місяць тому +5

    These are educated beliefs that are probably facts, but here goes... Cult status of the vindaloo was from Red Dwarf, well before the song. The pairing of curry with beer was due to the Danish prince Axel who went for a curry in 1924 in London and then returned with a barrel of Carlsberg. I do not know where the Baltinese region of India is. Where do the bucket people live? The origins of the Balti was in Stoney Lane Birmingham and the Chicken Tikka Masala was a twist on traditional butter chicken, invented in Glasgow by Ali Ahmed Assan. Nice moustache Harry!

  • @bhaskard8405
    @bhaskard8405 Місяць тому +44

    I live in US and I can definitely say UK has better Indian food.

    • @certaindeaf8632
      @certaindeaf8632 Місяць тому +2

      I imagine we have better BIR food than the US. But I'm guessing we also have better, more traditional Indian food, if you know where to find it, especially up in the Midlands, and a few areas in London.

    • @mfield040491
      @mfield040491 Місяць тому +3

      Id think it'd be hard to beat the US due to New york alone. We have so many indian restaurants you cant imagine so the odds of finding extremely tasty indian food 9x out of 10 will out beat the UK. Queens Alone prob has more indian restaurants than the entire uk 😂 plus more authentic ones since most of them are frequented by actual indian ppl so it's not watered down indian food unless you get indian food in white neighborhoods or in Manhattan etc

    • @certaindeaf8632
      @certaindeaf8632 Місяць тому

      @@mfield040491 🤡

    • @Kaha-ow1xt
      @Kaha-ow1xt Місяць тому +19

      ​@@mfield040491You sound like you don't know much about the UK's demographics

    • @JP-js4gx
      @JP-js4gx Місяць тому +10

      Without a shadow of a doubt the Indian food in UK is a million times better, it Is so hard to find really good Indian in the US especially in the south, you get good but not great. Scotland also has some great Indian food especially Glasgow. And lets not forget a CTM Curry was/is the national dish of UK!

  • @johngreen7619
    @johngreen7619 Місяць тому +47

    Harry: 70's porn films called: can you guess what they want back?

  • @JimWhitaker
    @JimWhitaker Місяць тому +5

    How could you miss out Jalfrezi? Really interesting comparison and description of various dishes. 👍

    • @Impedance_Z
      @Impedance_Z Місяць тому +1

      What's Jalfrezi? Is it a dessert?
      Here in India we a have dessert called Jalebi.

    • @starlight8554
      @starlight8554 Місяць тому +1

      @@Impedance_Zit’s a type of curry we get in Indian takeaways in the Uk/ Ireland . P yummy.

    • @Impedance_Z
      @Impedance_Z Місяць тому +1

      @@starlight8554 thanks for clarification

    • @ajsuryavanshi759
      @ajsuryavanshi759 Місяць тому +1

      ​@@Impedance_Z mix veg

  • @leecollison7527
    @leecollison7527 Місяць тому +27

    The vast majority of Curry Houses in the UK are B.I.R. (British Indian Restaurant) style and run by Bangladeshi's

    • @RonBhattacharya
      @RonBhattacharya Місяць тому +4

      Yeah... but they heavily dumb down all the dishes, and that becomes frustrating for any Indian (especially Bengalis) traveller wanting to try them out.

    • @Bozebo
      @Bozebo Місяць тому +2

      @@RonBhattacharya They often have "home style" options on the menu these days (on the bone, less liquidy, spicier, whole spices etc.). It's still completely random consistency though, it'll either be incredible or bland tomato soup. The problem is the consistency, even the BIR style is not meant to be bland at all they are just bad at business or don't care because it doesn't change customer numbers or at least they don't notice the difference in the kitchen.

