The Great British Curry Crisis | 101 East Documentary

Butter Chicken, Rogan Josh, and the all-time favourite - Chicken Tikka Masala! The United Kingdom has embraced curry as its national dish, with tens of thousands of Indian restaurants serving mouth-watering dishes to British taste buds.
Staffed over the decades by an influx of migrants from South Asia, these curry houses employ more than 100,000 people. But now this $5bn industry is in freefall.
Every week, two Indian restaurants are shutting down as COVID-19, changing consumer tastes, and Brexit take a toll.
In this documentary, 101 East correspondent Drew Ambrose travels across the UK to find out why Britain’s curry houses are in crisis.
CREDITS:
Reporter: Drew Ambrose
Producers: Siwaporn Kingston and Aun Qi Koh
Camera: Craig Hansen
Picture Editor: Badrul Hisham
Research assistant: Jenni Henderson
Digital Producer: Hasham Cheema
Senior Supervising Producer: Nick Olle
Executive Producer: Sharon Roobol

Photos courtesy of : Tower Hamlets Archives, Tim Smith, Eastside Community Heritage, Mohammad Ali, Raju Vaidyanathan and the British Curry Awards

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[@Morrosoy28]

I imagine Indian food is to the UK what Mexican food is to the US!

[@alexcarter8807]

I was going to say this. I'm in California and there's always cheap/cheapist "Mexican" food here. I should say that if you are brown, and could have at least theoretically set food in Mexico at some time, perhaps changing flights, you are now "Mexican" once you're here. Brazilian? Nope, you're Mexican now! Honduran? Shut up with that noise, you're Mexican! And on and on. But most of the poor workers and most in need of cheap food are in fact Mexican, and cheap and good tacos are always to be had. They get even mind-blowingly cheaper and better if you learn to make them yourself and that included making your own tortillas.

[@iseegoodandbad6758]

I agree there mate.

[@varoonnone7159]

Except that the children of Indian restaurateurs don't want to work in the kitchen espeially since they are more educated

[@robinaugustine5998]

Mexicans eat tortilla indians eat naan Mexicans love to eat cow indians worship cows 😂

[@Sonia_Godfray_Hindu]

@@robinaugustine5998 indian doesn't worship cows . Hindus consider it as a holy animal just like the west loves dogs more than human in the same way some communities among Hindus love cows ..

[@m.goodengumman3941]

Indian curry will never be out of demand, just go overseas on holiday and you talk to any fellow British people and curry is missed. 😃

[@MoejiiOsmanTV]

Same with Americans and Chinese food... I go overseas n never run into a proper Chinese restaurant like back in the states bcuz the Chinese food in America is "Americanized" and just like the curry has been made less spicy and thicker sauce for the British palette

[@emospider-man6498]

I will never forget when I was in Rome, I was walking past a British family who'd just seen a curry place and the kids saying "Oh thank god, they've got English food". Says it all really.

[@shaunwild8797]

The loss of British pubs has also contributed to people not going to Indian restaurants. The Brits used to love a good curry after the pubs closed.

[@DaytonaHills]

Great point

[@emospider-man6498]

I can't help thinking the two are connected. This doc definitely highlights one aspect of the problem. People just don't go out like they used to. Can't afford to go out like they used to. It's tragic.

[@binagarten4667]

Yes then calling the waiter Saboo Guggaddin, Abdul.

[@LaBucci]

God bless the people of India, Pakistan, Bangladesh for their amazing cuisines! Here in California it’s becoming more popular than ever before.

[@Yasin_2312]

Thank you. Being British-Bangladeshi myself, I’m proud of having a delicious cuisine and culture to share with others

[@amoney514]

Don't forget the sri lanaka

[@siddeshnaik2296]

It is Indian only pakistanis and Bangladeshi are mentally arabs

[@weshouldsaveourselves6780]

and nepal! thats why we say south asia. not just india or just pakistan @@amoney514

[@Itsmeandmy]

​@@Yasin_2312 but according to Bangladeshis and pakistanis their ancestors are turks, arabs then how this indian culture become yours

[@ianbeddowes5362]

I used to eat regularly in Brick Lane in the 1970s. I am an English bricklayer. I also took part in protecting the community from the National Front and other fascist degenerates.

[@gerryburntwood9617]

You are My hero🌹👏🏻👍🏽✊🏾

[@malaikaakhtar299]

thank you for your integrity. you are a true angel❤️👍

[@grelm1322]

Don't worry, evil whitey will be extinct soon

[@johnkptkpt8893]

Respect to you for being there brother 🙏

[@grelm1322]

@@ianbeddowes5362 protecting the community from what? Speeches? Ideas?

[@kinngrimm]

I am from germany and about 30 years ago went for the first time to London on a school trip for a week or so. I had my first curry there and it became one of my alltime favorite foods ever since. Every time i came back to Lonfon afterwards i had to have it again :) I was sad to see the UK leave the EU and also felt a little betrayed, but well thats live it doesn't always work out as one likes.

[@rayfalcone7163]

Doesn't mean you can't visit without a visa to the UK unless you're not a citizen of a EU country

[@drewsarmiento]

Loved the content but it was an absolute mistake for me to watch this at 3AM when everything here where I am is closed and the spectacular content got me hungry AF. I’ll just go gulp a liter of water now and just sleep this off then order a Vindaloo the moment I wake up later. Love Love Love Curry.

[@RoodeMenon]

LOL. I paused mid way to order my dinner.

[@yausa]

Huhuhu same here

[@miket9724]

I love Indian cuisine, I see it as a huge part of British culture now. Big respect to the Indian community here in the UK.

