Ok, I am cracking out right now thinking about delicious, tasty Indian food. Anyone else LOVE it like I do. I went to Bukhara Grill in NYC this weekend and I about died it was so good.
I grew up in a spice deprived household so I suppose this is the exact opposite. LOVE Indian food. I am actually thinking about going vegetarian and just eating paneer because it is so tasty. Garlic Naan is amazing. Yum.
http://bukharagrill.ypguides.net/
If you are in NYC please check this place out. The lamb is to die for. Everything else is top notch.
THAI FOOD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Couldn't agree more. Indian food is delectable.
I can't stomach Indian food these days, which is especially shameful since I'm Indian. Went to Kathi roll in the village over the weekend and still haven't recovered.
But yea, Bukhara grill is awesome
Eat at kathi roll all the time, but I feel roomali on lexington is much better
Those owners look like they've been eating too much of their food...
Should tell you a lot. Fat chefs/owners is akin to large insider ownership.
Actually centuries of low calorie diets bread the Indian people to be susceptible to gaining weight easier then western counterparts, evidently diabetes is a rising problem for Indian people.
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2010-11-07/india-s-deadly-diabetes-scourg…
I go here in Philly all the time:
http://www.ektaindianrestaurant.com/
I get Kadai Panee all the time. Sooooo spicy. Their naan and roti's are too dry though.
Indian food is fucking awesome.
as for monty... thai food is aiiiite. The Pad Thai and Pad See Ew stuff is wayyyyy too sweet for me. Thai curries are to die for though.
Hoecakes, maize and pumpkins?!? Doesn't sound that great to me, lol.
I might have to try some Indian food as I don't think I've ever had any. Peruvian food is pretty decent.
Regards
Dude, Indian food looks a little scary at first, but once you try it you will be addicted. It is so spicy and veggie and delicious. Naan is like little pancakes from heaven.
I just ate tuna and almost cried from its lack of spicy :(
Vindaloooooo
I have never had indian food but i love me some spice.. may need to try it
Knowing what I know, I am not surprised that you enjoy eating all things Indian...
Agreed Naan and Roti are amazing, chicken tikka masala, beef korma, and beef vindaloo is my usual rotation I go with when eating Indian. I'm with Monty though I like Thai over Indian but sushi over all of them
Mexican Thai Bar Food - whatever do you call it? wings,cheese sticks, etc etc Sushi Indian - only because i have never had it
Agree that it can seem intimidating at first. Tried some over the summer and loved it. Recommend it if you have not yet had the opportunity.
Chicken tikka masala is a safe bet for a novice.
Shout out to The Kati Roll Co as well.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1438298/
Anyone see this. Great movie!
You officially know more about Indian food and culture than me. And I'm of Indian descent.
I know what you mean. I can't stomach some spicy food that my friends who live off boiled potatoes can.
okay thats it.... in houston we are eating indian......
Nooooo, I want Mexican food!
dude I will take you to the best mexican food in town.. i mean slap your mama good..
Indian food is amazing, just don't try to eat it every day for lunch for a week... trust me, wasn't pretty...
I eat it for breakfast lunch and dinner almost everyday
koti roll after a night of drinking=amazing. my indian friend took me there once and said people line up 50 deep late night to get one
Yeah, I've seen a bunch of Bollywood movies and they all remind me of Jay Z music videos. The lightest skinned Indians, balling our and dancing.
I really enjoyed the one I posted and 3 idiots.
Anyone watch Zee TV?
Agreed on indian food in general. Check out the restaurant Amaya Indian Bar & Grille next time you're in London. It's kind of pricey, but I'd literally pay double what they charge. That food is the closest thing to crack that's legal to sell anywhere in the planet.
Thanks dude! I wish I knew about that place when I went to London last. Food was so damn bland.
England's food is generally terrible -- but then you discover the wealth of chronic Indian restaurants. There are TONS.
If you like really good spicy food you should try eating some "real" chinese food. If you're outside of china you'll have to go to a China-town to get what I'm talking about, but it's available there... Authentic Sichuan Cuisine. Spicy and delicious and also light and healthy.
Spot on with the Chinese food comment. What they actually eat in China is soo far from what we get at the mall food court (no surprise). I ate birds (maybe pigeons of some sort, lol), shark fin (fucking awesome) and went on a dumpling murdering spree!! I also ate a shit ton of ramen noodles when I was there because our dorms served Americanized Chinese food and some Chineseized American food. They gave use fucking crinkle cut french fries covered in sugar and sprinkles...WTF?!? Plus 10 for trying though, lol. Anyways, we got sick of the food on campus so the nights we didn't want to wander out or if we wanted a late night snack we grab some ramen noodles. They have so many flavors and different brands. Here in the states you have like 2 brands and like 3 different flavors, in China they have whole aisles dedicated to the stuff and they actually taste really good. They also have some weird ass flavors of chips, like shrimp, ketchup and some other off the wall things.
Oh, and all the women wear goofy Darth Vader looking face masks when riding their bikes in the street, lol.
Regards
Yeah, Americanized Chinese food is shit.
