Originally Posted by
Slow_Mustang
Indian restaurants in US are better because,
1. They are run by first generation Indians, so no dilution yet from the traditional recipes.
2. The food is cooked by Indian chefs as opposed to UK, where many of the restaurants are Bangladeshi and masquerade as Indian restaurants.
3. It has become something of a must in Indian restaurants in US to bring a fresh piping hot 'naan' to your table; something not done in the UK.
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I think the vast majority of 'Indian' Restaurants here in the UK are in fact Bangladeshi, although there are obviously areas (Tooting, Southall etc), where you can get proper authentic Indian food, from all over the country.
Naans are common place here too, in fact ubiquitous I'd say, they can vary in quality though. The wife misses Puri a lot from the US, dosa is also hard to find here (only had it in Tooting myself).
Also I wouldn't necessarily say better! Definitely more authentic in the main though! I much prefer the Anglicised version.