Ashiana....

United57 · Feb 8, 2015

I went once with a group of people and homepride is a good description. Plain and bland. If people think that's authentic Indian they need to get out a bit.

redstar · Feb 8, 2015

Was shocking last time I went, hence I haven't been for 3 1/2 years.......
Don't suppose that helps any!

United57 · Feb 8, 2015

With lots of more authentic Asian restaurants I see no reason to go. I would actually like to know how many "Indian restaurants " in Stafford are actually Indian ? 75 % are actually Bangladeshi .

http://www.menumagazine.co.uk/book/restauranthistory.html first curry in UK

Gramaisc · Feb 8, 2015

United57 said:
With lots of more authentic Asian restaurants I see no reason to go. I would actually like to know how many "Indian restaurants " in Stafford are actually Indian ? 75 % are actually Bangladeshi .

In the days of the Empire, "India" went all the way from what is now the Afghan/Pakistan border to the Eastern border of Burma.

I suspect that most people from what is now known as India consider themselves to be Assamese, Gujarati, or whatever...

If we start calling them "Asian", that would also then include the Chinese, unless we call them "South Asian"..

proactive · Feb 8, 2015

Gramaisc said:
"South Asian"..

Surely the correct terminology to avoid offence would be 'Asians of the South'.

Gramaisc · Feb 8, 2015

proactive said:
Surely the correct terminology to avoid offence would be 'Asians of the South'.

I really don't know - I do, however, know people from here who object to being included in "European"...

BBC News - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world/asia/ - has categories for India and South Asia, which doesn't really help us..

bpelectric · Feb 9, 2015

Gramaisc said:
I really don't know - I do, however, know people from here who object to being included in "European"...

And I'm one of em I was born in England not Europe theres a 20 odd mile stretch of water dividing us

PeterD · Feb 10, 2015

No there isn't, your atlas is broken.

bpelectric · Feb 10, 2015

Well i hate to disappoint you but it was there last week when i visited Dover

All 21 miles of it at its shortest distance

PeterD · Feb 10, 2015

As this is about Ashiana, I dont really want to school you in primary school geography, but trust me, we are part of Europe.

bpelectric · Feb 10, 2015

Whatever

Ashiana....

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Enjoying a drop of red.

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