Ummm, The Brits now eat curry with everything. Last I checked, Fish and Chips or Strawberries and cream still need to catch up even in the British-educated and England returned desis.
I rest my case. - Vinit > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of Gautam John > Sent: Friday, September 19, 2008 5:48 PM > To: silklist@lists.hserus.net > Subject: [silk] Food and the Empire > > Came across this: > > http://www.utas.edu.au/ejel/recipesforempire/ > > And it set me thinking given their question: > > "What was the influence of Britain upon colonial cuisines and culinary > practices, and what traces of the colonial can we see in British food > and food writing? What is the relationship between the ingredients and > method of practical cooking, and the rules and procedures of imperial > governance?" > > I suppose one facet that comes to mind is the actual documentation of > the culinary traditions of colonies. > > -- > Please read our new blog at: http://blog.prathambooks.org
