I was hoping for a savory flavor, I got a weird spicy flavor. I never had Indian food but I want to try it. Nevertheless, it is a good taste. For a split second I was mildly infuriated tho.
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Masala just means mix, there are hundreds of Indian spice mixes, so this name tells you nothing. For spicy you generally want garam masala, i.e. hot mix.
tbh, Indian is like Mexican and Thai food, assume there’s going to be a bit of spiciness in it.
Also don’t assume that just because you are tolerant to one (Ex: Mexican, Thai, Korean, Indian, etc) means you are tolerant to the others. You most likely are not.
People think they can handle it, then cry like babies when they’re truly tested; myself included. I can nearly drink Tapatio and Sriracha Cock Sauce, but Indian Guntur curries for example send me crying.
Sriracha Cock Sauce
I truly don’t know what that is, and I’m afraid to look it up.
It’s just a common nickname for Huy Fong branded sriracha hot sauce, which is one of, if not the, most succesful hot sauce(s) in the world.
It’s nicknamed “cock sauce” because the brand icon is a rooster (aka. cock). The sauce is also called “rooster sauce” but that is less fun.
So true. I love spicy food and like it hot, but whenever I go someplace new I step my normal order down a level until I learn their scale.
This is about related to Indian food as chocolate is to an old shoe.
Masala is fundamentally a blend of spices–though it doesn’t necessarily have to be “spicy” as in hot.
Never had Indian food 🤯
Hey, it just straight up doesn’t exist in the Midwest outside of major cities, and then you’ve got so many options that are similar to what youve had, but not wildly different that it’s hard to choose. I was probably close to 30 before I tried Indian food.
What do you mean? Midwest of where? Are you in America maybe?
Just buy ingredients and make some Indian food to try?
“just buy all the stuff for a woodworking shop if you’re interested in woodworking but never done it before.”
Exotic spices are too expensive to buy if you’ve never tried it, just to throw em away if you don’t like them. Then you insult people for not doing it. That’s absurd. And you know damn well the Midwest is a region in America. I’m not a fan of US exceptionalism either but we both know it exists, and that if you speak English and are on an aggregate site on the Internet you know where it is. I’ve never been to Germany or france but I know where reinland is.
Damn, you got aggressive real fast. Never mind then.
“Spices too expensive.” Definitely sounds like America. My condolences.
I replied initially positively, then you came back snarky a belittling, so yeah I got “aggressive” because you earned it.
You think I was belittling when I said you can just “make food”? Okay. I’m gonna say that one is on you. Feeling pretty innocent on that one. 👍👍
Snarky as well, wtf? Talk about reading too much into things and filling in your own baggage between the lines.
Peace out, bruv. Take care of yourself, okay? ✌️
Belittling was the part where you pretended you didn’t know what the Midwest was referring to.
Yo, south central Kansas here. Take a look for don’t buy at big box stores, next time you’re anywhere with a population of +10k look for Asian markets or Hispanic markets, if you’re extra lucky you may find middleastern or Indian grocers. You can get all the stuff you from one of those for comparable prices to most big stores. I buy everything but garlic there now because it’s cheaper and often stronger.
I personally suggest starting with the snack isle, look for the the Dragonfly brand chips and take a gamble on any of the fat cakes. After that, give yellow or massaman curry a try. It’s Thai, not Indian, but it has a similar profile. Shoot me a DM and I’ll give you a recipe and literally walk you through making it if you need.
I’m a strong supporter of the value of American culinary culture, we do actually have some amazing recipes, but we’ve all been absolutely shafted by the ubiquity of it. Everyone deserves a chance to experience the madcap world that is food.
Some of us out here are raised in spiceless white families. I was like 16 when I had cumin for the first time, i still remember where and when I was it was so mind blowing. My mom doesnt even use black pepper :') paprika is “too spicy”
That username is so incredibly perfect in light of this, lmfao, well chosen! 👏
Masala Mashallah
Well… “Masala” just means something like “spice mix”. There is no one Masala. So… Which Masala is it, Pringles? Which one out of the hundreds did you decide to use to represent all the Masalas!?
It tastes different than hot peppers. It really has a kick but I get the accent of the food if you follow. Nevertheless, I cannot confirm it really captures the cuisine.
Bro if you are just trying masala for the first time you are in for a real treat
Get you some paneer tikka masala. Trust me. Heavy cream/yoghurt stirred in will help with the heat.
I found out the same thing about butter chicken. Sounds great, don’t it? Chicken cooked in butter! Yummy!
I honestly had no idea it was so spicy!
Wait, your butter chicken was spicy?
It is usually the least spicy dish on the menu.I may just be a big wuss baby.
Everybody starts somewhere! But typically butter chicken and chicken korma is like “white people” indian food (not a thing wrong with that it’s just the good standard babys first indian food plate to try, its a crowd pleaser and usually not as spicy)
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I need to find some of those. Looks tasty
