On Thu, 03 May 2012 10:35:40 -0600, "Pete C." >
wrote:

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>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:
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>> >> 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
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>> 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.
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>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.

Most of what's sold as ethnic cuisine in the US isn't, not even
European ethnic, few Americans are going to eat all those innards that
are everyday fare in much of Europe. Most of what's sold in restos in
European cities that cater to the touristas is so Americanized that it
has no relationship to what the natives eat. People that visit Italy
who think they are eating Italian food are not