    • @RonBhattacharya
      @RonBhattacharya Місяць тому +4

      @@Bozebo I suspect they don't care because their 'target' base isn't Indians.
      I can vouch for the fact that Indians (and especially Bangladeshis) don't cook that way in their homes. They (and us in the West Bengal as well) are very particular about their food.
      Also, contrary to popular belief, the vast majority of Indian dishes are not really that spicy; especially hot-spicy. But they are always well-seasoned and flavourful.
      Also, there's an order to eat various Indian dishes during a meal. Most people end up disliking or burning up with spices because 90% of the time they're eating them wrong. The other 10% are truly intolerant to spice levels.
      E.g. we 'never' eat Samosas and Pakoras (the various fritters) as part of a meal as starters. That's such a noob thing to do! 🤣Also, having both rice and naan along with gravy in the same bite! Choose one - either rice or naan/parantha/roti - one carb. No one eats carb on carb. lolz

    • @cpmc5400
      @cpmc5400 6 днів тому

      @@RonBhattacharya But naan and rice and curry together tastes good

    • @RonBhattacharya
      @RonBhattacharya 6 днів тому

      @@cpmc5400 Do you ever load your "bread" with "pasta"?! That's the equivalent of loading your Naan with Rice. Got it?

  • @NyznTvfk
    @NyznTvfk Місяць тому +9

    Who put that turkish moustache on him? 😂😂😂😂😂

  • @Patriiiiick
    @Patriiiiick Місяць тому +3

    Best thing about the UK is the huge variety of Indian takeouts and restaurants.

  • @BnaBreaker
    @BnaBreaker Місяць тому +4

    Love your content, but this is sort of a weird one for me... it's not like there is some sort of national standard as to what constitutes "Indian takeout" cuisine. It varies heavily from establishment to establishment in both countries, of course.

  • @Dhruv_Sheth_1610
    @Dhruv_Sheth_1610 Місяць тому +14

    Finally I found western people who don't call naan as naan bread. 🎉🎉

  • @robertj5695
    @robertj5695 Місяць тому +3

    Why do they have a presenter from the US who every dish says she doesnt like it?? Employ someone that enjoys the food.

  • @dayeti6794
    @dayeti6794 Місяць тому +6

    You either absolutely love or absolutely hate okra. Nothing in between.

  • @muuphoenix
    @muuphoenix 6 днів тому

    As a Brit I obviously grew up eating Indian food, depending on where I'm getting it from, my go to is often a Jalfrezi or Madras with a garlic and coriander naan without any rice. It's great if I'm with plenty of people where we can buy multiple dishes and just share so we can enjoy a bit of everything. While Korma is way too sweet for me, I do feel like it's a great option for children when parents are having Indian takeaway. You often see Korma on school menus here too and even as baby food jars or packets for weaning infants.

  • @sarahcrowe8283
    @sarahcrowe8283 25 днів тому

    These comparative videos are so fun! Hard to get used to hearing a British person say 'takeout' though!

  • @blackdragoncyrus
    @blackdragoncyrus Місяць тому +3

    Have some of the lamb pasanda, it's incredibly rich and creamy...

  • @tam12345_
    @tam12345_ Місяць тому +1

    I’m Indian and i personally have never had or even heard of anything except saag paneer, sarson ka saag, mutton saag etc… all those other options seem so foreign to me ahaha..also very impressed by Harry’s knowledge about Indian cuisine and its origins…

    • @Shishtiii
      @Shishtiii 19 днів тому

      Its punjabi dish sarso da saag te makke di rotti. But i think its made by pakistanis that is why the addition of mutton and paneer. They have habit of adding meat to everything.

  • @SuperLockjames
    @SuperLockjames Місяць тому +2

    chicken bhuna, lamb bhuna and prawn bhuna, mushroom rice, bag of chips, keema naan and nine poppadoms

  • @barkersa02
    @barkersa02 Місяць тому +1

    Love Indian food and I think this video is great! Love Harry and Nico too! ❤

  • @user-qz8ty9tu7p
    @user-qz8ty9tu7p Місяць тому +1

    I know this is Insider Food, but I am soooooo happy to see Nico and I miss her videos on Beauty Insider ❤

  • @tebec3624
    @tebec3624 Місяць тому +13

    She doesn't like mushrooms or cooked salmon?? Okra is an acquired taste/texture. Too bad palak paneer didn't make the list.

    • @catificationcorner
      @catificationcorner Місяць тому

      Mushrooms and okra look and taste gross. Both are slimy suckers 🤢 🤢

    • @RonBhattacharya
      @RonBhattacharya Місяць тому

      Even I won't imagine making a Salmon Vindaloo. Fishes like Salmon, Bhetki, and Ilish have their own unique flavours which will be ruined in heavy curries.

