Have you eaten at an Indian restaurant in last 10 years?

[Tiggeroshii]

Have you eaten at an Indian restaurant in the last 10 years?


Testing this theory:

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	Yes and Im voting for Biden
	20 (39%)
	Yes and I'm voting for Bernie
	9 (18%)
	No and I'm voting for Biden
	3 (6%)
	No and I'm voting for Bernie
	0 (0%)
	Yes and I'm voting for Warren
	15 (29%)
	No and I've voting for Warren
	0 (0%)
	Yes and I'm voting for Buttigieg
	1 (2%)
	No and I'm voting for Buttigieg
	0 (0%)
	Yes and I'm voting for Klobuchar
	3 (6%)
	No and I'm voting for Klobuchar
	0 (0%)
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[Mr.Bill]

1. I voted yes/Biden, but let me qualify that.

Yes, I have eaten at an Indian restaurant. No I never will again. Didn't like the food.

[Tiggeroshii]

2. I amended the question because the poll was for the last 10 years

Was it in the last 10 years? Also, Curious why you didn't like it?

[Mr.Bill]

3. Yes, it was in the last ten years.

I did not like how the food was seasoned. I mean I ate it, I just wouldn't care to again.

[Tiggeroshii]

5. Understandable. I guess it isn't for everybody.

I haven't met nearly anybody who did not like it (of course I was raised in community largely vegetarian). I hope you at least were at a good restaurant. There have been some places I've eaten at where if it was my first experience, I would never try it again.

[Tweedy]

39. Give another restaurant a chance

I have not posted here in a very long time. Laughing 😂 at myself since this subject brought me out of lurking mode.

I am posting in favor of the wide variety in recipes coming out of the subcontinent of India. Try a different choice or a different restaurant. You are missing out imho

[Mr.Bill]

40. There's only one Indian restaurant in my entire county.

And just the smell of curry, which you can't avoid in an Indian restaurant no matter what you order, is nauseating to me. You smell it when you walk in the door.

[Tweedy]

42. No politics, just tastebuds

Smells can get me too, even old roses. There are lots of different types of curry; although believe me, I am no expert. One of my favorite curries smells like mint (not that I have a clue how to make it).

Taste is obviously personal. If you happen to get a second one in your county, do check it out. You might? be pleasantly surprised.

[Mr.Bill]

44. The exotic food I have become acustomed to is Persian food.

My stepdaughter is married to a Persian born gut whose family came here when he was a kid. They lived with his mother for awhile when they were first married and the mother taught my stepdaughter Persian cooking. No Persian restaurants here, or even markets, but they travel to a bigger town to get some ingredients and although I don't even know the names of the foods I usually like what she cooks.

It's hard to find good goat tongue here. Just kidding, We're not that exotic although that is a Persian delicacy, I'm told.

[Tweedy]

46. Like that too

Agree. Persian food is delectable; although I cannot cook that either.

[Devil Child]

4. Yes, and I'm voting for Rep. Gabbard.

Sanders is my most likely next choice. I dine out about once a month at local Indian restaurants. I do love me some lamb rogan josh!

I wonder how Thai food factors in the assessment process as I've been addicted to mala beef stew with beef ball something fierce as of late

[rzemanfl]

17. That's nice, but I have to wash socks. n/t

[Devil Child]

32. That's nice, I hope they are Darn Tough brand

High quality, comfortable, and made in the USA.

[tosh]

6. Yes and I'm still UNDECIDED.

[TheFarseer]

7. Yes

Indian food is great! I think people liking Indian would skew younger.

[Cornus]

30. Not necessarily

I turned 80 last year and I live in an area of NJ with a large Indian and Pakistani population. Lots of great restaurants and an added plus is that most are BYO which is quite common in NJ.

[TruckFump]

31. I'm 71 and I L.O.V.E. Indian food.

I have a close friend who is Punjabi and I learned from him to cook the food like they do in that area of India. I could live on Indian food. If done right, no only is is delicious, but it can be very healthy. I make my dal with fresh spinach and it is soooooooooo good!

[abqtommy]

8. I did not respond to this poll. The words "Indian Restaurant" lack clarity. Are you meaning

east or west? Fry bread or nan? responding/asking for a friend

[Tiggeroshii]

10. All count :)

And you just made me very hungry.

[MineralMan]

13. Well, I refer to those that serve fry bread as Native American restaurants.

[Recursion]

9. Since it's not there: yes and Yang

And since my Indian restaurants were actually in India, that should probably count double, right?

[Tiggeroshii]

14. Yep!!!

[melman]

11. Of course

Indian food is the best.

[Hekate]

12. Many times

Though my friend Suniti's home cooking beats them all.

[OneMoreCupOfCoffee]

15. I love Indian food and have become quite adept at making it at home.

I found it one of the more difficult cuisines to master making taste "authentic," but toasting and grinding the right combinations of spices and discovering "hing" (asafetida) allowed me to turn the corner.

I'm curious about the "theory," but will exhibit patience.

[Tiggeroshii]

24. So far it doesn't look like the theory applies here.

Except there are more non Indian food eaters who are voting for Biden than there are other candidates, I think?

[OneMoreCupOfCoffee]

25. Leads me to believe that Joe Biden will be the nominee of the Democratic Party.

That will be very good for our nation, as Joe Biden will beat Donald Trump and will start moving positive legislation though Congress.

Let's rejoice in that together.

[Tiggeroshii]

27. Seems a little premature.

But if it happens, I will rejoice

[OneMoreCupOfCoffee]

33. Let's have a good contest, and not one that--in any way shape of form--

helps enable the re-election of Donald J Trump.

Our republic is in peril. We need to think strategically.

