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== Local interest magazines and sourcing ==
== "even by Indians" ==


Just to be sure I looked into the magazine, [[Sonoma Magazine]], and started an article on it (as per [[Wikipedia:Notability (media)]] one can use journalism awards as a basis of notability). It's a local interest magazine that covers food and wine in the [[Napa Valley]] and [[Sonoma Valley]] areas of California: as this food/wine stuff is a softball topic I don't see why an American local interest magazine wouldn't be sufficient for comparing/contrasting two different kinds of Indian-style food. (the magazine had covered Indian-style food in the Sonoma/Napa areas for that article)
''"even by Indians"'' Should we really call them Indians? I have a feeling that the word is more associated with Native Americans than people living in India [[User:Mushroom Man|Leszek]] 23:34, 16 November 2005 (UTC)
[[User:WhisperToMe|WhisperToMe]] ([[User talk:WhisperToMe|talk]]) 19:13, 18 May 2021 (UTC)
:You're probably right that my edit summary was a bit dismissive, but I genuinely don't think that the claim should be in the article. Regardless of the respectability of the Sonoma magazine, it's effectively reporting the opinion of a single chef in the US on the difference between two dishes primarily associated with the UK and India. In addition, we have multiple sources in the article stating that there is not really a universally-adhered to definition of Chicken Tikka Masala, so any claim that there is a specific difference between it and another dish should be viewed with significant suspicion. Regarding it being my job to rewrite the section to be intelligible to a British audience- I'm afraid this is impossible as the current language is genuinely unintelligible to me: I have literally no idea what the claim that it uses a "non-gravy sauce" is supposed to mean, and the original article doesn't enlighten me. If the claim is that there are meat juices in the tikka massala sauce, this does not seem to be backed up by the rest of the article. In any case, per [[WP:EngVar]] this is an article that strongly leans towards British interest and therefore the article should be written in British English. Would you be happy if we removed the strong claim of the difference between butter chicken and chicken tikka, but left the (imo, correct) claim that they are very similar dishes with the same sourcing? [[User:Porphyro|Porphyro]] ([[User talk:Porphyro|talk]]) 15:03, 21 May 2021 (UTC)
::Thanks for adding this to the discussion! I think saying they are similar and/or attributing who is saying which similarity (for example Sonoma Magazine says... while "other magazine says"...) would be a good idea. Strictly speaking while articles are geared towards one variety or another, [[Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style#National_varieties_of_English]] states that language common to all varieties of English is preferable when possible [[User:WhisperToMe|WhisperToMe]] ([[User talk:WhisperToMe|talk]]) 02:05, 3 June 2021 (UTC)


== Robin Cook speech ==
:Then what would we call the people of India? India-ers? [[Special:Contributions/218.190.64.94 |218.190.64.94 ]] ([[User talk:218.190.64.94 |talk]]) 02:20, 3 December 2005 (UTC)


I have removed mention of Robin Cook's speech from the lede for two reasons. Firstly, due to lack of current notability: the speech is over twenty years old, the speaker died over 16 years ago and recent references to it appear to be very thin on the ground. Secondly, the assertion of a British origin of the dish is not proven beyond doubt (see body) and its position in the lede may be an irritant to certain readers, who then choose to refute the assertion, often with damaging results to the completeness and impartiality of the article. In my view it is sufficient that his speech is only mentioned in the body. Other opinions welcome. Regards [[User:Guffydrawers|Guffydrawers]] ([[User talk:Guffydrawers|talk]]) 15:16, 24 November 2021 (UTC)
:::Maybe Hindus? That's what the [[Indians]] disambiguation page says is an altenative name for them [[User:Mushroom Man|Leszek]] 19:42, 4 December 2005 (UTC)


== first things first ==
::::Hindi is a language. Hinduism is the religion, and its practitioners are Hindus. The word you're looking for is Hindustani ("-stan", land) [[Special:Contributions/59.144.36.249 |59.144.36.249 ]] ([[User talk:59.144.36.249 |talk]]) 18:16, 13 December 2005 (UTC)
it is unclear what the brit innovation is here. chicken tikka is a legitimate indian dish and chicken masala is a legitimate indian dish, but COMBINING the two was new? is that it?


or is it claimed that "chicken masala" -- with or without the chicken being "tikkafied" -- is itself somehow not indian?
Clue: can you work out why the European visitors to the Americas called the indigenous peoples "Indians"? -- [[User:ALoan|ALoan]] [[User talk:ALoan|(Talk)]] 18:21, 13 December 2005 (UTC)


robin cook's quote just adds to the confusion. brits like their meats served in gravy? huh? as opposed to indians who eat them all DRY?!
All this talk about Indian is non-sensical. World isnt America and Wikipedia isnt America. It is not upto non-Americans to accomodate American misnomers. [[User:AMbroodEY|अमेय आरयन AMbroodEY]] 07:27, 10 January 2006 (UTC)


What are you talking about, more associated with Native Americans?! That's the most ridiculous thing I have EVER heard. An Indian is someone from India, how could you ever misunderstand that? [[Special:Contributions/82.2.173.61 |82.2.173.61]] ([[User talk:82.2.173.61 |talk]]) 17:34, 13 February 2006 (UTC)
isn't like 90% of indian food basically things floating in "gravy" (curry) of some sort or another?? how is that in ANY way a sign of fusion/brit influence on the dish?! [[Special:Contributions/2601:19C:527F:A680:4CBC:B3B6:1510:8C32|2601:19C:527F:A680:4CBC:B3B6:1510:8C32]] ([[User talk:2601:19C:527F:A680:4CBC:B3B6:1510:8C32|talk]]) 02:08, 19 May 2022 (UTC)


:Please read the sources quoted in the article for explanations. [[Special:Contributions/2A00:6020:B0B5:F600:6528:DDC9:A8D2:620C|2A00:6020:B0B5:F600:6528:DDC9:A8D2:620C]] ([[User talk:2A00:6020:B0B5:F600:6528:DDC9:A8D2:620C|talk]]) 14:16, 11 June 2022 (UTC)
:Seconded. The more problematic issue is that many (most?) "Indian" restaurants in the UK aren't run by Indians but by people from neighbouring countries such as Bangladesh. The language lacks a decent word to refer to all people from this region - "asian" seems to be the best we've got, but it doesn't sound right to my ears and also has the minor downside of confusing Americans. It's a shame [[Desi]] isn't more widely used. [[User:PeteVerdon|PeteVerdon]] 18:54, 13 March 2006 (UTC)


