Finding The Best Curry House In London | Food Tours | Insider Food

"Food Wars" hosts Harry Kersh and Joe Avella travel across London to find the best curry house in the city. They'll be visiting four different locations in just one day to see what the city has to offer. This is "Food Tours."
00:00 - Tayyabs
07:21 - Curry Bazaar
16:57 - Punjab Indian Restaurant
22:58 - Spice Village
31:30 - Credits
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[@DG-hb8ob]

Long story short for the non-brits. As a British-Indian, a lot of our grandparents migrated to the UK after WW2, and a second influx in the 60's, to help bolster the British economy. Despite being in this new environment, we we were in touch with our Indian food and continued making it in our houses. British locals and neighbours could smell the curries we were cooking and were intrigued, they began knocking on our doors asking to see what we were cooking, try the food, to our surprise they really liked it! Indians then began hosting the local British community and neighbours for meals in their houses, and selling curry pastes through knock-door sales. The demand became so big, we eventually burst onto the restaurant scene, and the rest is history. Indian food culture in the UK is probably the same equivalent as the Mexican food culture in US.

[@ukbloke28]

"to help bolster the British economy" - im sure it did do that, but it wasn't their motivation - they moved here for their own benefit. the outcome is one of mutual benefit, therefore, so do stop trying to twist what happened.

[@tomhay5516]

​@@ukbloke28Google Windrush lad, people from the commonwealth were encouraged to move to help rebuild the country.

[@ukbloke28]

@@tomhay5516 I obviously know about windrush you patronising tw.t. Are you saying tht the people that came over did it as charity, or did they benefit too? In which case in what way are you refuting my point? Lad.

[@Mrsolpjh]

​@@ukbloke28 they were writing it from the perspective of the UK government who put the policy in place to help rebuild the economy. It's pretty obvious that people came over for their own benefit, as does anyone who immigrated somewhere. They weren't 'twisting' anything about history.

[@Trebor74]

The first Indian restaurant in England opened around 1815.

[@ShoelessJP]

"Can you just stop colonizing for like five minutes?", I spit out my coffee hearing this... keep up the great work Harry and Joe!

[@GenXBecks]

Hawaii loudly clears their throat!

[@ashtonmendez9366]

Perfect 😂

[@WeAreThePeople1690]

Think he needs to remember there is no Oil there, his country wouldn't be interested in taking it over 😉

[@prachisaini1]

Speaks who American?

[@user-yv2cz8oj1k]

The Indian restaurants in the UK were set up by people from Bangladesh we let into the UK due to flooding and poverty who stayed. No colonising involved in it.

[@ReallyNotThatFunnyy]

This show really fills the Buzzfeed "Worth It" hole that's in my heart

[@trapalexx7304]

Tbh I dont know y they even stop, it was a hit n they should've kept it going 😅😅

[@etmccaus]

same here!

[@pamlegaspi]

@@trapalexx7304 steven, andrew and adam are launching a new 'worth it' type food show over at their youtube, watcher very soon!

[@naufalhusain1571]

Same! Kinda miss Andrew Steven and Adam so bad

[@Nooticus]

agreed

[@Regarl_]

I love that Harry said that saying "Naan bread" is like saying "bread bread". I instantly thought about Spiderman: Across the Spiderverse and Pavitr saying that.

[@kismetau]

same goes for Chai Tea - Tea Tea 😅

[@citizenpb]

Curry Sauce = Sauce Sauce

[@ALANL4460]

Highlight of the month when Joe and Harry do food tours. Can we get a show where they travel the world eating local dishes together

[@APeekBehindTheCurtain]

Well Insider did actually do this ages ago in Italy and all that. Here's hoping they actually do do it.

[@briecheezy4119]

I'd watch that if it was Joe and Harry. Would love it if they start with a country just over their borders and work their way down so Mexico and France respectively!

[@marcellberki7545]

Keep the message at the top,dont overlook the power of the crowd

[@briandavis9952]

its called food wars clown

[@scottmatthew9605]

I hope they get on in person, you never know

[@wildwine6400]

After WW2, England allowed many many families from places like India, Bangladesh and Pakistan to come into the country to help rebuild the economy. This played a huge part in many curry houses being set up in places like London and Birmingham which were hit hard by the war

[@tony_5156]

Very interesting!

[@kananamin304]

allowed? colonizers and allowed colonized people?

[@richtenx]

@@kananamin304 yes allowed. problem?

[@kananamin304]

@@richtenx yes. I do have problem with word allowed here. History is proof of how allowing the colonizers were.