[MineralMan]

16. I love Indian food, but recognize that not everyone does.

I don't hold that against them. So, I'm still voting for Biden.

[IronLionZion]

18. There is probably some geographic variance at play here

Big diverse cities with lots of Indian people might increase the likelihood of having good Indian restaurants. People who live there might be more liberal.

Younger Dems might be more likely to have Indian friends or enjoy a nice Indian meal while older Dems might think we're H-1bs. I'm Indian-American, born in the USA but am still most definitely coming to steal your job. It would be interesting to polls Trump supporters on this.

There are also variances among Indian-Americans with younger ones supporting Warren or Sanders while older ones think Biden is the safer choice.

[Midnight Writer]

22. My thought as well. I live in the sticks and would not know where to find an Indian restaurant.

[TruckFump]

34. I live not too far from Cerritos, CA

Which is suburban LA. Cerritos is where one can find "Little India" and the food there is wonderful!

[OneMoreCupOfCoffee]

45. You bet! Great restaurants in the Little India in Cerritos.

I go down sometimes to get Cricket supplies from a "shop" that's tucked in the attic of a food market. The hardest part is choosing which place to eat at (given the great options).

The best Indian/Pakistani food I've had in LA is at the "teas" served at Cricket Matches at the Cricket grounds at Woodley Park (Encino).

Home teams (usually formed around ethnic lines) host the mid-game meals, and there is fierce competition among Indian and Pakistani (plus West Indian/Jamaican, etc) teams to put on the best spreads. Good eating!

[TruckFump]

47. Love so many of the shops at Little India.

Hey, that sounds good the "teas." I have watched cricket on TV, but have never attended a game. Will check this out.

Have been to Encino for the velodrome. Love the bicycle races. Started going for these in the late 60s/early 70s.

[OneMoreCupOfCoffee]

48. Cricket is very polarizing when it comes to spectator sports.

Places like India and Pakistan shut down when key batsmen are on strike (which means "at the plate," not on a work stoppage, LOL).

But a little slooooow for most Americans. I'm the odd ball on this one, but must admit (as a foodie) the "teas" did make any slowness of the game quite tolerable, IYKWIM.

The velodrome is very cool.

[TruckFump]

49. I wish there was more interest in the US in Velodrome bike racing.

The strategy is amazing. Balancing for long, long periods of time and NOT moving on the slanted sides...eye the other one to determining that he/she is gonna break away. Sounds boring to some, but so amazing -- at least to me -- to watch. I got to watch some of the greats there.

[OneMoreCupOfCoffee]

50. We used to try riding our Stingrays in the Velodrome when I was a kid (I live/d close by),

which, of course, was a total fail.

I should go see some races. It was been a very long time.

[tulipsandroses]

19. Yes. I love Tandoori chicken, Chicken 65 used to be my favorite Indian dish, but since I eat Keto

I can't have it anymore. But oh my it is good. I think I gained 20 lbs one year eating Paratha. Now, I make Keto Paratha at home. I'm dreaming of some savvy Indian chef adding that to their menu for those of us that live the Keto lifestyle.

[PETRUS]

20. Almost every week.

Leaning towards Sanders but also considering Warren.

[redqueen]

21. Yes, many times, and I'm for Yang. nt

[TheBlackAdder]

23. Yes, and I'm undeclared.

[Doreen]

26. Yes, many times. I remain however undecided.

Though, my leaning towards Biden has been getting stronger and stronger.

[Glorfindel]

28. No, and I'm still undecided. n/t

[tirebiter]

29. Batish has good grub

He also played with the Beatles

[mathematic]

35. Half the people that responded are voting for biden

That's a very unexpected result considering biden has about 28% of the share of people's declared vote (16/56).

This means that maybe one of the following:
1) Biden voters are more active in this forum
2) A large number of undeclared voters are biden supporters


This poll isn't a random sample or anything so you can't draw too many firm conclusions but it is interesting that biden's support in this poll vastly surpasses his declared support by participants of the forum.

[Freddie]

36. That's me, Undecided leaning Biden

As for Indian food, had it once and liked it. But hubby has stomach issues with spicy food and the closest Indian restaurant is 45 min. away, so I won’t be having it again anytime soon.

[Tiggeroshii]

38. I think boh one and two are correct.

To me it seems obvious.This forum is largely made up of biden supporters whether they declared that support or not, which is part of the reason I thought I should test the Indian food thing.

[pansypoo53219]

37. i came near. + i guess i do not like curries.

but i loved the na'an bread.

[onetexan]

41. i love curry - of all variety: indian, thai, malaysian, persian, japanese, vietnamese, you name it

and i love Indian food. We just had some great tikka masala at a great local restaurant last week. It was divine.

[pansypoo53219]

56. i do use a smidgin of curry powder. prefer plain pepper.

[irisblue]

43. Yes, and made many curries and still uncommitted.

[RandySF]

51. And this is important why?

[trueblue2007]

52. hubby and i LOVVVVVVVVVVVVVE Indian food. Amd Chinies, Japanese, Italian, mexican, polish, german,

we love EVERY ETHNIC FOOD THERE IS


except.

i

hate

lima

beans

[bottomofthehill]

53. Yes, Biden and I love the lunch buffet at the Bollywood Grill

Always amazing. They have 5 staples and rotate 5 other dishes through. I have tried things I would never order and learned that I enjoy some but not all of them. The butter chicken is amazing

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

54. Yes, but I'm still not changing from my current undecided

choice.

And there are any number of regional cuisines all over the country of India. Just as we have very different regional cuisines in this country.

I have a nephew who loves Indian food of all kinds and is pretty knowledgeable about the differences.

[Iggo]

55. No.