:: "90% of indian food is basically things floating in gravy" That may be your experience, wherever you may be, but [[Indian cuisine]] encompasses a huge variety of ingredients, combinations and preparation methods from a wealth of cultures and communities over thousands of years. These include myriad dishes that are not floating in anything. Do consider visiting the region, you may be surprised. [[Special:Contributions/149.237.251.4|149.237.251.4]] ([[User talk:149.237.251.4|talk]]) 11:31, 20 September 2022 (UTC)
::Well, the British taste for Indian (Pakistani, Bangladeshi, Punjabi, ...) cuisine started in [[British India]] before [[Partition of India|Partition]], so "Indian" is not entirely inappropriate, unless you are suggesting that "Italian" restaurants have to be staffed by people from Florence and Naples? -- [[User:ALoan|ALoan]] [[User talk:ALoan|(Talk)]] 23:04, 13 March 2006 (UTC)
:::yeah, they have a wide range of food, yadda yadda, but are u saying that curry-like dishes are SO rare that a UK pol would chime in "brits can't handle food this dry"?! or that an actual bowl of curry would elicit the response "must be british fusion; legit indian wouldn't be so wet" ?!?!
:::i'm gonna double down and assert that FAR more indian dishes, in fact, involve things floating in sauce than BRITISH dishes do! curry vs "meat and 2 veg", is it even a contest?!
:::unless someone is asserting that curry ITSELF came to india from the UK. i'm all ears. [[Special:Contributions/2601:19C:527F:A660:5855:4C5E:50B0:F78D|2601:19C:527F:A660:5855:4C5E:50B0:F78D]] ([[User talk:2601:19C:527F:A660:5855:4C5E:50B0:F78D|talk]]) 04:16, 29 April 2023 (UTC)


::::No one is saying White British people created it. British people can be Indian/Bengali. [[Special:Contributions/66.234.201.244|66.234.201.244]] ([[User talk:66.234.201.244|talk]]) 02:27, 1 September 2024 (UTC)
: I wasn't saying it was a particular problem with this article, just making a general observation. (And airing my dislike of the term "asian" in this context.) [[User:PeteVerdon|PeteVerdon]] 00:46, 14 March 2006 (UTC)


== Semi-protected edit request on 15 January 2023 ==
::South Asian, surely? That covers India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, Sri Lanka and maybe Bhutan (though Bhutan is culturally fairly different). [[User:BovineBeast|BovineBeast]] 19:53, 15 April 2006 (UTC)


{{edit semi-protected|Chicken tikka masala|answered=yes}}
:Fun fact! Lessek appears to be from ''Poland'', not the U.S. Don't you think it's stereotypical to assume it's always ''Americans'' who think this way, then go on jeremaids about how the world isn't the U.S. and how "Wikipedia isn't America?" Apart from the fact that Wikipedia was concieved by Americans, of course. [[Special:Contributions/68.90.122.247|68.90.122.247]] ([[User talk:68.90.122.247 |talk]]) 13:10, 1 June 2006 (UTC)
Origin is from India itself !!!
[[Special:Contributions/103.220.215.253|103.220.215.253]] ([[User talk:103.220.215.253|talk]]) 19:23, 15 January 2023 (UTC)


:[[File:Red information icon with gradient background.svg|20px|link=|alt=]] '''Not done:''' please provide [[Wikipedia:Reliable sources|reliable sources]] that support the change you want to be made.<!-- Template:ESp --> [[User:Cannolis|Cannolis]] ([[User talk:Cannolis|talk]]) 22:14, 15 January 2023 (UTC)
::It never ceases to amaze me how Americans are blind to that small bit of land between the Middle East and China commonly referred to as "Asia" by the rest of the world. Perhaps it was institutionalised in the 1950s as a cunning plan to disguise the true size of the USSR. Although it still doesn't explain how India has managed to end up in North America. --[[User:JamesTheNumberless|JamesTheNumberless]] 13:32, 21 December 2006 (UTC)


== Typo on the first paragraph ==
Only a USAsian would be so ill-educated, self-centered and racist as to think that the word Indian referred to an American. [[User:Kjb|Kjb]]
02:31, 16 January 2007 (UTC)


:In the UAE, subcontinental (subcon for short) is often used as a shorthand for people from India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka [[Special:Contributions/125.22.36.2|125.22.36.2]] ([[User talk:125.22.36.2 |talk]]) 21:08, 24 January 2007 (UTC)
The dish was popularised by cooks from India(ns) living in Great Britain and is offered at restaurants around the world. [[User:Alterran|Alterran]] ([[User talk:Alterran|talk]]) 18:43, 30 April 2023 (UTC)


::No typo. The cooks came from India and were living in GB when they popularised the dish. Regards [[User:Guffydrawers|Guffydrawers]] ([[User talk:Guffydrawers|talk]]) 09:02, 2 May 2023 (UTC)
'''Solution:''' Call them "Indish". That's what I do, and it's understood perfectly. But yeah, blame Europeans for "Indians", "soccer", and all them. —<font size="3"><font color="000000">[[User:Wōdenhelm|<b>ᚹᚩᛞᛖᚾᚻᛖᛚᛗ</b>]]</font></font> ([[User_talk:Wōdenhelm|<font color="000000">ᚷᛖᛋᛈᚱᛖᚳ</font>]]) 01:27, 26 October 2010 (UTC)