    • @RonBhattacharya
      @RonBhattacharya Місяць тому +7

      @@catificationcorner Mushrooms are not slimy! They are meaty. Stop washing your mushrooms and sear them well. That's it.

    • @catificationcorner
      @catificationcorner Місяць тому

      @@RonBhattacharya I just can’t do it. The texture and look is off-putting and let’s not talk about how they are grown🤢. There are so many wonderful vegetables around and fungus would be last on my list along with okra.🤮. I would rather eat my hand‼️

    • @RonBhattacharya
      @RonBhattacharya Місяць тому +4

      @@catificationcorner 😅
      Just so you know, Mushrooms are grown in a very controlled environment and are probably one of the most hygienic as they don't need chemicals.

  • @armuk
    @armuk Місяць тому +5

    Bizarre that a food reviewer would refuse to even taste a dish because she doesn't like a key ingredient.
    Find another job because this one clearly isn't for you lady

  • @harshilpatel684
    @harshilpatel684 Місяць тому +1

    22:58 as an indian, I approve with chips with your curry (and with chinese) it just works, especially for kids!

  • @aryavishnu3902
    @aryavishnu3902 Місяць тому +1

    1) Instead of bhindi masala or bhindi do pyaza, you should have tried lady's finger stir fry (southern style) and kurkuri bhindi. 2) Coming to shrimp you could have tried white based gravy or a tomato+onion+tamarind base) 3) from the flatbreads you could have tried pulka
    4) Pappadams are most enjoyable when paired with liquid-based dishes, particularly sambar and rice.
    5) Pickles are best in south, you should definitely try the mango pickle (Avakaya Pachadi) not the mango chutney
    6) Additionally, we have plenty of chutneys that are vegetable based.
    7) Finally, as you mentioned, India is a country with a variety of culinary styles. I encourage everyone to experience the home-style dishes from various regions of India.

  • @cheekyegg
    @cheekyegg 26 днів тому +1

    No veg curry with the biryani?

  • @zu-becca4151
    @zu-becca4151 Місяць тому +1

    Us brits do love our Indian food a lot.

  • @JohnTheYouTubeSuperfan
    @JohnTheYouTubeSuperfan Місяць тому +1

    There really and truely should be a US Vs Canada Food Wars after all the other Food Wars including the US Vs UK ones, the US Vs Australia ones and the US Vs Mexico ones! 🍔 🍗 🍕 🌭 🍦 🍟 🥤 🇺🇸 🇨🇦

  • @holllyrhode
    @holllyrhode Місяць тому +7

    God now I want indian

    • @mayurk8697
      @mayurk8697 Місяць тому +1

      Slavery is banned bro

    • @holllyrhode
      @holllyrhode Місяць тому

      @@mayurk8697 not funny u pos

  • @anonymous.97
    @anonymous.97 Місяць тому +2

    I like how they explored all the different curries and dishes!

    • @usedfuzzbox
      @usedfuzzbox Місяць тому +1

      Sadly I'd say it's only about half or a third, these are just the basics, as most restaurants do chef's specials on top of these, and for instance, I love a chicken ceylon which wasn't mentioned.

    • @mikecooper2566
      @mikecooper2566 Місяць тому

      @@usedfuzzbox I think most people have a limited experience with the available options at different Indian restaurants and takeaways because they generally try a few at most, then regular the best out of them. I can admit to doing that. My regular Indian takeaway was the second one I tried, while waiting for my food one time I noticed a framed picture on the wall, it was the head chef winning a big curry making competition. After that and trying the food they had me won over and now its the only Indian takeaway i go to.

  • @tasneemchoudhury
    @tasneemchoudhury Місяць тому +3

    Comparing one restaurant from country A and restaurant from country B hasn't worked out as being representative. I'm really disappointed.

  • @timothyohlem4477
    @timothyohlem4477 Місяць тому +13

    We (indians) overcook every protein in this world to eat it safe.

    • @kailash4799
      @kailash4799 Місяць тому +3

      Thats not overcooking. Thats cooking it "well done".