[@saikrishnathiwakarrk]

​@@kananamin304 i guess he meant it in a way of using what ever is at there disposal ,and yes india and pakistan and all the colonized countires where still under Britain control till the 1947,1948 and so on. The allowed the rebuild to happen and then probably most of them settled there after the independences of the countries.

[@08mlascelles]

I used to know someone who would always insist on going to a curry house for a meal out, but he didn't like curry, and would order ham, egg and chips EVERY TIME! To this day I find that truly baffling.

[@neiluk1470]

Legend

[@frequentclearance9641]

Vibes are different at a curry house

[@bryansmith9431]

Take them to Waffle Curry House for that.

[@martin96991]

Maybe because he go to the wrong curry house? Run by a Pakistani or Bangladeshi and named it as INDIAN?

[@richard8331]

"I want the blandest thing on the menu"

[@KillerTacos54]

I’m actually blown away by how well researched Harry is. Massive respect man. The banter between these two legends always makes me smile

[@Harlton001]

Love this series! Harry and Joe have great chemistry.

[@bee3092]

Yes I like to try and understand Americans more lol. Where I live in SEA to serve someone is a great sign of respect. Always pour for elders first and then yourself last so it's really interesting to see someone be taken back by that. I think the British have an element of this practice also? To serve others based on age, holiness or just kindness maybe......

[@benjaminaulakh4734]

Every British Asian Londoner has their views about the best Indian places in London, but I'd say its hard to say you've experienced the best without going to Southall, which is full of amazing North Indian places, like Roxys and Omis, which have to be good to survive the really stiff competition, and serve amazing and truly authentic home-style Indian food. Then Bombay Brasserie and Bombay Palace around Shaftesbury Avenue serve really high quality, restaurant style Indian. Laguna in Ealing is also another outstanding place.

[@sentientarugula2884]

If you had to give your favourite, what would it be?

[@benjaminaulakh4734]

@@sentientarugula2884 Bombay Palace, which has the best Lamb Rogan Josh I've ever tasted.

[@hectorwright4550]

Thoughts on dishoom?

[@sentientarugula2884]

@@benjaminaulakh4734 Thanks mate, I'll be sure to note.

[@tmarritt]

Yeah they said specifically the were going to the more "British Indian" places, which makes sense for the series. But find me a place with plastic seating where you have to bring your own beer and I'm the only white dude and I know I'm going to have a good time.😂

[@GodfatherBoxSet]

When they talked about Indian not really being culturally significant in the US like it is in Britian, the only comparison i could make is Mexican. Mexican food has been a part of the US since the beginning, and our people are increadibly mixed. Every city and town in the US has a great mexican restaurant or 2. I also think most Americans can name 15-20 mexican dishes the same way british people can with Indian.

[@benoitwaffle5439]

Mexican and Mexican-Americans make up around 1a% of the US population. It makes complete sense as to why there is such a cultural impact throughout the country. The population of Indian and ethnic Indians in the UK is around 3%, which is like that of the Polish in the US. In raw numbers, there are twice as many Indian or Indian-American in the US than the UK. I suspect because the multi-cultural mix is so much more prominent in the US, especially in the cities, that even though there are numerous prominent ethnic populations that have cultural footholds that it is hard for any of them other than the Mexican influence to truly feel like a national phenomenon. Heck, at this point the Mexican influence on the US has gone international. The rise of Mexican restaurants is Europe might be a bigger a sign of American cultural influence than the spread of Starbucks.

[@GodfatherBoxSet]

@benoitwaffle5439 I think a lot has to do with the situations that people come to the US and UK. In the US mexican and Central Americans come here for the work opportunity and start up by working more blue collar jobs. Construction, maintenance, restaurant, farming. The ease for some in setting up small taco stands or trucks is how mexican foorld grew. In some cities people have thier local taco stand that they go to often. Tex-Mex is a completely differnet thing and has been around for hundreds of years as well. In the case of Indian Americans, or the ones I have met, they mainly come here for education and to enter more white collar work. Same can be said of most Korean or South East Asian in the last 20 years

[@VARMOT123]

Indian cuisine is upper popular in certain areas of usa where there is a huge indian population . Silicon valley,seattle,north texas,tri state area etc

[@heatherboo1]

In south Florida the Mexican food is so good it can bring tears to your eyes.

[@uzziel2005]

vindaloo is one of those funny dishes where restaurants hyper-correct themselves and will put potatoes in because they see "aloo", but the name comes from Portuguese "vinho de alho" - wine / vinegar and garlic - and didn't contain potatoes.

[@-Viva-Cristo-Rey]

Vindaloo is typically made with pork , because the fat renders while cooking , giving the dish its unique flavor. Yet to cater to the Hindus and Muslims who don't consume pork they make the same dish with alternate meats.