== Place of origination ==
::FYI everyone I know all around the World generally refers to Native Americans as "Indians". Americans and Europeans alike. In my language (Hungarian) the word "Indián" is derived from the English "Indian" is used. Our term for "Native American" is used almost exclusively in scientific context. Though differentiating is easy here, since Indian in Hungarian spelling is "Indiai". Anyway... My opinion is that just because Nat. A. people are dumbly referred to with a wrong term is no reason to not use the term for what it really means. Just use "Indian" and if someone is ignorant enough to think it means Nat. A. then it is their own problem, not ours. Or just add a mouse-over hint that says "people from India". ~ Storm [[Special:Contributions/62.201.114.85 |62.201.114.85 ]] ([[User talk:62.201.114.85 |talk]]) 18:00, 12 March 2012 (UTC)


ok we admitted that Chicken Tikka masala is the national dish of UK
If this were the Finnish Wikipedia this discussion wouldn't be needed. Finnish has two words for "Indian": ''intiaani'' meaning "native American" and ''intialainen'' meaning "citizen of India". [[User:JIP|<font color="#CC0000">J</font><font color="#00CC00">I</font><font color="#0000CC">P</font>]] &#124; [[User talk:JIP|Talk]] 09:55, 25 March 2012 (UTC)
But it was originated in India not in UK
We can find several evidences in India and in its own name
How Wikipedia could tell us lies


In the modern world
:: The whole continent is Asia, so anyone from there IS Asian. At the southern side, we have India, home to (wait for it) INDIANS. An older term for eastern Asia was the orient, so that Eastern Asians were referred to as Orientals. [[Special:Contributions/2.221.73.136|2.221.73.136]] ([[User talk:2.221.73.136|talk]]) 20:47, 20 March 2013 (UTC)Lance Tyrell
I thought Wikipedia is the only trustable site on the internet
But why it is also being dominated and forced to hide truth due to the influence of western countries


Please correct this mistake [[Special:Contributions/2403:3800:220D:FAF8:99BF:9CF1:51D3:C7C0|2403:3800:220D:FAF8:99BF:9CF1:51D3:C7C0]] ([[User talk:2403:3800:220D:FAF8:99BF:9CF1:51D3:C7C0|talk]]) 13:47, 28 February 2024 (UTC)
== Meaning of "tikka" ==


:There is nothing to correct. Evidently you didn't read the article before coming here to complain; the RS (''reliable'' is the key word here) show that it was created by chefs of origin in the subcontinent, in the UK. If you have a reliable source which shows otherwise, feel free to present it here and we can discuss it. Happy days, ~ '''[[User:LindsayH|Lindsay]]'''<sup>'''[[User_talk:LindsayH|H]]'''[[User_talk:LindsayH|ello]]</sup> 20:08, 28 February 2024 (UTC)
I am interested in the correct meaning of the word 'tikka', in general and in this particular context. [[Special:Contributions/82.21.49.89 |82.21.49.89]] ([[User talk:82.21.49.89 |talk]]) 01:10, 24 July 2006 (UTC)


::"Chicken Tikka masala is '''the''' national dish of UK". Interesting assertion, the article says it is '''a''' national dish. What makes you think there are no others?
"Tikka" is a method of cooking meat marinated in yoghurt and spices in a tandoori or clay oven. Whereas tandoori chicken is cooed on the bone in large pieces for tikka the meat is cut into bite-size pieces.
::"Wikipedia is the '''only''' trustable site on the internet". What a strange notion. It's an open collaborative project. Contributors can and do get things wrong. Why distrust all other sites?
::"We can find several evidences". Excellent! Please share the reliable sources containing this evidence. We'll be glad to adjust the article accordingly.
::Regards [[User:Guffydrawers|Guffydrawers]] ([[User talk:Guffydrawers|talk]]) 06:39, 29 February 2024 (UTC)


::: Wikipedia's definition of reliable sources is [[wp:RS|here]]. Feel free to post on this talk page the links you have to evidence you find. We'll confirm and integrate into the article, unless you'd rather do it yourself. Looking forward to these interesting revelations.
Incidentally I ate tikka masala -- chicken I think, but it may have been lamb, in New Delhi in 1971. I was curious about the name (as I knew both tikka and masala separately) and asked the waiter for an explanation. He said the tikka'd meat was then cooked in a masala sauce.
:::Regards [[User:Guffydrawers|Guffydrawers]] ([[User talk:Guffydrawers|talk]]) 13:57, 6 March 2024 (UTC)


== Confusing line ==
== Foreign dish ==
Why does it say "According to a 2012 survey of 2,000 people in Britain, it was the country's second-most popular foreign dish to cook" if it is not a foreign dish for British people? Is there a better way to word this? Non-Traditional British/English dish perhaps?

[[Special:Contributions/66.234.201.244|66.234.201.244]] ([[User talk:66.234.201.244|talk]]) 02:27, 1 September 2024 (UTC)
What does this line mean?
: It is a quotation from a newspaper article. There's a link to it at the end of the sentence (currently number 23). Regards [[User:Guffydrawers|Guffydrawers]] ([[User talk:Guffydrawers|talk]]) 04:57, 2 September 2024 (UTC)

This is also true of claims that "Leo and Oasis" from KUSU first invented the dish, Tom Smith however disputes this claim intently.

Sounds like a vanity edit to me --[[User:Awiseman|AW]] 22:32, 14 December 2006 (UTC)

== Origins ==

The British TV Programme [[QI]] revealed the origins of Chicken Tikka Masala as being from a curry house in Scotland (Glasgow or Edinburgh I think). It could probably be found on this site's QI Transcripts if you look closely enough. I initially put this on as fact, which it is - it was done by extensive QI researchers. That should go on as the true origin of Chicken Tikka Masala, as it has absolutely nothing to do with Pakistan or India apart from the ingredients used. Similarly, it is more important than "possibly from the British Isles" - it DID come from the British Isles. If WikiBooks has "The QI Book of General Ignorance", you may even find it in there. [[User:Alex Holowczak|Alex Holowczak]] 13:24, 4 March 2007 (UTC)

I'm not sure the fact that QI have concluded this is the last word on the subject. I believe the OED has done some research though,
will try to find out.