I am going to hit up China town and the Reading Terminal this weekend. Thanks for all the tips and advice.
Go to edison nj, ming restaurant and order chilie paneer or chicken with fried rice.
You will thank me
Being that I am Indian, I have been eating Indian food my entire life..and nothing fills you up when you are starving like some hot spicy chicken makhani with naan. Best Indian food anywhere in america can be found in edison nj. Ive tried bukhara and all those places, but nothing compares to some of the places in edison. Drive up here sometime if you want good indian food. What sucks is rutgers has a huge indian population but nothing good on campus here so I usually have to travel to edison but its not too bad
Nothing compares to the food you get in india though. If you are a fan of indian food you havent lived until you actually ate in india..most of the stuff here seems fake compared to what you actually get in india
MSFHQ, you're in Philly? That's where I'm from, gonna be back over winter break.
London's full of Indian restaurants, there's one on literally every street! My favourites are Masala Zone (Covent Garden), Dishum (Leicester Square) and Mela (Shaftesbury Avenue). Also, you can't beat the butter chicken in Ealing Southall or the South Indian food at Sarvana Bhawan in East Ham.
Yeah, I went to Edison for breakfast on Diwali. Place was all Indian. I am not a huge fan of Indian desserts, but I do enjoy those little black things that taste kind of peppery. I forget the name of the place I ate at, but it was good.
I had those little poof balls that you spoon the liquid in.
Yeah, I live in Philadelphia. PM me when you are home, we can meet up.
You mean to say gol gappe / paani puri...lol....!!!
I am ethnically Indian, and not only do I love extremely spicy Indian food, I can cook a few dishes myself. Well, only chicken curry actually.
Indian food is GOAT, there is no doubt. Shit will get you fat in a hurry though. I try and limit myself to one Indian feast a month, maybe two.
Be careful with Indian food - eat too much and you will start emitting the characteristic body odor
I am brought up eating Indian food and still eat Indian food 90% of the times. Haven't gained a lot of weight because of Indian food really. There is a lot of difference between everyday Indian food cooked in Indian families and what you get at restaurants. You need to pick healthy and less greasy choices and it is not very hard to cook less fattening Indian food at home.
swagon, that bufallaxed video has been my fave for years!
Damn straight...that video deserves to be recognized for the youtube gem that it is.
As a consultant, I noticed that partners or someone who has been on the road for the longest time love Indian food. My guess is its mostly because their taste buds are null from eating regular food on the road for so long. We have this one partner, whenever he shows up, Indian food is a must, and many of the younger consultants are tired of it. One of my managers put Indian in the weekly rotation. One disappointing part is how most 'white' consumers limit their options to chicken tikka masala 80% of the time.
In NYC, I'd suggest venturing out to Jackson Heights, that's where they keep it real. There was this shabby looking Pakistani place, greatest thing ever.
Jackson Heights used to be good for Indian food about 4-5years ago. But, it has degraded a lot since then. Even though it has good Indian stores for grocery. I like Edison,Oak tree road over Jackson Heights for food.
Damn you Anthony! Now I'm craving some Indian food!
Yeah man, I've been craving it all night!!
This thread is making me so damn hungry, and its only 10:30
Anthony,
I just spent the last week eating Indian food every day for 5 days straight. It was pure heaven. This wasn't the tradtional kind of Indian food we see here in the states, it was Thathai Bhatia Cuisine and it was amazing. I got spoiled with it and don't know how I'll be able to shift back to the more Punjabi style we find here in the states.
It is close to Rajasthani food if i am not wrong. I had so many Sindhi and Jodhpuri friends when I was in Dubai for a couple of years. Loved the food a lot, especially the sweets and daal baati churma...yummmm.
That reminds me that Dubai is a good place to try a variety of authentic cuisines. It is so diverse and multicultural and usually restaurants don't modify the food to suit a particular set of people, so you get authentic or close to authentic food of almost all the regions.
Does DABA stand for "Dating a Banker Anonymous" ?
Yeah, my friend is Vietnamese and he used to give me all kinds of legit noodles. Love it!
Nice hot bowl of pho cures just about everything
I need to find a really good Vietnamese restaurant to service my hangovers. Pho is so good.
Regards
brick lane in london after a night of drinking is the best thing ever.
is bukhara better than...BALUCHI'S?
Some food items of Baluchi's are a bit modified to American taste. Bukhara maintains authenticity unless you ask them to modify it to your taste.
Brick Lane ftw. I got something that was a step below Vindaloo and I still ended up in tears.
nothing like some indian food for lunch on a sunday when you're the only one in the office. mmmmmm...
Daba, exactly.
I was in Dubai for a Sindhi wedding, hence my 5 day binge on that style cuisine. I've had Rajpoori and I like it alot as well. One of the better non-Indian cuisines I had was local Lebanese food. It was amazing. Oh, how I need to trek to Patterson now to enjoy Little Arabia's delectable selection of eateries.
Not sure if you are around nyc, if you are then do try Lebanese food from Naya Express. Their shawarma and baklawa are really good.
Indian Food FTW...
