Best of British: Best British Meal

Tuesday, June 14, 2011

Best British Meal

Ha-ha. If you are expecting to see Roast Beef and Yorkshire Pudding or fish and chips, think again.

The best British meal comes out of the Asian community in the Hollywood Road area of Birmingham England.

Can you guess what this is? I will tell you. It is Chicken Tikka Masala on a bed of Pilau rice, accompanied by a kebab and Naan bread. Doesn’t it look good!!

This, along with Chicken Tikka and Tandoori chicken was my staple diet for years. I used to frequent the Raj Bhuj (King Place) in Royal Leamington Spa more times than I can remember. Mohammed and his crew always gave top service, top food and, if you were a regular as I was, would customize meals for you if they knew when you were coming by.

OK, so what was/is it that captured the palette of the Brits? Well, it’s a mild taste to die for, you will not die eating it, and the meat content is always good and juicy. Anybody can eat this meal, even the most squeamish.

I used to have it with a Keema Naan, which is a regular Naan but with spiced lamb inside. Mmmmmmmmmmmmm

Note that almost the entire menu at any present day Indian restaurant in the world started life on the Hollywood Road, Birmingham England. It is as Indian Asian as Chinese food is real Chinese, and bears little resemblance to food served in India, unless of course they have caught on to the magic of Chicken Tikka Masala and its menu mates.

Good eating.. Smile

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Why so many manufactured goods?

Great Britain, the UK, whatever you want to call us is a small island surrounded by even smaller islands. Until the ice receded all of those eons ago, there was no island. The ice cleared late and, when it finally did, left little time for the development of flora and fauna. What wasn't there couldn't get there. Size also determined the amount of collectible raw materials available.

We don't have copious amounts of anything which we can sell in its raw state, but we can buy in raw materials and then make something really useful out of them. This enables us to trade with the rest of the world.

So now you know why this blog features so many manufactured items.

You may well make fun of us, but before you do, consider this.

Our small island, bordered by some of the roughest seas and oceans in the world, commanded an Empire larger and longer lived than any other nation on earth. The Industrial Revolution started in Britain and much of our technology and wares have found their way to many countries across the world. While much junk has been produced by us, there are some outstanding examples of Britishness that command respect from people across seas and oceans, classics of a time gone by.

If we feel the need, we can produce fine products which are head and shoulders above anything else. I will endeavour to show you what we have done and can do