Brooklyn1 wrote:
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> On Wed, 2 May 2012 23:32:14 -0500, Sqwertz >
> wrote:
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> >On Wed, 2 May 2012 20:47:52 -0700, Julie Bove wrote:
> >
> >> I have never made falafel. I have been tempted to but it seems like a pain
> >> to make and there is so much variation between the various recipes. I
> >> wouldn't know which one to make.
> >
> >I've tried to like falaffel, I've bought the boxes of mix, made them
> >from scratch, bought many pitas at places specializing in falafel,
> >they just never appeal to me. It's like an Indian Hush Puppy. But I
> >can at least make hush puppies taste good. But not falafel.
> >
> >-sw
>
> Most of what's marketed in the US as Indian food is in reality
> *******ized Brit food... there is no one Indian cuisine, and most of
> what's eaten in India is not any more palatable to westerners than the
> typical foods of China.

I'm told by an Indian friend that much of what passes as "Indian" food
in US restaurants is actually Bangladeshi. You are quite correct in
there being many different regional Indian cuisine's, most of which you
won't find in any "Indian" restaurant in the US. You can find some
authentic stuff if you search for a vegetarian South Indian restaurant
and there seem to be more of those places in recent years.