vvvslaxman Posted October 5, 2025 Posted October 5, 2025 (edited) We don't have many pak restaurants. But there are some grocery stores where Indians do buy as there are some special items they buy there. I know for a fact israelis do eat at palestine restaurant. PEople sometimes buy things there because it is closer to their home. To prove their patriotism they are not going to drive 10 extra miles to buy elsewhere. The store we have near us have full of telugu people working there. Meat section is managed by Mexicans. There is one pakistani restaurant where one of the owner guy used credit card of a white customer and went on vacation spent a lot of money. Cops tracked down. He went and apologized to them. They sent him away. He ended up going to prison. And another restaurant was shut down because of health code violation. There are a few afghan restaurants. too Edited October 5, 2025 by vvvslaxman upriser7, Mariyam and MechEng 3
MechEng Posted October 7, 2025 Posted October 7, 2025 Rarely ate at Indian restaurants in US. $13 not worth for decent naan and paneer dish, I would rather buy Lebanese stuff at that price and my lunch/dinner would be set for the day (massive quantities) bsriharsha 1
MechEng Posted October 7, 2025 Posted October 7, 2025 On 10/3/2025 at 1:20 AM, Ranvir said: Here in the UK Pakistani restaurants will almost always have a 'halal' sign in their eateries. I avoid them, I try my best to avoid halal meat but it's getting increasingly difficult, many restaurants are selling it undercover so that muslims eat there but they don't want to put off non muslims so they don't blatantly say they are serving halal. Even Hindu and Sikh owned restaurants carry out this devious behaviour. All McDonald's in India are halal, it's a joke. 'Indian' restaurants in overwhelmingly white majority towns here are mostly run by Bangladeshis. Even the Indian restaurants in UK seem to serve Pakistani food. Chapli kebabs, sheermal and stuff is very rare to find in India Mariyam 1
Mariyam Posted October 8, 2025 Posted October 8, 2025 On 10/7/2025 at 1:23 PM, MechEng said: Even the Indian restaurants in UK seem to serve Pakistani food. Chapli kebabs, sheermal and stuff is very rare to find in India Chapli kebabs are a festive speciality in those households who claim Pashtun ancestry. In India, Chapli ( flat styled with tomatoes) kebabs are made mainly during Eid/Weddings. The kebab of choice for daily consumption is Shammi kebab. In Afghanistan/ NW Pakistan, Chapli kebabs are consumed daily and Shammi kebabs are generally made on festive occasions. G_B_ and MechEng 1 1
MechEng Posted October 9, 2025 Posted October 9, 2025 On 10/8/2025 at 4:37 PM, Mariyam said: Chapli kebabs are a festive speciality in those households who claim Pashtun ancestry. In India, Chapli ( flat styled with tomatoes) kebabs are made mainly during Eid/Weddings. The kebab of choice for daily consumption is Shammi kebab. In Afghanistan/ NW Pakistan, Chapli kebabs are consumed daily and Shammi kebabs are generally made on festive occasions. Yes, you'll be finding this mostly in UP muslim communities. In fact the Indian food is mostly Punjabi food (from both India and Pak) in the UK. A lot of foreigners will be surprised to know that the actual food eaten at home is exponentially simpler. Someone should try popularising misal pav, puran poli with kokam and litti chokha outside India. The perspective on Indian food will shift completely haha Mariyam 1
Mariyam Posted October 13, 2025 Posted October 13, 2025 On 10/9/2025 at 6:00 PM, MechEng said: Yes, you'll be finding this mostly in UP muslim communities. In fact the Indian food is mostly Punjabi food (from both India and Pak) in the UK. A lot of foreigners will be surprised to know that the actual food eaten at home is exponentially simpler. Someone should try popularising misal pav, puran poli with kokam and litti chokha outside India. The perspective on Indian food will shift completely haha Puran poli is messy to eat. It’s one of those foods which is not fine dine and falls squarely in the sweet snack category. When you want to popularise a snack, it has to be snacky. Can’t have it break easily and the puran fall off. Also it has to be consumed with the hand ie w/o the spoon. Again a no go for many cultures. Why do I speak about this with such authority? Years ago, my dad started a fusion (cliched word, I know) restaurant. Puran poli and some of its variants were on the menu. Didn’t get much traction. MechEng 1
MechEng Posted October 13, 2025 Posted October 13, 2025 6 hours ago, Mariyam said: Puran poli is messy to eat. It’s one of those foods which is not fine dine and falls squarely in the sweet snack category. When you want to popularise a snack, it has to be snacky. Can’t have it break easily and the puran fall off. Also it has to be consumed with the hand ie w/o the spoon. Again a no go for many cultures. Why do I speak about this with such authority? Years ago, my dad started a fusion (cliched word, I know) restaurant. Puran poli and some of its variants were on the menu. Didn’t get much traction. Oh yes! I wasn't advocating for Maharashtrian food here, just that I never see it becoming mainstream. Proper Maharashtrian food is a different universe when compared with globally renowned Punjabi curries. Mariyam 1
bsriharsha Posted October 13, 2025 Posted October 13, 2025 On 10/2/2025 at 11:00 PM, Vancouver said: I never ever eat desi food in a restaurant. It never felt right. They use sauces in lieu of real ingredients. Cooking Indian food at home should naturally come to you guys. I can understand a student living alone take out Indian food once in a while. Any Indian dish non veg or otherwise would take upwards of 1 hour to make if prepared the actual way. It's the question of time and convenience why people go for the sauce based stuff that you get in restaurants. What's available in Indian restaurants in India is the fast food equivalent of what actual indian food is.
bsriharsha Posted October 13, 2025 Posted October 13, 2025 On 10/9/2025 at 6:00 PM, MechEng said: Someone should try popularising misal pav, puran poli with kokam and litti chokha outside India. The perspective on Indian food will shift completely haha * outside India. You won't even get proper misal pav outside Maharashtra. Better forget about exporting outside. Same goes with what passes for Hyderabadi biryani in Bangalore.
diga Posted March 8 Posted March 8 On 9/24/2025 at 8:33 AM, kepler37b said: Insist on non halal meat. Especially ask for the jhatka meat. That is one give away. On 10/3/2025 at 11:39 AM, Ranvir said: Sikhs are forbidden to eat halal. Trending in UK about non-halal meat Today, out of nowhere, two English lads named Tom and Ben came to my restaurant in Hammersmith and started cleaning the shopfront, which had been pelted with halal eggs by inbreds. My good Pakistani neighbours are not happy seeing us united. This unites us against the… pic.twitter.com/9EALXdBdz0 — Harman Singh Kapoor (@kingkapoor72) March 8, 2026 EnterTheVoid and Laaloo 2
EnterTheVoid Posted March 9 Posted March 9 2 hours ago, diga said: Trending in UK about non-halal meat What's the context behind this?
diga Posted March 9 Posted March 9 1 hour ago, EnterTheVoid said: What's the context behind this? seems places serving non-halal meat are under attack by peacefuls.. Sikhs by religion are forbidden to eat halal and the restaurant owner is a sikh
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