  • @thatman4924
    @thatman4924 Місяць тому +3

    Not everything is supposed to be tasted with a spoon.
    I would never taste Bhindi Masala with a spoon, even though I'm Indian. That dish only goes with flat bread, nothing else.
    It goes even better with a paratha(fried flat bread).

  • @0SW13
    @0SW13 Місяць тому +3

    this made me too hungry

  • @1SouthernRaj
    @1SouthernRaj Місяць тому +15

    It's interesting to note that South Asian cuisine in the UK and the USA often reflects the regional origins of the restaurant owners. In the UK, many Indian restaurants are run by Bangladeshis, whose cuisine tends to feature more meat dishes due to their predominantly Muslim background. In the USA, Indian restaurants are more likely to be owned by North Indians, whose cuisine traditionally incorporates a wider variety of vegetarian options.

    • @RonBhattacharya
      @RonBhattacharya Місяць тому

      Bengalis have a far more 'variety' of vegetarian food options irrespective of their religion - both in West Bengal and Bangladesh; as well as non-vegetarian (predominantly 'fish' - not meat, but meat too) options.

    • @rahulj.005
      @rahulj.005 Місяць тому +1

      @@RonBhattacharya No, North Indians(especially north-western region) have more vegetarian dishes, the typical exam are sarso saag, palak, methi saag and 20 different kinds of leafy dishes. We don't have coastal seafoods, many of us are vegetarians, so we tend to eat more green vegetables and Dals. Even for many non-vegetarians eating meat is a once or twice a month thing as compared to coastal or southern people which is more frequent than us.

    • @RonBhattacharya
      @RonBhattacharya Місяць тому

      @@rahulj.005 Clearly... You know "absolutely nothing" about the "variety" in Bengali Cuisine - therefore spoken like a perfect dolt, TBH. 😅
      Next time, keep your mouth unopened, FFS. 🤭

  • @joeldcosta93
    @joeldcosta93 Місяць тому +1

    Vindaloo is a Portuguese dish, famous in Goa, it's famous for Pork Vindaloo..... All other variations aren't authentic. PORK VINDALOO is PERFECTION....!!!! ❤❤❤

    • @rahulj.005
      @rahulj.005 Місяць тому

      Indian-Portuguese*
      Portuguese are not the only ones who have contributed to it. It was invented right here in India.

  • @salempasangasp
    @salempasangasp Місяць тому +6

    Not even one south indian dish😢 fr? I'm disappointed

    • @aswinhanagal4293
      @aswinhanagal4293 Місяць тому +1

      So British Indian food (yes it's kinda it's own cuisine) is basically (a modified version of) north Indian food from Punjab and Bengal. Most Indian food in the US also tends to be North Indian. Here in the US we can get south Indian restaurants like A2B (yes, that actual chain), but these are rarer even when the restaurant itself is run by south Indians. In the US Indian restaurants quality and authenticity varies wildly, you can actually get really good Indian food here but you gotta look.

    • @ishitamorey6585
      @ishitamorey6585 Місяць тому

      Well the least the could add was Poppadom.

  • @MicoV94
    @MicoV94 Місяць тому +1

    I really like Indian takeout so much, shoutout to Nikhil Kini

  • @marklee6516
    @marklee6516 Місяць тому +2

    Disappointed that the iconic knotted plastic bag of sad-looking salad did not make an appearance

  • @syedzakariya4124
    @syedzakariya4124 23 дні тому

    As a indian watching foreigners tasting our food is worth a product moment..

  • @sayanmandal1289
    @sayanmandal1289 Місяць тому +3

    Girl we eat Fish or prawn over cooked, almost every meat option is little over coocked specially us Bengali the most meat or fish eater . Also we eat sweets more than any other Indian.

  • @omarmansuri7099
    @omarmansuri7099 4 дні тому

    The funniest thing is that Chicken Tikka Masala, the dish Brits and Americans love so much, is not technically an Indian dish. It was made in the UK.
    That's why if you ever go to India, you will never see it on any menu.

  • @user-ll2ed3lt4g
    @user-ll2ed3lt4g Місяць тому +2

    I'm very hungry now. All the portions must be for two as they are very biiiiig.