:Pish, tosh. Do you know any 'researchers'? If they didn't just Google or swipe it from Wikipedia, then I'll eat my hat. [[User:Rogerborg|Rogerborg]] 20:21, 16 October 2007 (UTC)

:Agreed, Rogerborg. [[User:Guffydrawers|Guffydrawers]] ([[User talk:Guffydrawers|talk]]) 18:46, 9 May 2008 (UTC)

Wouldn't this be easy to trace by searching the name of the dish in archived newpaper articles? I can't believe someone wouldn't have written about it back in the day. Maybe you could at least find when and where it originally became popular ...[[User:Thegallery|Thegallery]] ([[User talk:Thegallery|talk]]) 04:00, 21 September 2009 (UTC)

The British TV program A History of Us did a large piece about this topic, including reporting that the origin is an Indian restaurant called Shish Mahal in Glasgow. It is attributed to Ali Mohammed whose father moved from the Punjab. "It was 1971, and Ali was suffering from a stomach ulcer and mainly eating soup...to add to his woes, one day a customer complained that his Chicken Tikka was too dry and Ali had to think quickly...the Chicken Tikka Masala was born and it was an instant hit." It goes on to say "More than half a dozen others also laid claim to the invention...but Ali's local MP was firmly behind his case, and even tried to get official recognition from the E.U." "He entered a motion in the parliament to recognize that the Chicken Tikka Masala came from Glasgow," said Ali's son. "It was our gift to the people of Great Britain, and that's what we're proud of." -OHB <span style="font-size: smaller;" class="autosigned">—Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[Special:Contributions/76.107.43.87|76.107.43.87]] ([[User talk:76.107.43.87|talk]]) 18:15, 29 March 2011 (UTC)</span><!-- Template:UnsignedIP --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->

Interesting to hear of the TV program. By the way, [[Early Day Motion]]s are mostly pointless. Only very few actually get selected for debate in parliament. Sincere as this one may have been, it achieved absolutely nothing. An application for [[Protected Geographical Status]] should go to the European Commission, not to Westminster.<br>
[[User:Guffydrawers|Guffydrawers]] ([[User talk:Guffydrawers|talk]])

==Pronunciation==

The section on here about pronunciation seems a bit strange. Even if the Scots invented CTM they didn't coin the word "tikka".

[[User:Exile|Exile]] 19:58, 11 July 2007 (UTC)

This is true that Scots never coined the word Tikka, however, the word has become anglicised in Scotland when refering to this particular dish. Tikka pronounced in the Scottish manner is perfectly legitimate, and is not an 'incorrect' pronunciation. Claims from south of the Scottish border that it is incorrect can be recieved quite badly in Scotland, so this section does seem useful or relevant.

: Wikipedia is not a social anthropological bulletin board, so it's irrelevant. Neither is Wikipedia for original research, and it is unsupported by reference. That's two reasons to remove it, and so it's gone. Personally, as a native Scot living in Scotland (Glasgow, specifically), I have no problem with pronouncing it like a civilised human being. Any arguments in favour of accepting the gutteral gruntings of Rab C. Nesbitt as being representative of All True Scotchmen will be treated with the contempt that they deserve, as will your racist concern trolling. [[User:Rogerborg|Rogerborg]] 20:21, 16 October 2007 (UTC)
: Aye right then, explain a couple things to me: Firstly, who gave you the right to say what pronunciation is civilized? And Racist? RACIST? Do you want to explain that one to me please?!

I am intrigued as to why there is such resistance to the Scottish pronunciation of Tikka being included on Wikipedia without including a horribly biased slant. If the culprit who keeps adding this slant could furnish me with some decent reasons why I would appreciate it.

: It's irrelevant, and *you haven't provided a reference*. Are you having trouble understanding the basic idea of Wiki*pedia*? [[User:Rogerborg|Rogerborg]] 20:24, 16 October 2007 (UTC)

You're not going to be the judge of what is relevant, the reference is forthcoming.

I would have thought because tikka is an Indian word (meaning BBQ'd Chicken), as opposed to a Scottish word, the Indian pronunciation would be the correct one?[[User:58.170.76.132|58.170.76.132]] 10:23, 30 July 2007 (UTC)

Well I believe if you have a read of the discussion page on the Tikka disambiguation page you will find lots of wonderful information explaining why in Scotland there is a perfectly acceptable and recognised alternative pronunciation.

Hello from a Glaswegian tikka lover. If I understand correctly, this section implies Scottish people pronounce tikka as 'tick-a'. I was quite surprised to see this - I've lost count of the number of chicken tikka masalas I've ordered over the years in Scotland and particularly in Glasgow and every time it's been mentioned (including by the owners of restaurants serving the dish) it has been pronounced 'tee-ka'. Any other pronunciation is spoken by a tiny minority. I propose to remove or amend this section to reflect the facts. [[User:Neilmckillop|Neil McKillop]] 02:58, 30 August 2007 (UTC)

Oh so you have the authority to say beacause you do not hear people saying it only a minority do, do you? That seems quite conceited. This section may be edited to show that in Scotland the dish can be pronounced either way and that tick-a is certainly not a wrong pronunciation, as this does cause a great deal of irritation to people in Scotland who are attempted to be corrected by people with your outlook "ooh I haven't heard it pronounced like that before, it must be wrong". A discussion on this subject can be viewed in the discussion section of the Tikka disambiguation page. Oh yes, I almost forgot, I did not realise restaurant owners were philologists... <small>—Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[Special:Contributions/80.195.74.34|80.195.74.34]] ([[User talk:80.195.74.34|talk]]) 09:30, August 30, 2007 (UTC)</small><!-- Template:UnsignedIP --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->
: Cite an independent reference that confirms the claim, or GTFO. [[User:Rogerborg|Rogerborg]] 20:24, 16 October 2007 (UTC)

Rogerborg is a florist.