[@kick3006]

I was thinking the same thing lol. I had vindaloo in Goa where this dish kind of originated and did not find potatoes in it.

[@moogleking]

Joe and Harry have such good chemistry together

[@dnk0794]

Born and raised in India - living in the UK for about 2 + years - I can confidently say that the representation of “Indian” food or “curry” in here is a tiny tiny tiny pick from India. 99% of the Indian Food / Curry we find here belongs to mainly the northern region in India. An accurate representation would be if we call it North Indian Food or simply “Punjabi”. What I’d love to see more in the UK is food truly brought in from ALL OVER INDIA - say Maharashtrian cuisine, Gujarati Dishes, Konkani, Kerala fish specialists, Malvani food, North East Indian preparations - I can go on and on. Calling the food u find in the UK as Indian food is akin to saying European food - we are missing on the nuances of the cuisine by a generalised name. I grew up in Mumbai - a city akin to London in India. My childhood was packed Maharashtrian food (Maharashtra is a state where Mumbai belongs) which is a whole different world altogether. I am sure other Indian migrants here from different states will resonate. Fyi - for grabbing the best “North Indian” food / curry in the UK - make friends with either someone from North India - who is a gooood cook - thats the most authentic experience you will ever have. 100/100.

[@doghat1619]

people from all over india immigrated to britain over history, only the style of food we now call "indian food" ever stuck. I'm sure there's plenty of other great food from all over india, but it likely isn't palatable enough to the british palate to have mainstream appeal here and justify existing as a restaurant industry

[@zaphodbeeblebrox9109]

Sure. But we cant absorb a whole countries entire cuisine as we have our own, and many others available here also.

[@morbius7687]

We definitely do have Goan and Keralan restaurants here in the UK, they're just less common. You find them in big cities but not in smaller towns.

[@balpreetsingh6834]

Dude the curry culture is not Punjabi but rather Mughlai. Shows that you're from Mumbai 😂

[@Socks170]

Well most of the food they have is Punjabi food because a lot of the Indian restaurants are both Indian and Pakistani owned. The culture and cuisine is shared. There's also some VERY amazing South Indian restaurants in the UK but they advertise as being a South Indian restaurant.

[@PonderingDolphin]

Been waiting for the next of this series !! Love this content so much, you both are excellent personalities and the food is excellent + the camera work is spot on. Such a pleasure and look forward to the next, thank you Insider Food for the great work !

[@PokhrajRoy.]

So nice to see Curry Houses featured! Saving for my recommendations.

[@jellymoriarty]

Tayyabs lamb chops are to die for. Their buttery naans are also the best I've ever had.

[@fayesouthall6604]

Nom nom

[@theritchie2173]

If the Tayyabs queue is stretching too far down the street, or if you fancy a (slight) change, Needoo Grill is right round the corner. I believe it was started by some ex-Tayyabs staff who wanted to strike out on their own, and it's basically the same thing but with more breathing room. Not that Tayyabs atmosphere isn't great in itself, but it can get a bit claustrophobic depending on where you get seated.

[@CanadianBritishBoy]

​@@theritchie2173needos ain't close 😂

[@theritchie2173]

@@CanadianBritishBoy Yeah it is, it's about 50 yards away...

[@fayesouthall6604]

Been away without KZbin and this drops. Holy moly more Food Wars ❤️❤️❤️

[@annother3350]

The name Vin Daloo comes from the portugese 'Vin D'alho' meaning wine (vinegar) and garlic -- it's not Aloo as in potato

[@DavidAJones11]

It's the other way around - they started putting potato in it because it has 'aloo' in the name.

[@SamanthaStallcup]

Hear my voice!!! Joe and Harry need to do a travel series. I would endlessly rewatch the two of you trekking through Southeast Asia or South America.

[@benoitwaffle5439]

It would be fun, but I do worry what that would do for Joe's moaning and Harry's waistline.

[@anisepage9436]

Second this !!

[@disguiseddv8ant486]

We can't hear your voice through text.

[@beng4697]

That girl had zero clue about Indian food😅😅

[@suvvyks4429]

he is a Pakistani and born British she know nothing about Indian cuisine's ...only know Punjab side of india cuisine which is prevalent in Pakistan so...no brainer

[@cherrysmith3173]

Love watching y’all explore food.

[@Nooticus]

Such a great series. One of the best food series on KZbin right now.