[@byron-ih2ge]

Ya india also got biscuits, patties, breads and other confectionery items in return so not that bad of a deal afterall😉 At least in one field..

[@cooldude4643]

they have no respect for us

[@rupalitales5444]

@@cooldude4643 no , it's not correct,love all the people,dont care about some barking dog🇮🇳❣️🇬🇧

[@DUDULALALALALALA]

You Whyte people hate Brown people and yet obsessed with their food traditions how embarrassing

[@arpanmalakar11]

@@rupalitales5444 colonial slave

[@lynnbaldwin7890]

I lived in Toronto for many years ; with its large South Asian population, naturally there are loads of great curry restaurants! Nonetheless I was completely gobsmacked by the number of phenomenal restaurants in the Uk; curry was everywhere and all of it was beyond delish!!!!! If Covid ever ends and I can get back to the UK for a holiday I’ll be heading for a curry straight from the airport! 🇨🇦🇬🇧

[@binagarten4667]

But why do the white people sign a pettition if a curry house opens in a white area but then turn up for a curry and then throw abuse to Indian males who are treating them in hospital but want thier sons to date Indian women but absolutely hate when thier daughters are dating Indian men? My brother had two white girlfirends and one had acid thrown on her face calling her a P*ki lover. The other was warned not to cease dating a W*g or harm will come to him and her!

[@baldieman64]

Covid ended in the summer of 2020, when we got hard data about how dangerous it really is, instead of relying on the scaremongering of the Chinese and the WEF. For the public, the first real clue was the Diamond Princess. Three and a half thousand people aboard, almost all of the passengers very elderly, travelling, eating and drinking together for weeks, with no isolation and no PPE - Just 0.35% of them died. The Chinese conducted their own experiments by welding people into their tower blocks, and were confident enough of the results to organise a huge pool party in August of 2020 - you can find the videos on KZbin. Governments dragged their heels (because governments don't like to give up power) on calling a close on lockdowns, vaccine mandates etc, but by 2021, the people had had enough. Only authoritarian states led by a dictator have continued restrictions into 2022. There are now no covid restrictions at all in the UK. The only place where you might be asked to wear a mask is a hospital (Because they don't want their clinicians spreading things to vulnerable people) and there are no apps or mandated pokes.

[@CrazyWatcher670]

I live in Toronto too. U r correct, we have many restaurants here but not that taste. If you observed then Moti Mahal in little India also tastes different now, I mean their Thali.

[@understanding.everything]

U mean South Indian

[@megsarna7429]

Try Indian food in restaurants in New York. Its even better.

[@christostiger5425]

So much variety in South Asian food! I travelled India for 6 months in the 90s and each region has a ton of individual recipes. So happy that the UK is finally catching on. Idli breakfast please...

[@mtarkes]

Indian food has so much more to offer than Chicken tikka masala and vindaloo. Regional cuisines have infinitely more diversity and the world should know Odia cuisine, Seven-sisters cuisine, Marwari cuisine, Pahari cuisine and so much more.

[@GoToMan]

Andhra, keralite and Tamil cuisine too

[@riri-pz3by]

@@GoToMan yes

[@mayankdewli1010]

Many of these cuisines have evolved in UK. You would not find Indians eating tikka masala at home. Most indians are poor and can not afford to buy these fancy dishes and survive on rotis and lentil curry. All these fancy curries have been created by punjabis who migrated abroad. Non punjabi indians would hardly ever eat such curries. These restaurants wont make a lot in India

[@mtarkes]

@@mayankdewli1010 You do understand that every country has peasant food as well as aristocracy food. A rich man's cuisine is as authentic as a poor man's if not more so. Very few foods are invented by poor people. The vast majority of Indian dishes were invented in royal kitchens and temple kitchens. The cooks employed by the Rajas and Nawabs were employed by british officials. Some of them made it to Britain as well. Many of these so-called Punjabi dishes have origin in Mughal kitchens, some of them have origin in other parts of India. Vindaloo for eg is from Konkan in west Mulligatawny is from South India and so on. Many of these "fancy" dishes are not so fancy in India and are very much affordable. Afterall if its tastes good it sells good.

[@pikachuthunderbolt3919]

We Indians never use this much spices for daily food at home. It seems to be unhealthy . Eat less spicy and less fried . Stay fit .

[@abrahamdecruz5128]

Why eat less spices? Spices r good for health especially tumeric/saffron, garlic, ginger and masala tea. Its good for the stomach and intestines. I guess it disinfects everything inside and kills many harmful germs.

[@kittykitkat4968]

@@abrahamdecruz5128 Good comment

[@rayhans7887]

Lmaoo spices are unhealthy now?

[@moongrass217]

Eating a lot of chilli can trigger ulcers in some people's stomachs. Otherwise, all other Indian spices have medicinal value.

[@luis06211986]

As someone from outside of the UK this is insanely fascinating

[@gustavoemannueldeangolasil243]

There see the like can cover an crises ,close business small job poverty people.

[@euroschmau]

Over on the East Coast of the USA, South Asian food is booming! It seems like 2 new curry/Indian restaurants open every month here in Philadelphia.

[@qamarud-din598]

In 1980s Ken livingstone was at Camden Council and he lent group of workers some money to set up the first co-operatively owned curry house. The grant was about £10,000 for every job created and the press said it was outrageous. But that was the turning point. It spread like wild fire all over uk. Unfortunately kan Livingstone wasn't mentioned on this occasion.

