Chinese v Indian (takeaway)

Banjo String

Chinese, we Irish seem to be devout fans, but why?

Indian take-away, much tastier, healthier, easier to cook at home!

My personal favourite,

Veg samosas, to start

Chicken pathia (hot and sour chicken dish, spicy tomato sauce) with pilau rice on the side (Mains) garlic,.onion, coriander naan bread to'dip'

Lastly, kulfi (Indian ice cream) to end the meal.

Mods, please add poll... Chinese or Indian.

Why are most of us Irish obsessed with the Chinese take away?

Gbear

SamHall wrote: »

StsLChinese, we Irish seem to be devout fans, but why?

Indian take-away, much tastier, healthier, easier to cook at home!

My personal favourite,

Veg samosas, to start

Chicken pathia (hot and sour chicken dish, spicy tomato sauce) with pilau rice on the side (Mains) garlic,.onion, coriander naan bread to'dip'

Lastly, kulfi (Indian ice cream) to end the meal.

Why are most of us Irish obsessed with the Chinese take away?

I wouldn't be too generous with how healthy indian takeaways are. Heinous amounts of salt and they're cooked with massive amounts of oil - about 4-6 tbsp per portion.

Bipolar Joe

Because it tastes better. I find Chinese way easier to cook. also.

donvito99

Because our own food is a load of shíte.




Which is an outright lie, food is one thing we do well. Indian/Chinese is cheap and quick OP, and there's fooking lots of them, that's probably why.

Smidge

Needs a poll OP!

Can't stand Indian food blueerghh:p

Not a big fan of Chinese take away either(greasy, salty imo)
But would pick Chinese over Indian

Dwork

SamHall wrote: »

StsLChinese, we Irish seem to be devout fans, but why?

Indian take-away, much tastier, healthier, easier to cook at home!

My personal favourite,

Veg samosas, to start

Chicken pathia (hot and sour chicken dish, spicy tomato sauce) with pilau rice on the side (Mains) garlic,.onion, coriander naan bread to'dip'

Lastly, kulfi (Indian ice cream) to end the meal.

Why are most of us Irish obsessed with the Chinese take away?

Our locals chicken balls are the dogs bollox. Or so rumour has it.

Chuck Stone

In Ireland?

Indian.

And it's not even close.

Banjo String

Gbear wrote: »

I wouldn't be too generous with how healthy indian takeaways are. Heinous amounts of salt and they're cooked with massive amounts of oil - about 4-6 tbsp per portion.

Cooked at home, healthiest 'take-aways' by far though. Onion, garlic, ginger, and tomato... Can't be unhealthy!

Dr. Kenneth Noisewater

My missus can't handle spicy food so we usually get Chinese, I do love Indian though. I live in a decent size town and there are easily 4 or 5 Chinese restaraunts to each Indian one.

gurramok

Indians are dearer than a Chinese, might be a factor. Also there are more Chinese takeaways around than Indian, helps Chinese popularity. Then again, the quality from either is really from experience and word of mouth.

admiralofthefleet

indian is far superior

chinese is disgusting

DEFTLEFTHAND

I prefer Indian food, I was never really a fan of Chinese cuisine.

Gbear

SamHall wrote: »

Cooked at home, healthiest 'take-aways' by far though. Onion, garlic, ginger, and tomato... Can't be unhealthy!

Still - if you're doing it right(from a taste point of view) a lot of oil/butter/ghee as well.

I think that healthy Chinese food suffers less from being made healthy than Indian food.

I think that the worst indians are probably better than the worst chinese.
Bad Chineses tend to be more bland, greasy and salty. Once you get towards the more up-market end of the spectrum it starts to come down more to a matter of taste.

Good Chinese is yum. Bad chinese is like going to a **** chipper.

triseke

Indian all the way. Can't even stomach that generic, sugary gloop that passes for "Chinese" food here.

Gbear

deccurley wrote: »

My missus can't handle spicy food so we usually get Chinese, I do love Indian though. I live in a decent size town and there are easily 4 or 5 Chinese restaraunts to each Indian one.