== WikiProject class rating==
This article was automatically assessed because at least one WikiProject had rated the article as start, and the rating on other projects was brought up to start class. [[User:BetacommandBot|BetacommandBot]] 17:39, 9 November 2007 (UTC)

== Link Description ==
The text describing the "Spaghetti and meatballs" link at the bottom refers to the widely spread myth that Italians do not in fact know of the dish (generally accepted as untrue), does it belong here? [[User:Wallenberg|Wallenberg]] ([[User talk:Wallenberg|talk]]) 21:04, 9 March 2008 (UTC)

== Britains 'true national dish'. POV? ==

The intro states that it has been hailed as 'Britains true national dish' but i find this statement very POV as it was made by one politician in a deliberate attack on an opposition political party. I always thought wikipedia was meant to avoid personal opinions and this very much seems the case. I have no doubt about the huge popularity of Chicken Tikka Masala but from my experience very few people consider it a national dish on a par with fish and chips or Roast dinner, and anyway by this logic cornflakes could be considered a national dish as they are eaten by millions in the UK every day! <small>—Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[Special:Contributions/77.96.49.30|77.96.49.30]] ([[User talk:77.96.49.30|talk]]) 15:19, 5 September 2008 (UTC)</small><!-- Template:UnsignedIP --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->

:It is [[WP:V|verifiable]] though, see [http://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en&q=Chicken+Tikka+Massala+British&meta= a simple Google search]. This is reflecting real-world practice. <small>--<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;border:2px solid #A9A9A9;padding:1px;">[[User:Jza84|<b>Jza84</b>]] | [[User_talk: Jza84|<font style="color:#000000;background:#D3D3D3;">&nbsp;Talk&nbsp;</font>]] </span></small> 15:24, 5 September 2008 (UTC)

::But a quick look at the results only shows that it is a British dish which i do not contest, However i am syaing that it is not a national dish. The article itself states that it was a curry shop owner modifying an Indian dish to suit the British taste. The only comment that appears refering to it as a national dish is the one by Robin Cook and as the BBC article states this comment was made as an attack against the Conservatives. Thus i think that including that quote is POV. Would statements by Hitler on Jews be considered neutral if they were reported on the BBC?? <small>—Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[Special:Contributions/77.96.49.30|77.96.49.30]] ([[User talk:77.96.49.30|talk]]) 15:32, 5 September 2008 (UTC)</small><!-- Template:UnsignedIP --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->

:::Well, that's not a reasonable arguement to make - it's an entirely different field of work. But, as it happens, the BBC meets the [[WP:RS|reliable source]] criteria and isn't publishing Hitler's comments as fact is it?

:::Furthermore, it was the British who went to India and asked them to thicken up their stews into sauces in the 18th and 19th centuries, to mimic British dishes, tastes and sensibilities (ie, more like gravies). ''Real'' or original Indian curries were not like modern dishes, and were informed by British migrants. There is much more behind the history of this dish than meets the eye.

:::Do you have a source that states CTM ''isn't'' Britain's national dish? <small>--<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;border:2px solid #A9A9A9;padding:1px;">[[User:Jza84|<b>Jza84</b>]] | [[User_talk: Jza84|<font style="color:#000000;background:#D3D3D3;">&nbsp;Talk&nbsp;</font>]] </span></small> 15:40, 5 September 2008 (UTC)

::::Ok well there won't be a source that would say that because after all unless it is a direct response to Robin Cook's comments then there'd be no point. However read the following telegraph article and you'll understand what i'm saying [http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/food-and-drink/features/sushi-britains-new-national-dish-853419.html]. Can sushi honestly be considered the british national dish. After all in the same way as Chicken Tikka, it is very popular and has been modified for the British pallet. The same goes for McDonalds. Again very popular, modified slighty for Brits but never a national dish.

::::See also this [http://britishfood.about.com/od/introtobritishfood/f/questions.htm] which highlights also how the whole Chicken Tikka Masala as Britains national dish debate was stired because of Robin Cook's comments. In fact notice how virtually every website that makes the statement that it is the 'true' national dish, just as RC said it. Also as you see google searches as valid sources compare [http://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en&safe=off&q=Chicken+Tikka+Masala+Britain%27s+national+dish&meta=] with this [http://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en&safe=off&q=Fish+and+Chips+Britain%27s+national+dish&meta=] or this [http://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en&safe=off&q=Roast+dinner+Britain%27s+national+dish&meta=] <small>—Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[Special:Contributions/77.96.49.30|77.96.49.30]] ([[User talk:77.96.49.30|talk]]) 16:06, 5 September 2008 (UTC)</small><!-- Template:UnsignedIP --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->

:::::I've chnaged the intro to now state that the quote came from one person (Robin Cook), so that it now reads as a political opinion rather than a widely held belief. Personally i see it as POV and think it should be removed <small>—Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[Special:Contributions/77.96.49.30|77.96.49.30]] ([[User talk:77.96.49.30|talk]]) 08:44, 8 September 2008 (UTC)</small><!-- Template:UnsignedIP --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->

::::::I think you're underplaying the extent to which the "Britain's national dish" comment has widespread appeal. Clearly not everyone would accept it's Britain's national dish, but far more people subscribe to the idea than Robin Cook. It may not be right or correct, but it's clearly entered British discourse. I completely disagree that "virtually every website that makes the statement that it is the 'true' national dish (says it) just as RC said it", here are three links from a simple google search for the term "Britain's national dish" (all in the first couple of pages) which refer to it in general terms -

"By then, fish and chips was Britain's national dish, and remained so until chicken tikka masala pressed its competing charms." [http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2007/jul/20/foodanddrink.restaurants]

"Forget fish and chips -- curry is Britain's national dish" [http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/2008-02-13-1934242086_x.htm]

"Britain's national dish, according to the English Tourist Board, is - wait for it - not roast beef and apple sauce, but Indian curry" [http://www.speakeasy-mag.com/videonet/britishbut-further.html]

:Roast beef and apple sauce? Surely that should read roast beef and horseradish sauce (or roast pork and apple sauce)? <!-- Template:Unsigned IP --><small class="autosigned">—&nbsp;Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[Special:Contributions/95.147.5.137|95.147.5.137]] ([[User talk:95.147.5.137#top|talk]]) 20:36, 21 July 2019 (UTC)</small> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->

::::::The last source even references the English Tourist Board as repeating the idea. Again, it may not be correct, but it has entered British discourse (unlike the idea that sushi is Britain's national dish).