  • @mihirvd01
    @mihirvd01 Місяць тому +14

    This video shows only some part of the Northern cuisine. It's a shame that Southern food isn't being explored at all, especially the seafood.

    • @Sumit-rp5mx
      @Sumit-rp5mx Місяць тому

      Because south Indian dishes isn't that popuein west except few which are famous in North India

    • @RonBhattacharya
      @RonBhattacharya Місяць тому

      They tried Madras Curry. But TBH, the poor dish looked sad and pathetic - wanting to jump into the nearest trash bin. 🤭

    • @BAlex2209
      @BAlex2209 Місяць тому +1

      There is also no Bengali Food here, you southern folks should either shut up or go open a restaurent yourself!

    • @orientalmoons
      @orientalmoons Місяць тому

      South Indian food is available in the UK, it's not as widespread though due to most of the 'Indian' restaurants being operated by immigrants from Pakistan or Bangladesh. Just like other cuisines from Asia have been adapted, they do a base sauce plus protein plus extras approach which allows them to make a lot of different dishes quickly but not authentically.
      I like both regional Indian food and the British Indian restaurant style but I see them as separate options. Actually there is a cafe in the small city where I live that does cheap lunches and they cook big pots of only a few dishes, this is perhaps more authentic to home cooking as it's aimed at South Asian customers, especially people working in the city wanting Halal lunches. I'm vegetarian but they do very nice veg dishes as well. I think this is the closest to authentic North Indian food I could get locally.

    • @BAlex2209
      @BAlex2209 Місяць тому +1

      @@orientalmoons Atleast there are South Indian foods available outside the country, the same cannot be said about East Indian ( Bengali+ Odisshi ) food, while North East Indian foods aren't even available outside their respective states.
      I can name several South Indian,and many more North Indian cuisine,but can you name atleast 5 Bengali cuisine ( not including Roshogolla or Doi), or one dish from Tripura ?

  • @ciakun4581
    @ciakun4581 Місяць тому +1

    32:03 damn the queen learned Hindustani

  • @maunimonkar
    @maunimonkar 19 днів тому

    Great effort! Although I'm a bit disappointed that desserts weren't included in the takeouts. Gulab jamoon deserves to be seen.

  • @Foxtrot_Foxtrot_Lima
    @Foxtrot_Foxtrot_Lima Місяць тому +4

    If George Costanza and Borat had a baby?

  • @Sbwarwick
    @Sbwarwick 9 днів тому

    No Jalfezi? Probably a top 5 most popular dish. Also as someone from Birmingham we pronounce it Ball tee

  • @AdrianJarvis-zk7ld
    @AdrianJarvis-zk7ld 19 днів тому

    As an East Londoner, NYC was shocking bad for Indian food. I ended up heading to a street near JFK to get the spices and making my own... the first time I went, they
    owners of one supermarket were shocked that I knew what I was buying... until I opened my mouth and they heard I was British.

  • @MikeRees
    @MikeRees 19 днів тому

    You've done a disservice to saag dishes in the UK! They have pretty much the same options as US as well as those sides, I've yet to go to a restaurant that doesn't offer them and I can say that with certainty because it's always the first dish I try at any restaurant I go to.

  • @shadypenguinuk9747
    @shadypenguinuk9747 13 днів тому

    I love paratha so much, I buy the frozen ones from Tesco as casual snacks

  • @vasudhasharma5532
    @vasudhasharma5532 Місяць тому +2

    ‘Trading’ … sure!

  • @mardybum6383
    @mardybum6383 Місяць тому +3

    Harry finally looking British

  • @gigteevee6118
    @gigteevee6118 Місяць тому

    This is a quality overview….and I’m from Tooting, and know you know Tooting 😉

  • @leewat3742
    @leewat3742 13 днів тому

    Harry, if you are ever in Manchester you should seek out a place called This and That. You can get Rice and Three from there, pretty much what you did at 26:12. This and That is like an Indian cafe down a dodgy looking alley. The food is excellent.

  • @PrafullVijay
    @PrafullVijay 14 днів тому +1

    To everyone who is saying that Indian has a lot of diverse food, they all need to understand that it is video of TAKEOUT MEAL in US and UK. Take out meal usually contains generally popular items amongst Brits and Americans. Because I'm from US, other food are available here too but to introduce Americans and Brit, these are the most famous food.

