why are bangladeshi restaurents called indian?

[shumon_1]

Is'nt it about time all the bangladeshi owned restaurents call themselves bangladeshi restaurents and be proud of it , instead of labeling themselves as indian , or are they all ashamed of their own culture ,country ,food etc.. ........just want to know what are your thoughts on this topic.

[Wais_Islam]

Hi there,

I've just joined BBB. I think you're kind of right in your arguments. To add to the humour, I think they should be appropriately termed as Brand Rajakars, those who collaborate (with nobody) to associate themselves with India/Indians. I mean how many Bengalis do you come across in 'Indian' restaurants that listen to Bengali music, or how many aspire to learn proper Bengali? Years ago, this guy I knew had his GCSE Bengali oral exam alongside myself and I remember him aswering in Hindi! I wouldn't be surprised if most restaurant workers spoke better Hindi than Bengali.... what nationalists!

Having said all this, the fact that India was known to most customers of these MoulviBazaari restaurant owners probably set the trend for others that followed and became fogaas...

My kindest regards,

Wais - the DeshiBitlaa

[ameena_]

Curry houses have been around for longer than Bangladesh has.

My grandfather had a resturant in Birmingham
in the 60s, when todays Bangladesh was known as East Pakistan.

"EAST PAKISTANI TANDOORI REASTURANT"
Does`nt sound very good does it?

So I guess he called it INDIAN RESTURANT
as it all was called India before.

The country may have been split, but the curry still remains more or less the same!

Happy eating!

Ameena

[shumon_1]

Hi,
ALthough all the asians Know 95%of the curry houses are run by Bangladeshis , Majority of the English people think its Indian because it says Indian on the menu/signboard.
Don'nt you think with all the hard work blood and sweat of bangladeshis Indians are getting all the credit for something bangladeshis started. we are just advertising and giving free publicity for india in a way people go to holidays in india
now.
I heard the same thing happens in U.S.A and europe India is getting more and more popular because of us bangladeshis. They even have a "CURRY CLUB" in the Brittish parliament a Lobby group for india, if you recently followed the Brittish press, now some indians claim bangladeshis are not selling real indian curry, I wonder who thought the Brittih public to eat curry in the first place Bangladeshi or Indian.We know who, but Bangladeshis don'nt want admit it. we'll just let India get all the credit for it.

[butterfly_s]

What other says about Bangladeshi cooking and restaurants:

Extracted from someother forum:

>I agree with you regarding Bangladeshi >cooking as being better than most Indian >cooking. I have done some research on >indian cooking for my aunt, who was trying >to write a cook book for herself back in >1996. I llove food from Indian-subcontinent >including Afganistani Kebabs.


>(1) It is due to good quality of spices >that are grown in Bangladesh aand I believe >they use pure mustard oil in cooking instead of vvegetable oil.

>(2) A book published in 1878 in Calcutta by >David Symington named oriental Cooking >Recipes, which contained only 64 pages, >stated that there was a party in Calcutta >for some Viceroy. Many Maharaja and Nawabs >personal cooks presented various dishes for >this grand gathering of 500 high and mighty >in Calcutta. There were five medels for >chefs or best cook. Some Nawab Khuja of >Dhaka got all of them for presenting and >serving best dishes.

>(3) I was advised by the Chef, while >dinning out at a restaurant in Dhaka few >months ago that "Old Dhaka is the place for best food in the whole Indian-subcontinent" >but cooking of other parts of Bangladesh >are not so good. This was to re-confirmed >by three or four NGO guys from europe and >the United States now living in Bangladesh >as they all lived and worked in India and >Pakistan as well.

>As far as cooking in Bangladeshi owned >restaurants in England is concern...I am >sure not all Bangladeshi restaurants are A->1 in cooking! I was in India, Pakistan and >Bangladesh few months back...I tried them >all. I must agree that food in Dhaka was >very very tasty.

>But I must also mention that an Indian >friend took us to old Delhi and food there >was A-1....the best!

>happy cooking..

>Finger lickin good!