[@nilnz]

London restaurants visited: 1. Tayyabs, Whitechapel, East London. 2. Curry Bazaar, Brick Lane East London. 3. Punjab Indian Restaurant, Covent Garden, Central London. 4. Spice Village, Tooting, South London

[@ashokathegreat4534]

Go to Gymkhana. At least thats a real Indian restaurant and not some bangladeshi’s pretending to know Indian food

[@spiceupat2000]

Always love Joe and Harry videos, special food tours. Would've been nice if they tried some desserts as well.

[@skandan3806]

I believe Nikhil would do an excellent job in explaining more about Indian cuisine to Joe and harry

[@micah1754]

Who is Nikhil?

[@mercgurl80]

@@micah1754 Nikhil was the India host when Food Wars did US vs. India. He’s a riot 😂

[@micah1754]

@@mercgurl80 oh true! I'll have to watch those back. That would have been cool if he did it. I did think it was cool Harry seemed to have done some research on the history and stuff and did a pretty good job. I find Joe pretty crass and jarring but that's just me lol

[@KillerTacos54]

They did a great job, but yea it would’ve been awesome to see Nikhil featured here as a guest or something

[@redeye1016]

Why? They literally had a female guest of Indian heritage that did exactly this.

[@dpke]

Love it when one of these pops on my front page. Such a good team!

[@tericooper879]

Harry and Joe, you two do one finding the best Bangers and Mash! My daughter is just in love with it and British food.

[@Gremlack13]

I do quite love Indian food, as my wife is a first generation South Indian American. Indian restaurants can be quite good, or quite bad. But nothing beats the cooking of my wife. Some of the best Sambar and dosa I’ve had outside of India was in Calgary of all places. I love Sambar and dosa so much. But my wife’s chicken curry is my absolutely favorite food of any kind of all time.

[@ashokathegreat4534]

She’s a tamil originally from Sri Lanka and not Indian. Indian women rarely date outside their own.

[@reekreason2082]

@@ashokathegreat4534 u r stupid aren’t u😂

[@mark5115]

It's great to see brick lane included, so many restaurants there it's good to get a recommendation for new londoners

[@beansdestroyer]

I went to muhib in brick lane when I visited and it was amazing, very friendly staff and owner too

[@davidmannion7333]

We used to go to Brick Lane quite a bit when I lived in London, We'd eat in the more modest stripped back looking places rather than the fancier restaurants, their food was always absolutely on point, no frills or distractions needed.

[@nick260682]

No one from London eats there.

[@markjones1337]

These US/UK food tours are great videos.

[@dpkarell]

Love when these two hang out and eat great food

[@saikrishnathiwakarrk]

Been waiting for this for months 🙌🙌🙌 Atlast

[@KillerTacos54]

YESSSS finally a new episode!!

[@n8nate]

I'm so glad you guys are back together. ❤️❤️

[@VarunaSingh89]

Harrys nailed every point and reference. He knows the culture well

[@randyschwaggins]

Do you live in London? If you did you would understand that Tayyabs is Pakistani food...not Indian. If you can't even identify that difference you don't know the culture at all. I'm not even going to start on the references to 'aloo' in vindaloo meaning potato...which is totally wrong as well. So many uneducated comments here...but for you to say that Harry nailed anything is shameful...

[@VarunaSingh89]

⁠@@randyschwagginsim Indian and me and my pakistani brothers enjoy the similarities in our food in the uk. We call them desi but to eachs own. To be fair none of these are authentic but they are to The UK. On vindaloo yeah true but its this lost in translation why we get it that way and that to me growing up in the UK is cultural

[@randyschwaggins]

@@VarunaSingh89 you like eating beef nihari with your Pakistani brothers?

[@ashhabimran239]

@@randyschwaggins As a British-Pakistani, there's undeniable crossover between cuisines, to the point where they're somewhat interchangeable, and that's fine by me. You just sound like a butthurt purist, stop embarrassing yourself

[@WheelzGaming88]

I was ecstatic when I realized this was a new episode with the best food duo collaboration on the entire planet

[@WTT_321]

I’ve had Indian food twice this month: one during my friend’s wedding and one during my hangout with high school friends… I felt like I was on Cloud 9 when I had the curries… oh my gawd… I would certainly go back for more when the time is right…! 🤤🤤

[@venturout]

This video is so good I've just ordered a curry for tonight! Lamb Tikka Dansak, with Garlic Naan and Chips!😀

[@mqb5151]

Send some over

[@kathrynsymonds9455]

Huge fan of these clever and funny gentlemen, great video

[@davecatlett1255]

As a Brit living in the US, this makes me a little homesick. Nothing like a good curry house...