[@bengaliinplatforms1268]

Ken loved giving money to foreigners

[@Abman31]

The reason Indian restaurants are closing is because thanks to lockdown people couldn't gather for a meal in a restaurant, instead the order deliveries . Takeaways adapted to this change and concentrated on deliveries, while restaurants didn't adapt to changes , and other cuisines took advantage to fill the gap left by Indian restaurant

[@behemothsbaby]

@Heartthrob Goswamy LOL!

[@ktolwal]

the first guy is from Bangladesh, are people so uneducated that they dont understand that Bangladesh is NOT India. Both are different countries...

[@gustavoemannueldeangolasil243]

Who more suffer with corporations banks segregation sanitare is poverty people indian in England.

[@RoodeMenon]

@@ktolwal Who cares, if they are brown, talk funny & the food smells Indian then good enough.

[@briannelson3830]

I think it’s because they made enough to money to get out of the low margins in the restaurant industry

[@niklas5547]

In my opinion the most beautiful way cultures integrate with eachother is when they change style of both cultures food. While at the same time keeping alive the ways the food is traditionally cooked. Food is love everywhere in the world. And to share food is to love

[@pooyamissaghi5902]

Only in the UK can there be a curry "crisis " worthy of investigating

[@just_juice]

Hahaha 😂

[@ABCD-vt6qs]

Indian 🇮🇳 and Iranian 🇮🇷 Cuisines 😋🤤 perfect match.

[@abrahamdecruz5128]

Indeed you can see them in the famous and historical parsi restaurants in Mumbai like Britannia and Co and other famous eateries there.

[@asad7239]

@@abrahamdecruz5128 i8kqq1ad.

[@dramatic0]

But made by mostly Bangladeshis

[@epoche10]

You mean Bangladeshi

[@bangguyraj]

They are world apart in taste and the Persian foods absolutely cannot stand excessive oil and any hot chili.

[@stefanmansukhani8797]

Vindaloo is actually pork! It's a dish of Portuguese origin vindalho it's not so spicy but made with mild chillies. Very famous here in Goa

[@maggiefollett636]

Fascinating! I'm sure the origin is, but given food taboos, it has been adapted. I've only ever had very hot Vindaloo in UK. In South African, it's not a major dish, but our famous Durban curries are. (South Indian cuisine.)

[@FarzanaSamia]

Feel proud as a Bangladeshi. Whos bangali watching this amazing doc?

[@hassymiia6267]

Bangladeshis rule the curry industry UK 🇬🇧

[@abhijeetsingh1467]

@@hassymiia6267 they made the shittest curries than indians took over I’ve been to so many bengali restaurants and you guys dont know how to make authentic dishes

[@savageakash3970]

@@abhijeetsingh1467 Because you are Punjabi that’s Why you don’t like it. But people know the best food

[@abhijeetsingh1467]

@@savageakash3970 I’m not punjabi but dads a head chef and hes knows everything about indian authentic food

[@Deyomusic]

I’m not Indian but if I recall it correct , isn’t Bangladesh used to be India before 1947?

[@goldbergwwe6096]

I love indian food. Butter chicken, chicken tikka and chicken biryani my favourite

[@DUDULALALALALALA]

You Whyte people hate Brown people and yet obsessed with their food traditions how embarrassing

[@kaptkronik135]

@@DUDULALALALALALA Blk people hate each other and everyone else, no one cares. All other races are fine

[@DUDULALALALALALA]

@@kaptkronik135 BLACK AND BROWN ARE ETERNAL VICTIMS TO WHYTE SUPREMACY

[@kaptkronik135]

@@DUDULALALALALALA You are weak, that's the real issue. Crime statistics are not on your side...sorry

[@DUDULALALALALALA]

@@kaptkronik135 DON'T CONTRADICT LITTLE MAN THAT'S WHAT YOUR KIND DOES. MAKING UP RACIST ASSUMPTIONS

[@jontalbot1]

Few observations. First the supermarkets now do passable curries as you would find in a takeaway. Second, there are more choices- Turkish, Lebanese, contemporary British etc. Third, far too many curry houses are pretty much the same as all the others, giving a sort of All-India highlights menu. The future is more specialisation, greater authenticity, more regional, more invention. I went to a second generation place recently: in house craft brewery, all vegetarian, small plates designed for sharing.That is the sort of thinking which keep customers interested

[@smmcfilter]

You absolutely right Mr Jon Talbot

[@gustavoemannueldeangolasil243]

The loockdaw went more politicol of than sanitare ,many people lost yours job , Without work with close business of shop and restaurant . That segregation sanitare went awefull thing when happen.

[@jontalbot1]

@@gustavoemannueldeangolasil243 I love your version of English. It’s so much more interesting than the official version

[@gustavoemannueldeangolasil243]

@@jontalbot1 Thanks by your praise ,but the ideal in speak of loockdaw ,like reason of bankruptcy of small business shop.What Interview few talk about that.Stay who have more rich with cash in Your bankCont ,life of aid is Very danger.

[@jontalbot1]

@@gustavoemannueldeangolasil243 Hi Gustavo I cannot claim to understand you but l really love your English. There is little original in this world but you have managed to transform it into something baroque

[@alexcarter8807]

This is one reason I'm really glad to have found myself living in San Jose California - the curry. We've got the Indian types of curry of course 'cos there are tons of Indians here, but there are also Chinese, Vietnamese, and Thai restaurants serving their own versions of curries, and mind-bendingly, curry's a huge thing in Japan (the history of curry in Japan is fascinating). I'm in curry heaven!

[@Blaze6432]

@Time Machine It's still a dish when it's paired with rice.....

[@yashagrawal88]

'Curry' in India is actually gravy.