: No sources as to who invented it. Someone needs to make it clear that it is not clear, ironically. <span style="font-size: smaller;" class="autosigned">—Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[Special:Contributions/128.240.229.67|128.240.229.67]] ([[User talk:128.240.229.67|talk]]) 21:32, 6 March 2010 (UTC)</span><!-- Template:UnsignedIP --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->

== Incorrect quote ==

A quick browse of the internet shows that Robin Cook refered to it as 'a true national dish' and not 'Britain's true national dish'. The source may be BBC but it seems they are guilty of falsely editing the quote. See this Guardian article [http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2001/apr/19/race.britishidentity] for a transcript of Robin Cook's speech and in particular para 16. —Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[Special:Contributions/77.96.49.30|77.96.49.30]] ([[User talk:77.96.49.30|talk]]) 14:35, 10 September 2008 (UTC)<!-- Template:UnsignedIP --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->

=="A Bangladeshi restaurant in Glasgow"==

This would be highly unlikely as the Bangladeshi community in Glasgow is miniscule. The vast majority of Glaswegians of South Asian descent are of Pakistani origin, and the vast majority of the remainder of the Indian Punjab. Moreover, I live no more than 200 yards from the restaurant in question, and can assure you it is Pakistani. Does anyone have access to the books that are cited as sources? Sounds to me like someone is projecting experience of London subcontinental restaurants (most of which are run by Bangladeshis) onto Glasgow (where very few are). I'm aware, incidently, that I'm challenging [[WP:RS]] with [[WP:OR]], which counts for nought: I'm not suggesting that we remove the claim, merely that a) we ensure the sources actaully do verify the statement and b) do more research to see if there are any competing claims.[[User:FrFintonStack|FrFintonStack]] ([[User talk:FrFintonStack|talk]]) 18:38, 29 June 2009 (UTC)
:OK, source three (the Guardian article) makes no mention of Glasgow, nor to the "too dry" story generally: it merely makes a brief and off-the-cuff claim that the dish originated amongst the Bangladeshi community. Since source two (the BBC article) mentions only the Glasgow connection and source three the Bangledesi connection, I'm guessing the two have become conflated despite the fact they're actually competing claims. [[User:FrFintonStack|FrFintonStack]] ([[User talk:FrFintonStack|talk]]) 18:43, 29 June 2009 (UTC)


==Origin change possible flame war==

A user, not logged in, changed the origin to say India alone. (Only one flag now.) Should this article be locked to prevent a flame war? I asked two of my friends in the United States today about this dish and they said it was British. They are both from India. This is a disputed issue and that section of where it came from should be locked until some evidence either way is submitted.
[[Special:Contributions/68.100.66.192|68.100.66.192]] ([[User talk:68.100.66.192|talk]]) 23:57, 2 December 2009 (UTC)

== Anglo-Indian ==

An anonymous user from the UK at [[Special:Contributions/95.150.13.249|95.150.13.249]] decided to add the following to the '''Origins''' section:

"Despite there being no claim by the English that this dish is theirs, it appears in the Wikipedia pages on 'England' as being "Anglo-Indian" origin. This is part of the intrinsic arrogance of the English to presume / assume that all things British can be claimed to be English.[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/England]]"

I have undone this edit as: <br>
- the term [[Anglo-Indian]] includes citizens of all the parts of Great Britain. Please see the WP article or a good dictionary<br>
- a comment on the article on [[England]] should be made within that article's talk page <br>
- it is POV, without sources and offensive, so breaking multiple Wikipedia rules <br>
- such comment does not belong in an encyclopedia article <br><br>

[[User:Guffydrawers|Guffydrawers]] ([[User talk:Guffydrawers|talk]]) 12:28, 13 December 2011 (UTC)

== Paneer Tikka masala ==
WHY "Tikka masala" redirects here and why is there no article of Paneer Tikka Masala????? It is is paneer, it is vegetarian and it is totally Tikka Masala. I was eating that very often in India. ~ Storm


If you think an article should be in WP you can create it (subject to WP rules, of course).
Kind regards
[[User:Guffydrawers|Guffydrawers]] ([[User talk:Guffydrawers|talk]]) 07:01, 13 March 2012 (UTC)

I see there now is an article on [[Paneer Tikka]].<br>
[[User:Guffydrawers|Guffydrawers]] ([[User talk:Guffydrawers|talk]]) 17:18, 20 March 2012 (UTC)

== Origins debate ==
We regularly get edits to this article querying how the dish originated - the only current cited claims are those of the origins in Punjab and Glasgow. I've often had discussions about this with Indian restaurant people in the UK and they tend to be of the view that it originated in England, with the consensus falling on either London or other restaurants. I also vividly recall a programme on TV about the history of curry (I think it was on Channel 4 about 15-20 years ago?) that featured two chefs in Luton, of English origins, who worked in an Indian diner and allegedly created the dish. I am just posting this by way of an appeal to see if anyone else recalls the show, has come across other stories/referenceable materials, etc? I am fairly sure the current information we have on it is incomplete and it would be good to have more. Post here if you know of other sources. Thanks. [[User:Jamesinderbyshire|Jamesinderbyshire]] ([[User talk:Jamesinderbyshire|talk]]) 09:42, 8 August 2012 (UTC)

I removed a paragraph asserting that the dish 'probably' originated in the Mughal Empire, a claim not backed up by the source cited. Please note that the ''Dubai Standard'' is '''not''' the true source of the text. The text is that of the ''Telegraph Online'' article from August 2009 already cited. ''Dubai Standard'' neither credits nor dates the article. [[User:Guffydrawers|Guffydrawers]] ([[User talk:Guffydrawers|talk]]) 14:39, 13 April 2015 (UTC)

:The owner of the restaurant in Glasgow is not Indian what so ever he hails from Pakistan so giving undue importance to Indian claims is invalid. South Asia is the appropriate word to include all claims. [[Special:Contributions/86.145.74.129|86.145.74.129]] ([[User talk:86.145.74.129|talk]]) 18:34, 21 May 2015 (UTC)

::Please provide evidence from reliable sources to substantiate your claims that the restaurant and Balti cuisine are Pakistani. ''South Asia(n)'' seems fair where there is insufficient evidence that origins are attributable to a specific nation within the region. Thanks [[User:Guffydrawers|Guffydrawers]] ([[User talk:Guffydrawers|talk]]) 18:58, 21 May 2015 (UTC)