[@Kill3rballoon]

Joe and Harry videos are always a joy, and having special “expert guests” join is a great idea too. It keeps them on their toes a bit 😅

[@gigteevee6118]

Thanks for visiting Tooting! Too often all people discuss is curry in Brick Lane, but there’s so many great options elsewhere.

[@DarkCobra88]

Harry and Joe remind me of why shows like Top Gear worked so well (and The Grand Tour), these two are the same (but very different) to the three clowns from that, not in their behaviour but people tune it to see them, their chemistry draws you in. Hope Insider realise they got a pro team here, send these two across the globe to try different cities and foods. Don't get me wrong, it works in Britain and America as its their home fields of course but still, its just enjoyable seeing them discuss food despite i never used to care about food to this level. Be interesting to see them in places they never been, so neither one can take the lead and they just stumble their way from eatery to eatery discussing the food.

[@jasminappleby779]

Even just places outside of London and New York. Going to Southern America and trying proper Brisket and Soul Food, or going to the Midlands or up North for a Curry.

[@diceymaan]

Not from the UK (but from Finland) and my favorites are Madras, Rogan Josh, Butter Chicken, Vindaloo, Dopiaza, and Jalfrezi. No idea which is even remotely traditional in India, but all are delicious, though it depends on the restaurant. Some restaurants make some dishes with chicken thighs and to me, those are better because chicken thigh gets so tender in sauce. Out of these dishes, I think Dopiaza is the one that varies the most and it's also most difficult to find. Many restaurants don't make lamb well, unfortunately. Lamb is delicious, but you don't want it to be chewy, it should fall apart tender or in some dishes a fillet cut that's tender. For "cleaning up" the plate, I use the naan. Naan to me is more important than rice, probably the European in me. In NZ they had Naan wraps with chicken and Indian sauces inside and those were amazing. Not sure if they exist in the UK (I assume though), but you can't get them in Finland.

[@zaphodbeeblebrox9109]

Thats most things on a generic BIR restaurant to be fair

[@PopPo-zh9up]

Stunning This content 😍

[@kristupasmerkelis7955]

Amazing video, keep it up!

[@gsb5859]

I’m UK born but parents originally came from north India. Grew up never going to curry houses, however in recent years I have. I have come to the conclusion that just because it’s British-Indian cuisine doesn’t mean it’s bad, it’s a cuisine now unique to the UK and long may it continue (the Turkish barbecue places are competing). I’ve been to more modern “authentic experience” Indian places in the UK and most are rubbish. For the most authentic North Indian high quality vegetarian home cooked style food … Shere Panjab in Leicester is your place!

[@clogs4956]

Surprised they didn’t come to Leicester!

[@userunknown19]

YES! Shere Punjab's saag and makki di roti is the best I've had that isn't homemade. It's fresh. No adding tadka to stuff from a tin like other restaurants do (you can taste the difference!) Leicester's Indian restaurants hands-down do the best vegetarian Indian food anywhere in the country.

[@BlackHawkTejas]

Because most if these things are run by pakistanis, bangladeshis & nepalese, very few Indians run any of these.

[@sentientarugula2884]

@@userunknown19 The one on St. Saviours road or Melton road?

[@fayesouthall6604]

When you a decent Chinese/ Indian/ pizza you hold them in your heart.

[@AAA19999]

As someone from a Pakistani background agree with others that most Indian food you get here is Northern Indian/Anglicized cooked by Bangladeshis (respect to them and it has its place and can be tasty) but Southern Indian food is still relatively authentic and almost always consistently amazing

[@egomaniac1209]

What Southern Indian food have you had and what are your favorites

[@AAA19999]

@@egomaniac1209 whatever you're cooking ... I'll be around in 30 minutes

[@egomaniac1209]

@@AAA19999 lol alright, I trust you to be able to handle the spice

[@phantomthread4385]

Love Tayyabs. Good sign when there are locals there mainly.

[@randyschwaggins]

Locals go to Needoos round the corner

[@nick260682]

@@randyschwaggins Needoos is just a breakaway from Tayyabs- someone left Tayyabs and started Needoos. It’s similar food,and they both very good. Probably same recipes Bill

[@hamburglar83]

I love Indian food and i think y’all should be proud to call it “British Indian”…..Also from my research it’s primarily Bengali chefs that started the cuisine in England so i wish they got more credit. CURRY is a made up word anyway in England. Outside of Chicago in suburbs (Naperville ) there is a huge Indian and Pakistani population. So the restaurant scene is awesome but more authentic. Most places dont even have chicken tiki masala. We have restaurants dedicated to southern cuisine (dosa), Nothenrn Punjab (where you can get “curry and rice dishes”, biryanis places, one place that just does Pakistani burgers. It’s heaven

[@fayesouthall6604]

Chicken Tikka is a British Indian invention.

