Why This Dish is Killing Indian Restaurants

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The UK is obsessed with Indian food to the point where the Chicken Tikka Masala is the countries national dish. In this video Andy travels across the UK visiting curry houses to figure out how Indian food became a staple of British dining. And why, despite their popularity, the UK is at risk of losing these restaurants.

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Jamil Khan, The Royal Raj - https://www.royalrajrestaurant.co.uk
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Time Stamps:

0:00 The UK 's National Dish is a curry.
1:23 Paying the bills
3:05 The first Indian restaurant in the UK
3:54 The seamen from Bengal
4:43 Post WW2 Migration
5:34 Your favourite Indian restaurant isn't an Indian restaurant
7:32 The difference between Indian & Bengali food
8:22 1971 changed everything for the curry house.
9:49 What's the deal with the Chicken Tikka Masala
12:20 What do Londers think of the Chicken Tikka Masala
13:14 Why are all curry houses the same.
13:57 The peak of Indian food in the UK.
15:08 Why do I only order a Chicken Tikka Masala?
16:33 Why the curry house is dying out
18:08 The new styles of 'Indian Food' in the UK
19:38 Why the British Indian food doesn't taste like Indian food
20:00 The secret Chef menu
21:19 How curry house changed the taste of a nation

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