In fact, I'm gonna be eating Indian (Punjabi) cuisine errday for the next few weeks.
Pho baby!
I don't know how true this is but I've heard in Vietnam the places with the best pho broth actually add bags of marijuana to the broth to make it more savory.
Haha, I would not doubt that.
i am late to add a video, but this is another of my favorites.
Isn't it romantic? :) Come to think of it, maybe I should post it in the marriage thread, to remind people of what truly matters.
This is absolutely mortifying. I am so embarrassed for myself and the other Indians on WSO!
Ah come on, can't be worse than Paris Hilton.
lol, Saravana Bhawan (or rather, House of Saravana Bhavana) is tad overpriced in Toronto. The same goes for Vancouver and Montreal.
Hahahaha, this just made my day.
Also:
Dammit Anthony this thread is making me real hungry. Haha. And I just ate a while ago!
Dude, I looooooove pigging out when I'm in HK or in Shanghai, food is completely different. And lol at the dumpling murder spree, I've been there before. Hahaha. Shark's fin, typhoon crabs (in HK), real Peking Duck, Goose, rice noodles, and what're those dumpling with soup inside called? Damn.
This thread is murder to my diet.
I believe you're talking about guan tang bao (soup inside). Shui jian bao are also delicious.
i think he's talking about xiao long bao
This is why I love America. People come from the world over and bring their delicious food. Where else can one have Japanese curry on Monday, Indian curry on Tuesday, Thai curry on Wednesday, Singaporean chili crab on Thursday and a colon transplant on Friday??
And have the public pay for the Colon transplant all week! Oh wait, not yet but you get my point
I had another miserable tuna sandwich :(
I want some spicy food!
Then, is it safe to assume that your idea of "Afternoon delight" consists of a nice steaming bowl of phaal curry?
my former MD was obsessed with indian women but didn't like curry. always thought it was peculiar.
i, myself, am a fan of hummus - both israeli and arabic
Good Hung reference.
I LOVE HUMMUS. There is this place near my apt in Philly. I will go there at 4am and crush a whole bowl of it with cucumber slices and pita bread. Love love love hummus!
What is REALLY spicy and REALLY delicious though... is sichuan Shui Zhu Yu... that's the fish cooked in oil w/ insane amounts of hot peppers... most wonderful thing ever.
you know it's legit when they have the mouth-numbing sichuan peppercorns in it..
Seems like there is a good amount of foodies on WSO, do any of you guys watch No Reservations? I love that show, I'd love to be able to travel around the world like Anthony Bourdain and try all the local cuisine.
msfhq try this place called 4food youll love it lol
Mint (or Mynt?) is amazing too
brb getting food. Whoever mentioned shark fin soup, that stuff is amazing.
Has anyone been to Penang? (the restaurant not the Malaysian state) I can't speak about the Philly or NY locations but I've been to the one in Boston and their Roti Canai (similar to indian pancakes) are delicious and they serve it with chicken curry to dip with. IMO Malaysian style chicken curry is better than Indian chicken curry. However Malaysian iced tea sucks compared to Thai iced tea.
I wonder if the Bukhara in NYC is owned by the same chaps who own the Bukhara in New Delhi?
It's named after one of the big cities along the Silk Road
As far as Indian restaurants are concerned, Dubai has the best one. I recall that the chef Sanjeev Kapoor (one of India's legendary chef) had this really sick restaurant there called Kahazana (sp?).
On a side note, the "Indian" restaurants in London are just horrid. 90% of them are owned by Bangladeshis (especially the ones on Piccadilly) and they dish out a grease galore on a plate. Definitely not Indian food.
Anyone into the occasional South Indian Dosa?
Yeah the 'Indian' restaurants on Leicester Sq are atrocious and you're right, they're all run by Bangladeshis! Try Masala Zone in Covent Garden/Islington. For South Indian Dosa, you can't beat Sarvana Bhawan in East Ham. I think there's a Sarvana Bhawan in NYC (Lexington Ave) and Chicago as well! The paneer dosa there is to die for and its unbelievably cheap - £3.5
You might want to try Asha's at Wafi City. It has amazing Indian food and their champagne cocktail is amazing, the best I have had ever. Khazaana has a bit modified food sometimes. Khazaana uses a lot of food coloring to make the curry look red and sugar to the curry, too. It feels very Gujarati style Punjabi food. I have been there a couple of times and it hasn't been the best experience.
I would take a bath in chicken saag.
I like Brick Lane and Bukhara best in NYC personally though I've never tried the murdercurry at Bricklane.
For International_Pymp and other Beijing monkeys, when I was at BeiDa there was a restaurant by Wudaokou called "Ganges" which was pretty great-my roommate at the time's family was from the same part of India as the owner so he'd make us stuff off-menu and always gave us a ton of free food.
And Asians will always have this dude:
:)PS: you forgot the "Leave Britney Alone!" guy
ANT. I've recently tried Bukhara and it's pretty fkn BOMB! I've been expensing this stuff for dinner like no other.
Glad you like it dude. If your ever in Philly, go to Palace at the Ben. Top notch also.
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