[@mast_orbiter]

Well you are right in a sense that It isn't Indian food as in it is less spicy and is more catered towards British Taste buds. But you can't claim it is new Cuisine. It is purely Indian cuisine that has been improvised a little to cater towards British ppl who can't handle more spices. Even Chicken tikka that you claim to be purely British was made because so called Bangladeshi chef but it is inspired from Butter chicken. It isn't anything new or made from scratch . Also it isn't original Bengali dish either. It has Pre Partition Indian roots. Bangladesh does have their own region cuisine like Pakistan has but some dishes are from pre partition India that has travelled to Bangladesh and Pakistan. Chicken Tikka masala is what Samosa is in Indian cuisine. Samosas were brought in by Mughals because they missed it in their homeland in Central Asia mainly Uzbekistan where original recipe comes from but in due time with our own spin on same recipe we Made Indian version of Samosa which have masala potato filling with more spices as compared to original dish. Now we can enjoy it as Indian Version but to claim Samosa as Indian Invention would be cruel just like British claiming Chicken Tikka to be British. It is British spin on Indian Chicken curry by South Asian immigrants but it isn't new dish on its own.

[@AM-dz2sh]

@@mast_orbiter Just like Americans cant claim Tex Mex then?

[@naufalhusain1571]

Thank God they're back

[@toyinmckinney789]

THE PERFECT DUO 🤩

[@PokhrajRoy.]

3:56 THANK YOU FOR THIS! LOVE YOU HARRY ❤

[@katies3971]

Love these videos. You need to do a top tier of all the best in the city. Best fancy afternoon tea, best pie, best curry. Michelin starred places and famous places. You've been doing good but very mainstream places.

[@user-yf5qs9by6y]

The episode we didn't know we needed.

[@tookings]

I just ordered some lamb curry from my local restaurant because of this video. Will keep you posted...

[@joshjg]

How was it?

[@vijayvadher2825]

26:02 The look in his eyes... Priceless

[@ryanfranklin3206]

im so glad these guys are finally getting an actual meal

[@devinnn0]

It’s currently 23:43 and I wanna eat Indian and nowhere is open. Indian tomorrow for sure. Great vid guys. Love you both.

[@Amatureb]

Harry and Joe are the greatest duo ever - prove me wrong

[@bee3092]

FANTASTIC episode! Watching from Cambodia 🇰🇭 you're welcome here anytime 🤲 you really got me craving 😅 Akun 🙏 🙏 🙏

[@lankarocks5636]

Great video. I would categorise curry in Britain into 3 categories: 1. The influx of a lot of chefs from Bangladesh and these are the most common curry houses. 2. There are places where the immigrant population is very concentrated, such as Bradford, Southall and Brick lane in London. You will get a lot of items unknown to others, mainly street food and breakfast items 3. And finally, the ones which opened in the last 10-15 years. These are opened by white collared professionals such as doctors, engineers who came in 80s and 90s and have now started opening restaurants providing cuisine very local to the places they grew up in. Examples are Dhishoom and restaurants opened by chefs Cyrus Todiwala and Atul Kochchar

[@ZK-APA]

Atul Kochchar upto a point. I am sure no Indian ever had chocolate put in a curry EVER.

[@orientalmoons]

I think there's also perhaps another category, which is modern/alternative. Such as Bundobust, which is street food with a fusion influence, and unlike your typical "Indian" restaurant has equal emphasis on drinking. Oh and there's also Desi pubs in some places too, where Indian culture meets British pub. I guess those might fit in your 2nd category.

[@andykosec]

That was the Dracula from pink panther cartoons! he went "bleh, bleh, bleh" hahaha

[@frequentclearance9641]

As a Northerner ill gladly admit the regional ranking for Curry is Midlands, north, south.

[@Woodlouse5]

As a person who grew up in London, Manchester's curry Mile has Brick Lane beat. Brick Lane definitely isn't as Bangladeshi as it was once before.

[@nick260682]

@@Woodlouse5 No, the Midlands curry scene is ridiculously overrated. Balti triangle is basically dead because it’s shit, they have the desi/grill pubs which are fine, but mostly exciting cos they are pubs that do you good drinking food. They aren’t amazing. London has the most authentic Pakistani, Indian food etc in Southall, Whitechapel, Tooting, Hounslow etc, it also has higher end stuff, and it also has Michelin star Indian food if that’s your bag. It’s not even a comparison - London kills it.

[@langdalepaul]

It is fairly easy to “clean up” the sauces with rice, roti, and naan. Chips not needed.

