/ck/ - Food & Cooking

>>5706013
Like curry.

>>5706015
Well that cleared that up.

Like Mexican food but better.

>>5706013
It smells like trying to describe the colour blue to a blind man.

>>5706033
>colour
>u

>>5706038

Did that anon make a mistake? Because I don't see it.

>>5706045
it's not pronounced col-oor.

>>5706049

You're right its not.

But it is still sometimes spelt colour, so what is the point you are making?

>>5706038
Colour is the correct way of spelling the word.

>>5706038
is this faggot serious?

>>5706038
Thanks for derailing my thread, knobhead.

>>5706096
Why? It's originally a Latin word, spelled color, and it didn't get changed to colour until the French fagged it all up. Most of what Webster did is un-fag a lot of the Latin-based French words the English got when they were buttraped by the Normans. Learn some history, cunt.

FUCK ANIME

>>5706111
Latin isn't a language anyone uses, unlike English and French.

>>5706096
no, it isn't. it's part of a series of over-corrections with cultural and political motivations. it's an _also acceptable_ spelling of the word.

>>5706111
Well, the british standardized english spellings are all specifically ordered to conform with the wide variance in pronunciations across the isles.

>>5706120
You have made a statement, but that's not the same thing as a point.

>>5706125
[citation needed]

It tastes like the smell of a farm.

>>5706013

try cumin, it is a lot like cumin.

>>5706096
its any color you like

>>5706013
> curry
> a particular taste
that's like saying 'what does pasta dish taste like?'

fuck it, i'm going to start an indian food thread to educate you all one of these days

it smells like a bag full of sand

>>5706083
>spelt colour

>>5707867
i'd say it's a bit more like curry

>>5706013
go sniff some curry powder. it's like that just creamy and spicy and with a great mouthfeel

>>5707867
cumin, turmeric, cardamom

>>5707915
the fuck? no!
- turmeric doesn't taste like much
- cardamom is not at all a 'staple spice' for curries
mustard seed, cumin, and chili are the most common ingredients (obviously by no means always there)

it tastes like indians smell wherever they live or work

>>5707926
i had a curry just the other day that tasted very strongly of turmeric. it is entirely dependent on what is put in the curry!

>>5707930
> turmeric
> very strong
you serious? that would mean absence of all other flavors basically. indians put turmeric in food largely for color and health reasons, m8. i go through tons of the stuff, but its at most a faint note in any dish.

must be some sort of western style curry thing

>>5707926
You some kind of uncultured untouchable? Turmeric and cardamom are all about the smell. Smell is 90% of good cooking in india.

>>5707936
No, it was at an Indian restaurant. Maybe they were just saving money on spices (turmeric is the cheapest). But then again maybe it wasn't curry. I just piled everything on my plate and there was curry and there was some other thinner "gravy" sort of thing. might have been that

>>5706016
Ask shit questions and you'll get shit answers.

>>5707941
you don't even add cardamom to most dishes. its far more common in sweets (and pulaos).

turmeric is added to almost every dish, but my point was that its taste (and smell) is usually covered up by other spices.

> untouchable
come on, don't talk that way. i worked for years in a eatery in india, and am pretty familiar with how a good number of indian cuisines are cooked.

>>5707943
there's even a wife's saying about adding a spoon of turmeric to every pot.

> piling it all together
kek, some people in india eat that way too but its not good etiquette.

>>5707947
you tell him, steve

>>5707952
>kek, some people in india eat that way too but its not good etiquette.
lel, it was a buffet. i don't really care

>>5707972
aren't buffets fancy though?

>>5707981
i've never considered them fancy

>>5707926
The fuck. Half the time I get some kind of curry or masala or some other Indian something, I seem to chomp down on a whole damn green cardamon.
It's good and all, but that shit is like eating a damn department store perfume counter.

>>5708152
you eating punjabi food exclusively or something?
cardamom isn't all that common in savory things. i really need to go to some indian place in america - this shit is confusing me.

and that's why you eat with your hands, so you don't eat whole spices by accident.