[@L20241]

@Time Machine Kari is from Tamil word. Not tarkari for veg.

[@L20241]

@Time Machine The English word curry’s origin is from Tamil ok?! Look it up. In Tamil there is a word Kari.

[@Blaze6432]

@Time Machine Literally in Tamil we use "Kari" (I your too stupid, that means curry) for a dish you pair with rice.

[@chanceDdog2009]

Fun fact. Portuguese sailors imported chills from Mexico to India in the 1500s

[@PankajDoharey]

Its not just curry houses even Bakeries are closing down fast.

[@binagarten4667]

Never mind bakeries the Churches and pubs are closing down at 1000 per month! Most of them are turned into Mosques. Churches are listed buildings and must remain as a place of worship. Now this law did not take into account that Islam will be the predominant force and multiplying in England and Europe! in 2050 Islam will be the highest practisesed religion and in Leicester and Brimingham already the white Biritsh are the minority. The white flight means more an more white Brits are choosing to go to Austraila and N.Z

[@nyimdewan3353]

That's why the UK feels like home...After Bangladesh,UK kinda gives that Homely vibe as there are Bangladeshis and Bangladeshi Culture over there.... It's just really an Amazing feeling

[@dannicatzer305]

Wish I could say the same and I'm British..

[@getslikedahhhbroo1851]

@@dannicatzer305 Tf does that mean?

[@cx4917]

@@dannicatzer305 history repeats itself

[@Yasin_2312]

@@dannicatzer305 I guess colonisation sucks..

[@dannicatzer305]

@@Yasin_2312 It does, but when we did it we eventually left, they wont.

[@gerryburntwood9617]

Indian and Pakistani cuisine is getting a boost in Australia which wasn’t the case a decade ago! Truly delicious!

[@Axe85]

Pak8stani cuisine has one dish beef

[@gerryburntwood9617]

@@Axe85 pity your ignorance is exposed here! I prefer Pakistani food to Indian any day, and it has amazing regional variations of both vegetarian and meat fare! Your pathetic comment is just your vile hindutva hate preaching taught to you but that low life Modi the butcher of Gujerat! You forget Pakistan and Indians ere one country, so you are saying that Indian has only one dish a rotten potatoes?🤣🤣🤣

[@sabreyarka6926]

I mostly like Indian/Pakistanis food, but sometimes I got irritated when they put more oil(ghee)in their dishes.

[@AS-jo8qh]

We don't put that much oil or ghee at home. If you want to eat authentic Indian food go to an indian home. Real indian food is found in Indian homes not in indian restaurants

[@ki7561]

Ghee is butter and it’s not bad for you

[@mayankdewli1010]

Yup me too. I'm an Indian but i think Indian food is very over rated. They just fry onions, garlic, tomatoes, yogurt , spices, cashews in oil or ghee and put meat or paneer on top. Tbh cooking is the most overrated job ever

[@aminawood1737]

Really enjoyed the tour of some great British curry houses! Reminds me of my youth. I love this food. 😀

[@deepak123oza]

@Time Machine Tarkari means vegetables, used in curry.

[@ninjastar4076]

@Time Machine curry is englisization of the word kadhi But curry is used for anything with gravy in english

[@cricketylife8742]

@@19hbytuy No need to be hostile and disrespectful towards an entire nation...

[@SuperJmbk]

@@19hbytuy you're an angry little lady, aren't you?

[@sudeshnasarkar3538]

@@19hbytuy you are right bro👍

[@hassymiia6267]

Proud to be South Asian!

[@ShafiqIslam]

Enjoyed ! Great work !

[@wanderingnomad1]

It's all kinds of restaurants and small businesses, not just curry houses that have suffered due to COVID-19.

[@bindasguy3666]

Indian cooking is labour intensive, so restaurant food is costly. This may be a reason

[@joedias7946]

You never see non Indian or Pakistani workers working in the kitchen . The wages paid by these establishment is always very poor. No non Asians would work here. I am speaking from a lot of experience. Comments welcome.

[@bindasguy3666]

@@joedias7946 Yes, you have a point. As an Indian , I can tell that people working in hotel, restaurants (except in 3,5,7 star hotels) get paid poorly.

[@snigdhaghosh5865]

and also the high quality ingredients such as the spices add to the cost.

[@mayankdewli1010]

@@joedias7946 Yup right. Most of the workers work illegally as the employers dont want to pay the minimum wage. Indian employers are usually the worst

[@dramatic0]

And most of the Curry houses named as indian curry in Britain are Bangladeshi owned and cooked by Bangladeshi chefs 🇧🇩 🇬🇧

[@tstcikhthys]

Bangladesh was a part of India until 1971, and its culture is identical to Indian culture. Political lines drawn on a map rarely change culture.

[@ki7561]

And your proud of claiming someone else’s heritage? No wonder a lot of curry houses are failing no authenticity

[@chrismathewjoseph1283]

@@ki7561 Man - made boundaries just 70 years ago doesn't make up the whole story... Whether its Bangladeshi or Pakistani cuisine, its basically broadly Indian cuisine because if you know the history, you would know... No we are not claiming anyone else's heritage because its the same shared heritage across the whole Indian subcontinent.... But I like how Bangladeshis are popularizing our dishes , great !!!

[@mbk7771]

@@tstcikhthys it was never part of India, read history you fool, bengal was part of Mughal, then British raj when india even didn’t exist. Us Bengalis had our own kingdom before Mughals. Also during Mughals we had autocracy.India was given by the British without understanding the ethnic divisions but only religion, had it been divided for ethnicity india would be a small nation.