[@suryavoid2488]

I loved the video. The Way the video was going, at the end restaurant I was surprised, It would match to go at the beginning or the 2nd seeing as how young & expensive the 4th one looks. Now I feel like the 4th paid for this whole adventure.

[@VelvetTeacake]

Mini Dracula breakdown in the middle of the video was hilarious. The next BBC Dracula is bound to be Cockney 😂

[@SundarSrinivasHarish]

19:46 Usually tamarind sauce to counter the spicy coriander and chilli chutney.

[@jontout]

Tayyabs and Barak Eatery are my go to for food in Whitechapel, but Curry Bazaar looks worth a shot.

[@rosebud040686]

Kachori in Elephant & Castle is worth a mention too.. totally amazing

[@kelseyanderson7351]

I heart these two so much!

[@Guitarwolfluke]

Gymkhana is the best one that ive tried so far

[@ashokathegreat4534]

That’s also one of the few places in the UK owned by real Indians and not Bangladeshi/Pakistani’s.

[@ukpeewee]

I was at Tayyabs today for lunch. You have to try it if you are in London!!!

[@ashokathegreat4534]

That’s Bangladeshi’s pretending to make Indian food.

[@LilMonkeyFella87]

No messing with that intro 😅 straight into the video

[@TVandManga]

Great video!

[@user-yv2cz8oj1k]

Most Indian restaurants in the UK are run by people from Bangladesh. Though where I live there is a Bangladeshi restaurant, and I have to say, their own food is fantastic.

[@ashokathegreat4534]

India has like 20 states the size of Bangladesh. Bangladesh is a bit larger than England. Each state had it’s own people and culture/ food. UK bangladeshi’s know nothing about Indian food of all those regions So what you ate is a bangladeshi attempt at Indian food. Not real

[@evilkhamzat]

@@ashokathegreat4534Calm down poojeet 😂😂😂 what the op states was a fact no need to get butthurt

[@djs98blue]

You should watch the goodness gracious me sketch going out for an English - very funny!

[@adamgibson7181]

I live in dubai, and watching you two in my home town of tooting was amazing!

[@prazzo1232]

The thing about Indian food is that it’s just so much better than any other cuisine that you can’t but love it ❤❤❤❤

[@nk9996]

7:20 if it was Nikhil, this video would came out to be EPIC !! 😂😂 Missed it guys 🔥😂

[@heathermartin8932]

In the early 1970s, the chicken tikka masala is invented by the Shish Mahal restaurant in Glasgow’s West End, now thought to be the UK’s most popular dish. The dish was created by Mr. Ali Ahmed Aslam after a diner complained about the dryness of the chicken. Mr. Ali used a can of tomato soup to prepare a gravy for the chicken, hence the birth of chicken tikka masala - It is the UK’s most popular dish (Robin Cook in 2001 claimed it was a British national dish) Check out this clip from BBC’s Antique Roadtrip, featuring Colourful Heritage’s Dr Saqib Razzaq. It focuses on the journey of lascars who came to Glasgow, and also touches on the invention of the infamous Chicken Tikka Masala. Location: Glasgow, Scotland

[@kaycey7361]

Food colonisers claiming something that doesn't belong to you.

[@annother3350]

@@kaycey7361 Get well soon mate

[@userunknown19]

@@kaycey7361 "food colonisers." 🙄 Don't be a bellend.

[@redeye1016]

@@kaycey7361did you just not read the comment? Or are you just unbelievably thick? But the “CoLoNiSInG” - literally no one cares, stop crying. The above story is literally verbatim how the dish was created. How can you be mad at the truth 😂 pathetic.

[@BlackHawkTejas]

It's an Indian dish made in India, bought to uk by Indians, nothing, absolutely nothing about Chicken Tikka masala has any uk connection. From the way it is prepped to the cooking method to the ingredients to the utensils to everything. Stop stealing other culture/countries food!

[@morkel10]

Kokum in East Dulwich is phenomenal, add it to the hitlist

[@DavidBrown-jd2st]

Favourite food Duo yes !!!

[@Ukgyt99]

Them Sauces 😍

[@richardschleenvoigt4374]

Chicken Tikka Masala is as Indian as Chicago Deep Dish Pizza is Italian. The roots are their but they are the magnificent results of cultures and resources being shared

[@sorryi6685]

Unlike Chicago Pizza in Italy, Tikka Masala is very popular in India

[@jaybee150889]

Absolutely love this show and I'm a massive fan of British curry houses. Just wish they tried proper classics like Rogan Josh, Madras, Biriyani etc. Whole new ball game compared to Tikka Masala

[@Woodlouse5]

Spice Village also cater weddings, and the masala fish pakora is the best thing ever

[@thatschilltssk6274]

Never seen anybody wield a knife and fork like Joe does. Wrong way around, switching fork hands, the guys a maniac. Love the show.