2nd opinion:
on to your Subject title. I agree with you 100%.
Unfortunately,
> when the Bangladeshis first settled here in the UK), they were East
> Pakistanis. The British were still trying to get over the loss of the 'The > Empire where the Sun never sets'. The Bangladeshis of a few decades back did > a very wise thing by calling them 'Indian' restaurants because it used the > 'British India' title to promote their food to the British
population. After > all, there never was a 'British Pakistan' and our people felt that it would > have been a poor Business decision to name it after a country that no
one> could relate to. >> Times are changing and the Bangladeshis, the majority of whom are Sylhettis, > are now using Bangladeshi/Sylhetti names for their restaurants. However, the > problem is, when it comes to promotion and support, the Indians get full> support of their Government to project 'their' image abroad. Our missions > usually come out with the usual bull****, 'Amra Goreeb Manush. Amra
Keechu > Korthe Parbenna'. This is why the Indians have managed to gain a foothold in
> this industry even though they own less than 5% of the 'Indian'restaurants
> in this country. Since the early 1980's, a lady by the name of Madhur > Jaffery (Syed Jaffery's wife) had a whole series of BBC programs of Indian > Cooking. She also published a whole bunch of books. The food she cooked was > totally ripped off from Bangladeshi cooking because Indian food from
India > is a load of bollocks. Incidentally, I've been to Indian 'Indian' > restaurants and I can safely say that they can't cook to save their lives. >> Her Majesty, Queen Elizebeth II, will vouch for us. Her favorite food is > curry from a 'Bangladeshi' owned restaurant.>
> The Bangladeshis usually tailor make their menu specifically for the> British. In fact, the BBC recently advertised that 'Korma'
and 'Vindaloo'> will soon be exported to Bangladesh and India as a 'new food'. The
> Pakistanis don't give a ****. We literally grew up with a family from > Peshawar and a restaurant near Algate East Tube Station (just off commercial> Road) in East London called 'Lahore' cooks exactly like my Peshawari Auntie.
> Real home cooking.
>
> Regards,

[butterfly_s]

What other says about Bangladeshi cooking and restaurants:

Extracted from someother forum:

>I agree with you regarding Bangladeshi >cooking as being better than most Indian >cooking. I have done some research on >indian cooking for my aunt, who was trying >to write a cook book for herself back in >1996. I llove food from Indian-subcontinent >including Afganistani Kebabs.


>(1) It is due to good quality of spices >that are grown in Bangladesh aand I believe >they use pure mustard oil in cooking instead of vvegetable oil.

>(2) A book published in 1878 in Calcutta by >David Symington named oriental Cooking >Recipes, which contained only 64 pages, >stated that there was a party in Calcutta >for some Viceroy. Many Maharaja and Nawabs >personal cooks presented various dishes for >this grand gathering of 500 high and mighty >in Calcutta. There were five medels for >chefs or best cook. Some Nawab Khuja of >Dhaka got all of them for presenting and >serving best dishes.

>(3) I was advised by the Chef, while >dinning out at a restaurant in Dhaka few >months ago that "Old Dhaka is the place for best food in the whole Indian-subcontinent" >but cooking of other parts of Bangladesh >are not so good. This was to re-confirmed >by three or four NGO guys from europe and >the United States now living in Bangladesh >as they all lived and worked in India and >Pakistan as well.

>As far as cooking in Bangladeshi owned >restaurants in England is concern...I am >sure not all Bangladeshi restaurants are A->1 in cooking! I was in India, Pakistan and >Bangladesh few months back...I tried them >all. I must agree that food in Dhaka was >very very tasty.

>But I must also mention that an Indian >friend took us to old Delhi and food there >was A-1....the best!

>happy cooking..

>Finger lickin good!

2nd opinion:
on to your Subject title. I agree with you 100%.
Unfortunately,
> when the Bangladeshis first settled here in the UK), they were East
> Pakistanis. The British were still trying to get over the loss of the 'The > Empire where the Sun never sets'. The Bangladeshis of a few decades back did > a very wise thing by calling them 'Indian' restaurants because it used the > 'British India' title to promote their food to the British
population. After > all, there never was a 'British Pakistan' and our people felt that it would > have been a poor Business decision to name it after a country that no
one> could relate to. >> Times are changing and the Bangladeshis, the majority of whom are Sylhettis, > are now using Bangladeshi/Sylhetti names for their restaurants. However, the > problem is, when it comes to promotion and support, the Indians get full> support of their Government to project 'their' image abroad. Our missions > usually come out with the usual bull****, 'Amra Goreeb Manush. Amra
Keechu > Korthe Parbenna'. This is why the Indians have managed to gain a foothold in
> this industry even though they own less than 5% of the 'Indian'restaurants
> in this country. Since the early 1980's, a lady by the name of Madhur > Jaffery (Syed Jaffery's wife) had a whole series of BBC programs of Indian > Cooking. She also published a whole bunch of books. The food she cooked was > totally ripped off from Bangladeshi cooking because Indian food from
India > is a load of bollocks. Incidentally, I've been to Indian 'Indian' > restaurants and I can safely say that they can't cook to save their lives. >> Her Majesty, Queen Elizebeth II, will vouch for us. Her favorite food is > curry from a 'Bangladeshi' owned restaurant.>
> The Bangladeshis usually tailor make their menu specifically for the> British. In fact, the BBC recently advertised that 'Korma'
and 'Vindaloo'> will soon be exported to Bangladesh and India as a 'new food'. The
> Pakistanis don't give a ****. We literally grew up with a family from > Peshawar and a restaurant near Algate East Tube Station (just off commercial> Road) in East London called 'Lahore' cooks exactly like my Peshawari Auntie.
> Real home cooking.
>
> Regards,

[wahid]

its called indian coz bangladesh is not all that popular around the world, somepeople havent even hear the name, its all 2 attract customers!!