[@tstcikhthys]

@@mbk7771 "then British Raj". Hmm...I wonder what that part of the world was called when it was part of the Raj. Oh, that's right, British _India._ You should stop using insults when you clearly don't know what you're talking about; you only end up making a fool of yourself.

[@mukhumor]

Mashallah. 'Curry'... even people from the National Front have birthday celebrations and anniversaries in a Curry house. Happy days.

[@ThrowbackSoul]

Unfortunately the changing taste of the british is why a lot of Indian restaurants in UK are closing. There is a growing interest in food from Korea, Japan, Jamaica and Caribbean.

[@Chahlie]

Yes, it's simply run it's course.

[@pramilaramsaroop3089]

@@Chahlie yes it's run it's course and quite honestly too many Indian restaurants confuses the mind so I like to other cuisines which are limited ones around.

[@hassymiia6267]

Middle eastern turkish food gone levels up.. grill food scene more liked by youngsters

[@alexcarter8807]

I'm in the US and yes, Korean food is becoming a big thing. There's a chain of supermarkets, "H Mart" that's Korean and those are opening up all over the US. I think it might be that Korean food is heavy on beef that makes it appeal more to Americans than, say, Japanese food. And Koreans love to drink! Whether it's a big bottle of crappy but cheap Korean beer like Hite, or some deceptively strong soju, or some really and truly strong er guo tou jiu, Korean markets have got you covered.

[@carltonlambert7608]

Also takeaways in morrisons/supermarkets is rearing its head. People like other stuff. The world is global and People are curious about other stuff. Its no different to the demise of the traditional, British, chippy. Ironically which is Jewish. Not even British really.

[@singha6]

I’ve been to Darjeeling Express many times- really good food. Also Asma supports women, here in the UK and in India- so it is a win win for everyone!

[@varoonnone7159]

She was mean to british cuisine. She didn't have to look down on british cuisine to flatter ours

[@annemiura7767]

Had a bit of a laugh when she said she wouldn’t criticize anyone , just after thoroughly criticizing their food !😂

[@kevintravis5123]

brilliant doco thanks aljazeera

[@BlueJazzBoyNZ]

Cullinary skills are a life skill for us all A History to be remembered and understood

[@shreyashdatir6857]

Proud of you 😍😍 You and Bhajipala deserve this recognition 👍🏻👍🏻

[@dev.venture]

thank you 😊

[@rupalitales5444]

@@dev.venture well done

[@gustavoemannueldeangolasil243]

Only the part rich of society can have food because the dictadorship of proletery of stay home and death of hungry ... Finish with job of poverty people,small business not have freedom to open .

[@Dana-ie2bh]

Funny how the Portuguese brought those hot chili's to India from the Americas.

[@coffeejazzvibes2194]

What a lovely little documentary.

[@mrivantchernegovski3869]

Butter Chicken is our fav curry dish here in New Zealand

[@Eitner100]

In Germany where I live in Nieder Sachsen there are but a few Indian restaurants. Unfortunately in general Germans do not like their food to be too hot. Since I am used to eat Indonesian and Thai food since I was 5 years of age, I also know my curries. I order curry powder and curry paste to make my own curry dishes. None of my neighbours, friends and / or family can eat that extra hot. Even most Indian people I know find it overdone the way I make it. I am a culinary Asian Food loner over here.

[@wildmenofborneo7413]

For your interest about Asian food,check out Champor restaurant (Malaysian restaurants)in the suburbs of Munich .As an Asian highly recommended (8/10 points 👌)

[@Eitner100]

@@wildmenofborneo7413 I will when I have a chance. The problem is......I live some 600 km to the north of München.

[@GoToMan]

Hmm. Ever tried a dosa? I suggest you try it. I can mail stuff from here if you want, y'know the raw materials.

[@GoToMan]

@binomalia Ah! Good for you mate. Try different variations of it, paneer cheese tandoori what else. Anyways, good for you!

[@antaraanikapiya]

lol. people in south asia do not use curry powder to make curries. Also, the generic name curry that you give to all of our food is so ignorant. We have lots and lots of varieties in our food culture across the entire region of south asia. And each and every ethnicity has their own form of cuisine and style of food. To summarize them in a generic name under curry is not only a gross understatement but downright insulting. Another thing is, what you get anywhere in the west for that matter is nothing like the real south asian cuisine that we have. And I am not only talking about the usage of spices, but the raw ingredients from west feels tasteless. This is not meant as an insult though, just an honest opinion. A simple tomato or chicken and the taste of the food or their texture is so so very different from our raw ingredients. Again forgive my expression, but compared to our food or ingredients these are really bland! Any westerner who has visited south asia and tasted the food will understand this.

[@simonzidaine8350]

Incomplete documentary without the mentioning of Northern Indian, Punjabi and Pakistani food... Also insight from the government would have been great

[@byron-ih2ge]

There is nothing known as Pakistani food

[@manojbharat8641]

Pakistani food?? What is that

[@rupalitales5444]

What is Pakistani food,copy paste

[@Thefloristgang4pf]

Food from Pakistan! 😉🇵🇰

[@foxtrotwhiskey874]

@@manojbharat8641 Real food, try it some time.

[@poovaneswaransupramaniam19]

Lovely documentary

[@yasharyan4024]

India has many curry dishes Chicken curry Paneer curry Potato curry Egg curry Fish curry Pork curry Curry rice Mixed vegetable curry ❤️❤️❤️

[@alexsmart2612]

India would probably have at least 50 different types of chicken curry itself.

[@paulskillman7595]

Why do they like curry in India? I don't know. Habit I guess.