== British Origin? ==

Noe-Colonialism is funny sometimes. I will have to study the sources, it's funny considering it's Mughal Origin from the family recipe of Zaeemuddin Ahmad of Karim Hotel in Delhi [[User:Alexis Ivanov|Alexis Ivanov]] ([[User talk:Alexis Ivanov|talk]]) 15:17, 3 November 2015 (UTC)

:Your comment is hilarious. You complain about neo-colonialism (seriously?) yet reference the colonial Mughal empire. Funny shit. Also, how the hell would this even be considered something akin to colonialism when it's Indian & Bangladeshi people in the UK claiming it's their dish? --[[Special:Contributions/109.150.5.94|109.150.5.94]] ([[User talk:109.150.5.94|talk]]) 19:12, 7 March 2016 (UTC)

:: Mughal Empire was based in India, it's capital was based in India, it's administration was in India, the British Empire was located in the Western fringes of Europe. If you are a Greek cook based in China, the food cook there based on your ancestors cuisines doesn't make it Chinese. [[User:Alexis Ivanov|Alexis Ivanov]] ([[User talk:Alexis Ivanov|talk]]) 17:07, 21 July 2016 (UTC)

::: If a Greek cook based in China devises a dish based on his/her ancestors' cuisine then the place of origin of that specific dish is China - even if the dishes that it derived from originated in Greece, surely. Regards [[User:Guffydrawers|Guffydrawers]] ([[User talk:Guffydrawers|talk]]) 17:59, 22 July 2016 (UTC)

:::: That is if he has done a new dish in China, but if he was cooking the same ancestral recipe it is not Chinese cuisine, the same way this is not a Scottish or British Cuisine [[User:Alexis Ivanov|Alexis Ivanov]] ([[User talk:Alexis Ivanov|talk]]) 00:30, 23 July 2016 (UTC)

== Picture is actually Paneer Tikka Masala ==

The picture is actually not chicken tikka masala at all. It is paneer tikka masala. Someone zoom in and see for yourself. <!-- Template:Unsigned IP --><small class="autosigned">—&nbsp;Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[Special:Contributions/199.89.130.53|199.89.130.53]] ([[User talk:199.89.130.53#top|talk]]) 20:39, 1 August 2018‎ (UTC)</small>

: Which picture? If you mean Kelly Sue's photo, the one with chunks in it, then follow the link to the image source on Flickr and you'll see it's Chicken Tikka Masala she cooked herself from a magazine recipe. [[User:Guffydrawers|Guffydrawers]] ([[User talk:Guffydrawers|talk]]) 13:15, 2 August 2018‎‎ (UTC)

== Using the word "masala" in "masala sauce" is redundant ==

The article states: "Chicken tikka masala is chicken tikka (chunks of chicken marinated in spices and yogurt) that is then baked in a tandoor oven, and served in a masala (spice mixture) sauce."

Apart from the fact that I'd change "baked" to "cooked" (bread is baked, but not meat), I propose changing this to simply "... and served in a sauce" or (better still) "... and served in a spicy creamy sauce".

The term "masala" refers to either a dry spice mix or a paste made out of various spices. All curries use one form of spice mix or another, therefore all curry sauces are "masala sauces". The use of the word "masala" is redundant. ["chicken tikka masala" is an odd name for the dish, since it literally means "chicken tikka spice mix", but that's another issue]

Also the first line of the article reads: "Chicken tikka masala is a dish of chunks of roasted marinated chicken (chicken tikka) in a spiced curry sauce."
I'd say the word "spiced" is redundant here. All curry sauces use spices, that's what makes them curries. Saying "a spiced curry sauce" is like saying "a tomato-based ketchup" imo. <!-- Template:Unsigned IP --><small class="autosigned">—&nbsp;Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[Special:Contributions/95.147.5.137|95.147.5.137]] ([[User talk:95.147.5.137#top|talk]]) 20:32, 21 July 2019 (UTC)</small> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->

:Based on your suggestions I have simplified the first paragraph of the Composition section. Feel free to edit the article yourself. Regards [[User:Guffydrawers|Guffydrawers]] ([[User talk:Guffydrawers|talk]]) 08:23, 22 July 2019 (UTC)

:I've changed things in the past and had them changed back, so I'm wary of this happening again. It just ends up in a childish tit for tat, so I prefer to just leave a comment on the Talk page and let people figure out for themselves how to best interpret the article. I'd change what you wrote though to: "Chicken tikka masala is composed of pieces of chicken tikka (boneless chunks of chicken marinated in spices and yogurt) that are cooked on a skewer in a tandoor (clay oven), then served in a creamy curry sauce." The tandoor clay oven is key to this dish because they reach very high temperatures that simply aren't possible using a conventional electric or gas oven (up to about 500 Celsius). This causes the meat to cook very quickly and char in places in the intense heat. Since no or very few meat juices come out of the chunks of chicken when cooking, I don't think roasting is the right word to use here, so I changed "roasted" to "cooked" above. I'm not entirely happy with "creamy curry sauce", but I can't put my finger on why exactly. It may have something to do with the fact that when I think of a curry sauce I generally think of a sauce is various shades of brown depending on the dish, as opposed to the orange colour of this dish (or the yellow colour of chicken korma). That's why I originally wrote "spicy creamy sauce". Also is the footnote still valid now that the text has been changed?