[@WhatThisVideo-WTv]

Actually I just realized the American and British way of using forks and now I can't unsee it.😄

[@tedsteiner]

It's a very American way of eating 😂

[@paulinemegson8519]

@@tedsteineryou mean clumsy and awkward?

[@geordiefooda5218]

Vindaloo is traditionally a Portuguese dish made of meat marinated in vinegar (vinha) and garlic (alho). Not as in potatoes. It's actual literal translation is pork in vinegar. If you can get a hold of a recipe for pig cheeks vindaloo it's well worth a go although time consuming.

[@kerwaii]

married couple vibes are strong in this one, especially with the food serving 😂

[@britanyestrada4151]

I've felt the "I'm so jet lagged I'm 🤏 this close to crying" only a good meal will help.

[@gsb5859]

13:14 the “aloo” in Vindaloo actually means garlic from the Portuguese word alhos. Vindaloo should also have a wine, vinegar taste to it which isn’t really used in Indian cooking but is used in Goa.

[@Sjivje]

Yes, it's based on the Portuguese dish 'Carne de Vinha d'Alhos'.

[@dhavalincredible]

And where is Goa? Goan food is a subset of Indian food but you seem to be having the colonizer mindset 😅

[@prasenjeetnikam]

Imagine a British dude called GSB, stating that Goan food is not Indian. Go ask ur parents,they might put you back you in senses (if they are still Indian) 'Inferiority complex ka 14'

[@gsb5859]

@@prasenjeetnikam Where did I specifically write that Goan food is not Indian? And how did you infer that from the message above?

[@gsb5859]

@@dhavalincredible I wrote “isn’t really used”, which is true, vinegar is rarely used in Indian cuisine. That doesn’t mean I said that Goan food isn’t Indian. Think you might need to improve your grasp of the English language.

[@WarriorHeart2024]

Really miss being able to get goid UKIndian cuisine now that i have moved back home to North.Carolina....miss so much else, too...kebabs, afternoon tea, jist so much choice all over. But the one thing they didn't have was eastern NC pit cooked Barbecue....wish i could jet orders of my favorites over from the UK, and have it frozen and ready for cooking when my cravings get really bad....thanks for the memories amd allowing me to reminisce

[@uroprop]

all that looks amazing

[@mickbanner]

Vindaloo heat comes from the build. Having a couple of bites won't be how you judge how hot it is. Finish the meal with a sweat on is how 😂

[@xazarl3381]

Vindaloo is the hottest thing i have ever had but i think it depends whats in it. Because someone got one a few years ago and it wasnt hot but the one i had as a teenager one bite i had to drink a full glass of water lol. So the name doesnt really help.

[@legendarysjs6491]

I find it funny how they mentioned the curry awards, the place that won last year is right by my flat and it is to die, it’s Nepalese and it looks very basic inside but the curry’s are unreal.

[@kmagryffindor3]

I feel tikka masala (which I love) is the Sesame Chicken of UK Indian restaurants. In the Midwest, I feel we judge Chinese American restaurants by the sesame chicken, which always varies place to place.

[@dapprman]

Ahh Tayyabs !!! - worked in the area from 2006 to 2011 when they really made their name. Best place in the area (including Brick Lane) for evening food (Khushbu Grill House you were missed when I moved away and I was sad to hear you had closed - it was the best place around, but lunch time only). I would argue the kebabs were better than the lamb chops, though both were superb. Great tasting food. HOWEVER ... in the six years I worked in the area I went there many a time, but we never left without at least one of the group feeling dodgy.

[@tehtriangle6660]

We went on a work lunch and a few people had dodgy stomachs.

[@ellis9290]

Tikka Masala was invented in Scotland by a Pakistani immigrant and is synonymous with British comfort food, being served all over the nation in pubs, restaurants and of course curry houses. It is without doubt, a British classic.

[@BlackHawkTejas]

What a bunch of lie! Its an Indian dish bought to UK. Spreading fake news and claiming Indian things is full time job of brits! British classic?? LoL!

[@ishanbajpai6940]

Sure.

[@thebestevertherewas]

Bangladeshi to be exact

[@tmarritt]

A lot of Indians/Pakistanis who have not been to the UK get upset and say 'no it's just this dish, or that dish'. My reply to that is A) no it's different, and B) don't be upset your dish is better 😂. If they have been to the UK and taste it the option tends to be "yeah you can have it".

[@thebestevertherewas]

🤣@@tmarritt