[@yashinrupani]

You forgot the NEW "Modi Vegetable Curry!" 🤣🤣🤣

[@alexsmart2612]

@@paulskillman7595 Why do people in a different country have a different culture? Do you have any idea how dumb you sound?

[@DUDULALALALALALA]

You Whyte people hate Brown people and yet obsessed with their food traditions how embarrassing

[@insoserious]

At first by "curry crisis" i thought you were referring to how curries in Britain are so terribly tasteless compared to 'the real thing' that we get in India and other parts of Asia. But it is really sad how things are changing so quickly and affecting the livelihoods of so many who felt that this was the best or only thing they could do to make it in a new homeland.

[@scottanderson3751]

My secret recipie: 2 red onion,1 head of garlic,thumb sized piece of ginger and galangal,5 cloves,1 tsp black pepper corns,1 tablespoon coriander seed,2 tablespoon cumin seed,1/4 tsp fennel seed,cassia bark,black cardamom/green cardamom,fenugreek seed,brown mustard seed,shrimp paste,lemmongrass,coconut milk,peanut butter,tomatoes,water,salt,kashmiri chilli powder,dried red chilli,star anise,turmeric powder,black vinegar,palm sugar,coriander leaf,potoato,peas,egg,tamarind skin,candlenut,bayleaf,oyster sauce 😉 100% English and this particular curry my own creation and method but trust me it’s so dang tasty you’d never believe 100% white English invented it ✌️

[@mokhtaramran7041]

@@scottanderson3751 oh you are team coconut oil. I dont like mine with it. It last longer too. This makes any meat you put in it taste better over time.

[@ninjastar4076]

@@scottanderson3751 what the fk is that curry dude you are crazy

[@GoToMan]

@@scottanderson3751 I'm an Indian but I'll try this recipe TDY. Thanks Scott!

[@samirhussain458]

Yes, it's tailored towards the British palette. Majority of people are too stubborn with their taste buds to accept innovation of dishes (and at the same time risky for restauranters to innovate, so they stick to what is tried and tested).

[@anups7958]

I love all food…who cares if it’s Bangladeshi or Pakistani serving Indian food…I personally love the changes / twists. Enjoy the food, be positive and spread harmony and move on.

[@ashishkalam9337]

Yeah the cuisines aren't defined by modern day borders

[@SirWhiteRabbit-gr5so]

Many Italian-American Pizza places are Greek operated.

[@samanthalewin6210]

I am in the UK and I do love Indian food. It is my favourite.

[@Retro30]

Friday and Saturday nights in England will never be the same without curry houses .. we enjoy the evening with all the customers bantering and cracking jokes whilst serving up delicious meals and drinks.❤🎉

[@jimlin7579]

There is absolutely no way the first Indian owner of the curry house has been in the UK since he was 8, I don't understand why he has to lie about it.

[@FrankBlaise73]

Yeah I agree. Maybe eighteen, but certainly not eight.

[@savioblanc]

Dude sounds like he just landed in the UK, not someone who has been living there since he was 8

[@kylesmith4572]

Curry is amazing. I love the differences between all of the types from Iran to India to Thailand.

[@thelmabelda5447]

CURRY of any nationality is a winner💯👏👏👏👏👏👍Unforgettable really 💗💛🧡❤️

[@DUDULALALALALALA]

You Whyte people hate Brown people yet your obsessed with their food traditions how embarrassing

[@krnpowr]

@@DUDULALALALALALA A lot of them hate black people, but love their music and love watching them on screen and at sporting events. A lot of them hate Asians, but love their food, culture, tv shows, and consumer products and technology.

[@krnpowr]

You have to really try Singaporean and Malaysian food some day. Arguably the tastiest cuisine in the world.

[@kalsoomakhter686]

Pppppppp

[@azliaziz4737]

I was a student in Bournemouth in 1976-78 and Nottingham in 1978-81. Indian curry house had not yet started back then…

[@paulohagan3309]

Strange. I was a student in Cardiff around the same time and they were very popular and common there.

[@TheJamie1965]

I am in numerous Facebook curry groups. Many of us have learned that we can make better curries ourselves thanks to all the free recipes and videos. There are so many restaurants making sub par dishes full of sugar and cream.

[@trevorcook3129]

I’m probably in the same groups you mention. Once you make your first base gravy you’re hooked.

[@TheJamie1965]

@@trevorcook3129 that's for sure. I sometimes get a few samosas, naans and a vegie side dish from the local Indian, but that's about it.

[@activemember1515]

Chicken tikka masala the British national dish was invented by British Bangladeshi not Indian or Pakistani 95 percent of the curry house own by British Bangladeshi

[@mnaveed47]

Bradford, has been named curry capi9og UK, for many years. 70% Pakistani restaurants.

[@DUDULALALALALALA]

You Whyte people hate Brown people and yet obsessed with their food traditions how embarrassing

[@ColonelFluffles]

@@DUDULALALALALALA Well, it's good... We can't control it

[@loveu7515]

So... what

[@kal77uk]

Bangladeshi restaurants thrived on VAT evasion, low pay and exploiting illegal immigrants.

[@maggiefollett636]

Good doccie! I'm from Cape Town, South Africa, and familiar with the great, South Indian Durban Curry. I'm familiar with many exciting North Indian dishes, but my taste-buds say "more" to Durbs curry the most!

[@jazminruffaromanov1880]

i love Drew Ambrose...

[@iseegoodandbad6758]

He's nice.