  • @08AdrianVlogs
    @08AdrianVlogs Місяць тому +1

    One day you should do Canada! I really want to see that happen. It doesn't have to be the now, and it doesnt have to be the next. but one of these days, i hope it comes true!

  • @smokeyruby7244
    @smokeyruby7244 Місяць тому +3

    Mustache Harry 😍

  • @salempasangasp
    @salempasangasp Місяць тому +1

    12:00 😮 the uk knows their curry. Do pyaza is such a great dish even for indian standrads it's so rich and tasty. While the us just naming everything curry and masala

  • @martinlucas6004
    @martinlucas6004 Місяць тому +3

    Looks the same on the way out too

  • @mayurk8697
    @mayurk8697 Місяць тому +1

    Food made from Punjabi restaurant always slaps...
    In Hyderabad I always choose to eat butter paneer & biryani at punjabi restaurant...

  • @Rvj.12
    @Rvj.12 Місяць тому +3

    22:00 In english there is no word for achaar, pickle does not translate what achar really means

    • @Sumit-rp5mx
      @Sumit-rp5mx Місяць тому

      Just like Paneer is a type of cheese same goes with achar and pickles.

    • @Rvj.12
      @Rvj.12 Місяць тому +1

      @@Sumit-rp5mx hell no Sumit. Pickles are sad looking cucumbers submerged in sad pickle brine, whereas achar is something way too complex then there type of achaar, you taste achar your taste buds dance with a variety of flavours. So please achar is not equal to pickles.

    • @Sumit-rp5mx
      @Sumit-rp5mx Місяць тому +1

      @@Rvj.12 it's because we make numerous varieties of achars, but procedure to make both achar and pickles is more or less same.
      Come out of your nationalist mentality. Check the labels on achar boxes in super market, mostly are labeled as pickles

    • @starlight8554
      @starlight8554 Місяць тому

      @@Rvj.12umm say that to my bottles and bottles of achaar labelled pickle lol. Also my relatives in India call it achaar/pickle interchangeably.

    • @Rvj.12
      @Rvj.12 Місяць тому

      @@starlight8554 thats the whole point english language does not have any word which exactly translates achar. So the closest translation is pickle. Hence using it

  • @Viral-Food-Travel-Channel
    @Viral-Food-Travel-Channel Місяць тому

    Great explanation

  • @kevinwing8002
    @kevinwing8002 Місяць тому +3

    I moved from the UK to the USA twenty years ago. I miss onion bahjis every time i get an indian takeaway

    • @ganztechnologic
      @ganztechnologic Місяць тому +1

      Easy to make buddy! Just look up the recipe online. Also it is spelt Bajji.

    • @Bozebo
      @Bozebo Місяць тому +1

      @@ganztechnologic Not just any recipe, they'll be wanting the recipe from Latifs Inspired here on youtube ;) Infact all his recipes for BIR style are spot on.

    • @bryanbeckett869
      @bryanbeckett869 Місяць тому +1

      @@Bozebobig up Latif

    • @JP-js4gx
      @JP-js4gx Місяць тому +1

      Pakora and spicy onions too, although Indian supermarket near has frozen pakora which is passable.

    • @vaishnav_mallya
      @vaishnav_mallya Місяць тому

      It's easy to make. You can look up the recipe.

  • @harshachoudhary7847
    @harshachoudhary7847 Місяць тому +1

    Nice

  • @kierancampire
    @kierancampire Місяць тому

    I really struggle with Indian food as I absolutely despise the taste of curry powder, I have had it in so many things, it stands out to me every time and I can't stand it. However one day someone got me to try a Dhansak curry, and said it doesn't use/taste like curry powder, and I loved it! First curry I have ever enjoyed! So I found out I can enjoy Indian food and curries, but just as long as it doesn't use curry powder, which especially in England at least, that's hard to find haha

  • @leanderbarreto980
    @leanderbarreto980 Місяць тому +3

    Where's the prices

  • @DustyJones1997BGCL
    @DustyJones1997BGCL Місяць тому +1

    I love Harry's mustache it's awesome I love Indian food it's so spicy 🔥🥵