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\nFollow the title link to see all pages about Indian food.
\nExcepting the curry capitals - places like Bradford and South Birmingham, London offers the best selections of the varieties of Indian food in the UK.
\nChicken Tikka Masala is apparently Britain's favourite food. It is interesting to note that this dish was not invented\nin India, but in Sheffield. It took the English palate to suggest combining kebabbed chicken with a masala sauce.
\nIt is also worth noting that owing to the religions, you will never be served pork in an Indian restaurant.
\nThe traditional images that springs to mind when thinking of Indian restaurants, has turban clad waiters, and offers a range of curries of differing strength.
\nBeing forbidden to eat meat, the Hindus bring excellent variety of spices to wholesome vegetarian dishes. These include Bhel Poori.
\nThe South of India offers a range of interesting vegetarian dishes that you do not see in a normal Bhel Poori house. Many South Indian restaurants also offer meat dishes.
\nGoa, being coastal, offers some interesting fish dishes, and overlaps with South Indian food.
\nMany Indian restaurants cook halal meat, and offer some dishes and spices that are in common with Mediterranean and Arabic countries.
\nIt is not worth making each of the types of food above into categories (IMO). However, this page serves as a guide for people reviewing restaurants. The list above is not definitive. Please feel free to add to it, enlarge the entries and/or correct any inaccuracies. --IvorW
\nIt is always useful to know the type of food, origin, and religion of the restaurant staff. If the restaurant is not busy, the waiters and manager will usually be overjoyed to talk about this - especially if you let them know that you intend to write them up on a website!
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