[@edyhermawan269]

thank you for the program. Lovely

[@expressdotpc]

I am a British Bangladeshi, who was born and bred in London. The problem with Indians is that they are mostly Hindus and do not eat beef and most do not even eat meat. They are vegetarian. English are not Hindus or vegetarians. So, if you open a vegetarian restaurant, you are destined to fail. Only Indians will go to these Indian vegetarian restaurants. The term Indian in Indian restaurant refers to Indian sub-continent. So, a Bangladeshi can rightfully can call it an Indian restaurant. Authentic Indian food is also unappealing and not as tasty as Indians think they are. Look at something called Pav bhaji - who on earth wants to eat vegetable curry in a bread roll?

[@expressdotpc]

@bruce parka It's only the English snowflake hippy brigade who prefer vegetarian food. Middle eatsern food is vegetarian? Okkkk

[@MoejiiOsmanTV]

So basically curry to the UK is like Chinese food to Americans... Good old Asian fair that warms you up.

[@Evermoregreen23451]

The lady is right I am in my 60s the first curry I ever had was at the age of 14. I was hooked.

[@fukgooners]

Am I the only one that would like to see curry houses go a bit back in style like the deco of the 70-80s

[@iainmair485]

What’s wrong with Yorkshire pud?

[@savioblanc]

Nothing at all. The reporter just has his biases.

[@chrisburns6408]

Entertaining documentary albeit a little lazy. I am a curry fanatic and have traveled extensively in the Indian subcontinent. I love authentic Indian food but also celebrate the good old BIR curry as a cuisine of its own. I am pleased that some restaurants are attempting to bring more authentic Indian food to the U.K. but I believe that there will always be a place for the British Indian curry house. Incidentally: predictably stereotypical disparagement of British food. Apparently we mainly eat pie and mash and it looked like the Yorkshire pudding had been made in a kiln!

[@tollyboy-]

They lost all their workers because these crooks pay slave wages. These skilled chefs could make more money doing Uber and that's exactly what they did

[@cricketloverz6855]

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[@FM-xx8ws]

Delivery apps are the problem. 1 )charges you up to 40% Inc vat. 2)The app attracts regular customer so your eating in to your profit. 3)Too many pop up /dark food business so your sharing customers which effects you making profit. the new start ups are a trend hiring a kitchen with if it works great if not move on.

[@vishal.choudhury]

Loved how all the bangladeshis and pakistanis opens the restaurant with the name of India, it feels there are all still Indian by heart.

[@ninjastar4076]

Only father can help their children

[@amitsingh-yk3ps]

@@ninjastar4076 yep india is father of them

[@SAIF700000]

technically we are all Indian

[@anuronguha0898]

@@SAIF700000 dhonnobad bhaiya

[@meetankush]

@@SAIF700000 Er, no. Technically you guys decided you want to be different and distinct with your own identities, so please don't drag our name with yours.

[@EdwardLawrence-12345]

O 🌏Al Jazeera English! "We really are just scratching the surface with what we actually know about sixgill sharks." Thank you. And May God's peace be upon you all! GOOD HEALTH ALWAYS EVERYONE! # I thank you. ### ...

[@shsh-he5qg]

Me as a south Asian , born and bred here in the uk, kids grown up, now brushed up a bit on my cooking 😂 Always make large pots or grills and dish out to all my neighbours when I can

[@T00Busy113]

Why the upbeat music when you are showing restaurants closing?

[@anastasia10017]

if he moved to england when he was 8 years old, why does he still speak with an indian accent????

[@Lando-kx6so]

grew up in a Bangledeshi household & community

[@sugarbomb26]

I've lived in the USA for 25 years and still have a pure British accent.

[@r.b6170]

A lack of exposure to others; a lack of interaction with others...

[@anastasia10017]

@@sugarbomb26 yeah but you likely moved to the US as a teen or adult. Accents dont change much after a certain age.

[@RangaNayanajithSilva]

Good work... But you have missed Srilankan , Neples and Pakistani authentic restaurant dishes here. Believe me you would never believe their secrets .

[@ki7561]

Those owned restaurants are always authentic!

[@thekaerichtexas]

That looks so good

[@abuyousefali]

Having lived in the Arab Gulf for 17 years, when I visit Europe, the last thing I look for is S. Asian, Turkish, or Arab food. I couldn't wait to eat fish and chips when I went to London - LOL. I hit up a high-ended steak house. Next time, I'm going for a Ruben sandwich and Spanish food. LOL

[@shadman1024]

Al Jazeera’s documentaries are just amazing..so creative and different from the rest!

[@nargisjahangir186]

ہم یا مجھے پتا چلے کہ باہر کے لوگ اسے کنٹری بریو سمجھتے ہیں مجھے اب پتا چلا کہ جھوٹ بولتے سیل کرنے کے لیے اتنا جھوٹ اتنا جھوٹ بلوایں بچے کو دے دیا کریں تو خدانخواستہ خوار بچے کو آئے گی

[@nargisjahangir186]

شروع کرو لاکھوں نے ایک بچے کا ٹوائی بھیجی کے قریب کے بھیجے سیل کرتے ہیں اس کاروبار کرتے ہیں

[@varoonnone7159]

How are South Asian migrants treated in Qatar?

[@swaprulez]

Most of the Indian restaurant sale Bangladeshi style food in the name of Indian. Very few restaurants have genuine Indian taste.

[@urooj09]

There is no such thing as Indian taste. Taste palette in India changes from region to region.

[@NYRKRZ]

Crazy how bangladeshis are claiming to know what indian food is and living off of making imitation level curries that are not authentic. First thing you must notice is if the chef or owner of a curry house is not bangladeshi. The food that is famous worldwide as indian food is north Indian or punjabi food to be precise

[@svlagonda7417]

No crisis at all. Just a natural correction due to massive oversupply of low quality curry restaurants and too many immigrants from Pakistan/India competing for a limited market.