Get Kormas!:P

Generally not hot at all in any way.

suicide_circus

Lamb Rogan josh with pilau rice, fluffy naan bread, rieta, popadoms

or

3 in 1 with chicken's balls



hmmmm

Darkglasses

I love both, I'm a real pig.

Indian is normally much better food, takes much longer and generally seems to be less sh*t in it. Still love swallowing a greasy chinese takeaway all the same...

Where To

I like the fish and chips better from the Chinese than the Indian.

super_furry

Thai is clearly the answer. Kanum, Saba, Diep and the rest **** all over greasy Chinese and bland but hot Indian food.

Gbear

super_furry wrote: »

Thai is clearly the answer. Kanum, Saba, Diep and the rest **** all over greasy Chinese and bland but hot Indian food.

If the indian food you're eating is bland than they're doing it wrong - seriously wrong.

gurramok

Can we ban this thread, its making me hungry

The Barefoot Pizza Thief

SamHall wrote: »

Chinese or Indian?

You know, I can't decide.

Tell you what, PM me and I'll give you my Just-Eat account details and you can order me both and I'll let you know in an hour or so what the verdict is.

cournioni

Love Indian take away food. Very flavour some, Saag Aloo is delicious, their curries are amazing and the naan breads are tasty as hell!

After a Chinese I feel like I'm after eating the earths salt content in one sitting.

kowloon

Chuck Stone wrote: »

In Ireland?

Indian.

And it's not even close.

Indian food still hasn't sunk to the levels of takeaway Chinese in this country. I did have the displeasure of being asked if I wanted chips or rice with my order a while back though. So if that's any indication, it'll get there.

There are good Chinese/Thai (etc.) places though.

Ruudi_Mentari

Chinese is crap,

Though I doubt I ever actually had one that was genuine for instance why is the only thing I ever want which is dumplings, never ever on the menu... as for indian I wonder is Naz still open.

gurramok

I've never ever wasted an Indian takeaway no matter how much they put on the plate, I have with a Chinese though but that maybe due to low quality of that particular local.

Mysteriouschic

I'm not too fond of spicy food although the mild curries are ok. I prefer chinese food.

dd972

The Chinese win this war for me, I could eat Chinese food 4-6 times a week no bother, with Indian grub I have to be in the mood for it and that only occurs 3 or 4 times a year.

Ihatecuddles-old

Chinese for me!

I love Yuk Sung so much

kfallon

Ihatecuddles wrote: »

Chinese for me!

I love Yuk Sung so much

Is he the guy who makes it in your local takeaway? :pac:

L'prof

Indian is nicer, but I'm away travelling at the moment and I really miss Chinese when I'm drunk or hungover.

humbert

Can't believe you started this thread now that they're all shut for the night.

ITS_A_BADGER

Indian all the way!! Chicken tikka masala with pilau rice or even just an ordinary chicken curry great after a few pints or when you are hungover and just want something satisfyingly messy

Aquagakka

Indian.

arcius

Did you know that chinese food in Ireland is not actualy a real chinese food? I couldn't find a real chinese takeaway in Dublin. Nobody servs food similar to what I used to eat in China. All food from chinese takeaways are made special for european's taste. I deal a lot with chinese people and they all say there is only few restaurants in Dublin serving real chinese food (One is somewhere in or near parnell street). Plus if not chinese person wants to eat in that restaurant staff gives different food menus.

lorenzo87

For me, Indian. Hands down. Fresher ingredients, tomato based sauces, yes there are high salt contents in it though, so don't be fooled thinking it is toooo healthy, but still is healthier than chinese by a long shot.

I do like chinese food too though, I like to mix it up now and again. You can't beat a good Balti or Jalfrezi though, pilau rice, naan bread and a can of Druids :-)

eyeball kid

I'm getting the JustEat.ie ad at the bottom of the page for this thread. Do they deliver at 3 in the morning??

Smidge

arcius wrote: »

Did you know that chinese food in Ireland is not actualy a real chinese food? I couldn't find a real chinese takeaway in Dublin. Nobody servs food similar to what I used to eat in China. All food from chinese takeaways are made special for european's taste. I deal a lot with chinese people and they all say there is only few restaurants in Dublin serving real chinese food (One is somewhere in or near parnell street). Plus if not chinese person wants to eat in that restaurant staff gives different food menus.