Latest revision as of 19:20, 20 November 2024

Local interest magazines and sourcing

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Just to be sure I looked into the magazine, Sonoma Magazine, and started an article on it (as per Wikipedia:Notability (media) one can use journalism awards as a basis of notability). It's a local interest magazine that covers food and wine in the Napa Valley and Sonoma Valley areas of California: as this food/wine stuff is a softball topic I don't see why an American local interest magazine wouldn't be sufficient for comparing/contrasting two different kinds of Indian-style food. (the magazine had covered Indian-style food in the Sonoma/Napa areas for that article) WhisperToMe (talk) 19:13, 18 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

You're probably right that my edit summary was a bit dismissive, but I genuinely don't think that the claim should be in the article. Regardless of the respectability of the Sonoma magazine, it's effectively reporting the opinion of a single chef in the US on the difference between two dishes primarily associated with the UK and India. In addition, we have multiple sources in the article stating that there is not really a universally-adhered to definition of Chicken Tikka Masala, so any claim that there is a specific difference between it and another dish should be viewed with significant suspicion. Regarding it being my job to rewrite the section to be intelligible to a British audience- I'm afraid this is impossible as the current language is genuinely unintelligible to me: I have literally no idea what the claim that it uses a "non-gravy sauce" is supposed to mean, and the original article doesn't enlighten me. If the claim is that there are meat juices in the tikka massala sauce, this does not seem to be backed up by the rest of the article. In any case, per WP:EngVar this is an article that strongly leans towards British interest and therefore the article should be written in British English. Would you be happy if we removed the strong claim of the difference between butter chicken and chicken tikka, but left the (imo, correct) claim that they are very similar dishes with the same sourcing? Porphyro (talk) 15:03, 21 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks for adding this to the discussion! I think saying they are similar and/or attributing who is saying which similarity (for example Sonoma Magazine says... while "other magazine says"...) would be a good idea. Strictly speaking while articles are geared towards one variety or another, Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style#National_varieties_of_English states that language common to all varieties of English is preferable when possible WhisperToMe (talk) 02:05, 3 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Robin Cook speech

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I have removed mention of Robin Cook's speech from the lede for two reasons. Firstly, due to lack of current notability: the speech is over twenty years old, the speaker died over 16 years ago and recent references to it appear to be very thin on the ground. Secondly, the assertion of a British origin of the dish is not proven beyond doubt (see body) and its position in the lede may be an irritant to certain readers, who then choose to refute the assertion, often with damaging results to the completeness and impartiality of the article. In my view it is sufficient that his speech is only mentioned in the body. Other opinions welcome. Regards Guffydrawers (talk) 15:16, 24 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]

first things first

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it is unclear what the brit innovation is here. chicken tikka is a legitimate indian dish and chicken masala is a legitimate indian dish, but COMBINING the two was new? is that it?

or is it claimed that "chicken masala" -- with or without the chicken being "tikkafied" -- is itself somehow not indian?

robin cook's quote just adds to the confusion. brits like their meats served in gravy? huh? as opposed to indians who eat them all DRY?!

isn't like 90% of indian food basically things floating in "gravy" (curry) of some sort or another?? how is that in ANY way a sign of fusion/brit influence on the dish?! 2601:19C:527F:A680:4CBC:B3B6:1510:8C32 (talk) 02:08, 19 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Please read the sources quoted in the article for explanations. 2A00:6020:B0B5:F600:6528:DDC9:A8D2:620C (talk) 14:16, 11 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
"90% of indian food is basically things floating in gravy" That may be your experience, wherever you may be, but Indian cuisine encompasses a huge variety of ingredients, combinations and preparation methods from a wealth of cultures and communities over thousands of years. These include myriad dishes that are not floating in anything. Do consider visiting the region, you may be surprised. 149.237.251.4 (talk) 11:31, 20 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]
yeah, they have a wide range of food, yadda yadda, but are u saying that curry-like dishes are SO rare that a UK pol would chime in "brits can't handle food this dry"?! or that an actual bowl of curry would elicit the response "must be british fusion; legit indian wouldn't be so wet" ?!?!
i'm gonna double down and assert that FAR more indian dishes, in fact, involve things floating in sauce than BRITISH dishes do! curry vs "meat and 2 veg", is it even a contest?!
unless someone is asserting that curry ITSELF came to india from the UK. i'm all ears. 2601:19C:527F:A660:5855:4C5E:50B0:F78D (talk) 04:16, 29 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]
No one is saying White British people created it. British people can be Indian/Bengali. 66.234.201.244 (talk) 02:27, 1 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Semi-protected edit request on 15 January 2023

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Origin is from India itself !!! 103.220.215.253 (talk) 19:23, 15 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

 Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. Cannolis (talk) 22:14, 15 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Typo on the first paragraph

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The dish was popularised by cooks from India(ns) living in Great Britain and is offered at restaurants around the world. Alterran (talk) 18:43, 30 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

No typo. The cooks came from India and were living in GB when they popularised the dish. Regards Guffydrawers (talk) 09:02, 2 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Place of origination

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ok we admitted that Chicken Tikka masala is the national dish of UK But it was originated in India not in UK We can find several evidences in India and in its own name How Wikipedia could tell us lies

In the modern world I thought Wikipedia is the only trustable site on the internet But why it is also being dominated and forced to hide truth due to the influence of western countries

Please correct this mistake 2403:3800:220D:FAF8:99BF:9CF1:51D3:C7C0 (talk) 13:47, 28 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

There is nothing to correct. Evidently you didn't read the article before coming here to complain; the RS (reliable is the key word here) show that it was created by chefs of origin in the subcontinent, in the UK. If you have a reliable source which shows otherwise, feel free to present it here and we can discuss it. Happy days, ~ LindsayHello 20:08, 28 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
"Chicken Tikka masala is the national dish of UK". Interesting assertion, the article says it is a national dish. What makes you think there are no others?
"Wikipedia is the only trustable site on the internet". What a strange notion. It's an open collaborative project. Contributors can and do get things wrong. Why distrust all other sites?
"We can find several evidences". Excellent! Please share the reliable sources containing this evidence. We'll be glad to adjust the article accordingly.
Regards Guffydrawers (talk) 06:39, 29 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Wikipedia's definition of reliable sources is here. Feel free to post on this talk page the links you have to evidence you find. We'll confirm and integrate into the article, unless you'd rather do it yourself. Looking forward to these interesting revelations.
Regards Guffydrawers (talk) 13:57, 6 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Foreign dish

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Why does it say "According to a 2012 survey of 2,000 people in Britain, it was the country's second-most popular foreign dish to cook" if it is not a foreign dish for British people? Is there a better way to word this? Non-Traditional British/English dish perhaps? 66.234.201.244 (talk) 02:27, 1 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

It is a quotation from a newspaper article. There's a link to it at the end of the sentence (currently number 23). Regards Guffydrawers (talk) 04:57, 2 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]