[@bnayyar5204]

Should have focused on Punjabi/Mughlai restaurants. Those are more popular in UK. No offence to Bengali food. It’s a great cuisine as well.

[@ArmageddonIsHere]

Bengali cuisine is awesome.

[@rg6982]

No offence to Punjabi cuisine but they don't run the British curry scene so its clear their curry isn't that great. Since the early 60s, Brits have been obsessed with Bengali curry and they put it on the map here in the UK. As a white British man, i can only thank the Bangladeshi community for their curry

[@ki7561]

@@ArmageddonIsHere no really isn’t

[@ki7561]

@@rg6982 bengali curry?? Lmaoooo they feed you Indian pakistani dishes with plenty of cream and yogurt in it nothing what you eat is authentic even my white friends hate it they want proper curry only reason bengali was running the scene because that’s all you grew up one

[@ArmageddonIsHere]

@@ki7561 Yes it is. Bengali food is fantastic.

[@glenndesouza5457]

Bangladeshi cooking tandoori and vindaloo is like English cooking spaghetti

[@unnamedchannel1237]

Could anybody hear what was being said over the music ?

[@kevinhoughton9134]

So sad when restaurants and takeaways close, but this trade is like any other, it's when the places are fashionable they're good, but when others open they become less fashionable and customers migrate.

[@user-John666]

The best curries in the uk are in Bradford. That’s just a fact.

[@schmitzvarun5518]

Al-Jazeera rocks best news channel for world news thanks al Jazeera keep doing good reporting

[@DUDULALALALALALA]

You Whyte people hate Brown people and yet obsessed with their food traditions how embarrassing

[@neiladlington950]

Whenever I visit the relatives back in the U.K. it's pints of Bitter, pub sausage and Curry.

[@therealtoophatguys]

A Bangladeshi restaurant is NOT a Punjabi or Indian restaurant. Pretty watered down report. Needed to add the angle of a North Indian and South Indian restaurant.

[@joebloggs4191]

There were way too many restaurants many of which were not very good. The pandemic just filtered out the weak and the strong continue to survive. This is basics and applies to all restaurants / cuisines and other businesses affected by the pandemic.

[@sahilsc1]

The curry served in curry houses is not authentic indian food. Restaurants serving authentic regional indian food are thriving.

[@bangguyraj]

Of all the South Asian restaurants in the UK, about 90% of them are owned by the Bangladeshis. So, being an Indian, you shouldn't look for your mom's or home town's taste in those restaurants!

[@user-uj2tk2tv3z]

@@bangguyraj owned or not The food is indian made by bangladeshi

[@mayankdewli1010]

No one cares. Nothing is 'authentic'. Food keeps on evolving. And no one would like the 'authentic' taste anyway

[@mayankdewli1010]

@@bangguyraj You should not but then i'm quite sure their curries dont taste like the ones in kolkata or dhaka

[@circle2867]

him cutting into a dry yorkshire pudding lol.

[@fukgooners]

Does anyone know the restaurant that is on 53s please ?

[@itssidb]

I have been to a lot of them, they claim to be authentic but less than 10% of them are. For the most part it's creamy sauce masquerading as curry and has little to no soul.

[@getslikedahhhbroo1851]

White people coudnt hack authentic south Asian food. We’ve obviously watered it down for the English man’s pallet.

[@ldnmiah]

Stop with this not authentic nonsense. The curry house menus in UK is designed, developed and created in UK for the UK consumer market. It's less spicy to suite the local tastebud but no less authentic or tasteless.!! UK has a very vibrant curry culture and love the local curries that is produced here even with some fusion !@

[@RameshPatel-ph3ie]

A regular visit in my early years in U K I asked an owner why he uses Indian Restaurant instead of his original country from birth and he said they would have to close as most British like to eat at Indian restaurant so it will be hard to find Pakistani or Bengali ones

[@shakapkialondon]

Chup beh chutiya. London is full of Bengali and Pakistani restaurants. Even in this documentary there are number of Pakistani restaurants proudly having the name business name put in Urdu

[@jimwilson946]

Shakapkialondon exactly as Ramesh says most people like Indian, even though most Indian restaurants are own by Bangladeshis. The point is proved by yourself as you say Pakistani restaurants give their names in Urdu so most British couldn't read the name.

[@Tommyshark5]

Love it love it curry is life and as for the spice and taste nothing beats it.

[@kevinsun3244]

I'm a Chinese man, born in America, hoping to one day visit England, to pig out on Indian cuisine. I love this world we live in!

[@findingjoy2657]

The best Indian curry can be found in the UK not in India 😉

[@Daiman01]

Lol.I have visitted UK and India.The curry in india is much more genuine and tasteful🇮🇳.

[@yasharyan4024]

@@Daiman01 love from india

[@DUDULALALALALALA]

You Whyte people hate Brown people and yet obsessed with their food traditions how embarrassing

[@mobjectivems7652]

Lmao…nope

[@JWhite-px6gp]

The irony this is what they conquered India for does not escape us hahahaha this is adorable

[@abrahamdecruz5128]

Indeed they brought the best food back from the Empire. The chicken tikka masala, beriyanis and tandoori chicken are now British dishes. Even the humble papadum is now British.

[@adurpandya2742]

No its not. Seriously, people really don’t understand what colonialism was about.

[@Tweetsoftheweek]

I just priced it really high. You go girl.❤

[@shsh-he5qg]

Watching him cut that soya (chicken ) was like watching rubber getting cut 😂