>>5707981
Buffet food is cooked really quickly and good quality indian food is cooked over a long time, spices added at precise times etc.

Curry describes many foods, from many cultures. What you're thinking of, I'm guessing, is a combination of meat and vegetables in a spicy sauce. The flavor can vary dramatically, since curry describes such a huge range of dishes, but often features cumin, coriander, mustard seed, and other spices popped in HOT oil - this is called making a tarka, and is an essential step to most Indo-Paki cooking. Chinese cuisine often uses a similar technique.

>>5707936
There are several cultures that make heavy use of turmeric for flavor. Have you ever used fresh turmeric? It's a rhizome, like ginger, and the flavor is a bright, citrusy earthiness. It's delicious, and pairs exceptionally well with coconut.

>>5708186
Punjabi food is by far the most common in American restaurants, and hardly anybody eats with their hands and their naan. It's a shame, too - the food is meant to be eaten that way, and really benefits from the preparation.

>>5707898
welcome to the commonwealth motherfucker

>>5709081
makes sense. shame - punjabi food is fine but its not really representative of the vast majority of india.

> hands and naan
most punjabis don't eat rice and curry with hands, actually. they are the only people that don't do it so much, lol.

>>5709078
> several cultures
which ones? obviously i've had fresh turmeric, it grows in abundance in india, and especially in andhra (my state). we actually have a different word for the fresh one and the dried one, its used in a totally different way in cooking, and yeah it does have a strong taste.

>>5709120
Burmese first comes to mind, which uses heaps of both fresh and dried turmeric. I've seen haldi patta used in Goan and Maharashtrian dishes. I've served a quick pickle made with matchsticks of turmeric, ginger, and so on, something I picked up from a restaurant I went to.

It's certainly not the most common flavoring agent, but it's not unheard of to use turmeric for flavor. It happens to make a really wonderful color when you add mirch, too.

>>5709122
>Burmese
welp, never had it.

> turmeric pickle
yeah, that's very common in the south. andhra way is to add gongura, lol

> goan and marathi dishes
its more of a kannada and north mallu thing, but i'm not surprised.

>>5709130
you've gotta make some Burmese food. It's heavy on turmeric and coconut, and it has a really smooth, nourishing flavor. Good desserts, too

>>5709137
have you been to burma or something? i'm confused as to how you know all this.

> turmeric and coconut
hmm, sounds like mallu food. if you have a recipe you'd recommend, i'll try.

>>5709143
I've not been, but I have a Burmese friend I talk to and he gives me recipe advice, along with links to good sources for Burmese cuisine. Over a few years I've gained a good amount of exposure.

One dish I like to make is khauk swe, which is a pretty general term. Specifically I recommend un no khauk swe, which is chicken and flat wheaten noodles cooked in coconut milk. I like this chef - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yvrD_3LIaIs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zjn3jRGOU4Q

>>5709160
> tfw no burmese friend
wow, their food looks more indian-y than thai actually. cool!

ever been to india or somewhere else in south asia? come to hyderabad and i'll show you around :D

>>5709179
It's one of my life's goals to take a culinary trip around India, but it'll have to wait until the future.

Burmese food is very Indian-y. Try this dessert, I bet you'll like it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L_2RoXExdpo

>>5709179
>gangrape in a mangrove

>>5709183
oh, we have a similar dish actually
http://www.lakshmicanteen.com/2013/07/kesaribath-sweet-saffron-rice.html

thank you for the burmese stuff! the ingredients for their food are basically the same as indian, it seems, so i might as well try cooking them!

i hope you make it someday, m8. you can eat like a king for very little :D

>>5709188
r-rude
the only thing i'd force him to do would be climb a banyan tree and eat andhra chilies whole :D

Like Mexican plus a load of cream and cinnamon.

>>5706125
>standardiZed
You don't know shit about british english

>>5709290
> cream
but most indian food doesn't have cream

>>5706013
Like an Indian womans pussy.

>>5710854
Thats because most indians are too poor to buy it

>>5710863
nope, milk is cheap as fuck in india
source: living in india

>>5707908
Or sniff an Indian person. You don't even need to be close.