Try "Good World" on Sth Great George's St.
I'm not sure if they do take away but if you eat downstairs in the restaurant they give you the "Chinese" menu.
V.V. good, can recommend as authentic Chinese food:)

Esel

arcius wrote: »

.. Chinese people ... all say there is only few restaurants in Dublin serving real Chinese food (One is somewhere in or near Parnell Street).

You need to be a bit more specific here! Do you know how many Chinese restaurants there are on that section of Parnell St?

Anyway, I'm happy enough with my local Chinese take-away (or delivery, even post Celtic-Tiger...). The local Indian alternative is way more expensive, and a thing that pisses me off is that meat dishes are just that - meat and sauce -(not a single vegetable! I need my fraction of five a day. Sometimes rice is extra, too.

Also, I wonder how 'authentic' the Indian food we are talking about is?

Oranage2

Esel wrote: »

You need to be a bit more specific here! Do you know how many Chinese restaurants there are on that section of Parnell St?

Anyway, I'm happy enough with my local Chinese take-away (or delivery, even post Celtic-Tiger...). The local Indian alternative is way more expensive, and a thing that pisses me off is that meat dishes are just that - meat and sauce -(not a single vegetable! I need my fraction of five a day. Sometimes rice is extra, too.

Also, I wonder how 'authentic' the Indian food we are talking about is?

I was talkin to an Indian girl girl from London, she said the curries are so much better in India then they are in England.

from what I could tell the difference is the sauces are bit different in Ireland they're a lot creamier in Ireland but in India they'd have a lot more spices, also you could get a meat dish for about 1.50 - 2e, though you'd only get 2-3 pieces of meat and with bones through it.

For me I always go for Chinese, Indians probably taste better but you really have to be in the humour for one, with Chinese they're a lot cheaper and the blandNess makes them easier to eat.

IrishEyes19

indian is the probably the most unhealthiest take away you could get. packed with cream, oils, ect. I read somewhere but I'll have to recheck, its as good as days food intake apparently.

Peanut

Chinese takeaway is pretty vile in fairness.

If you're in Dublin, Delhi O'Deli on Moore St. do authentic Indian also for takeaway, the masala dosa for example is awesome and non-greasy.

Dynamo Roller

Man i love chinese but i know well its pure scrap that goes into it. If a dna test should ever be done on chinese food we'd run them all out of the country.

DonkeyStyle \o/

Indians for me... can't beat a nice hot vegetable madras, and having beads of sweat rolling down your face. It's like some kind of spice orgasm. My eyelids are getting clammy just thinking about it.

arcius wrote: »

Did you know that chinese food in Ireland is not actualy a real chinese food?

I used to work with some chinese guys, they said the same. I think they found it bizarre, like we would if they served Irish currys in China.

Banjo String

Mysteriouschic wrote: »

I'm not too fond of spicy food although the mild curries are ok. I prefer chinese food.

Spicy and hot are not the same though.

Very common misconception about Indian food is that its 'too spicy' spices in Indian cuisine range from cumin (liquorice flavour) to onion seeds etc.

If you want your food from the Indian to be mild, simply ask the waiter. The chef will go easy in the chilli's or chilli powder.

SicklySweet

Indian for me! Love some samosas, bahji's and korma! Nom nom! And Naan bread is the biz.

I don't mind Chinese either, but if i'm ordering from a Chinese, it's a 3 in 1. Adventurous, i know :pac:

Nailz

Indian for me, it always has been. American/European Chinese is actually far nicer than the real deal, but not a patch on the Indian stuff, the flavours are just class, especially when you find a really good place. Tikka marinate lets the meat almost fall apart the second it's put in your mouth, delicious stuff.

greenflash

Chinese takeaway is gick in a tray. Disgusting slop eaten only by clueless vermin who wear tracksuits as every day clothes.

Most 'Indian' restaurants are run by Pakistanis but the food on offer is a mix of authentic Sub Continent and curries which were introduced in Colonial times. Indian used to be terrible here but they have improved greatly in recent years. Most Indian people I know tend to be vegetarian and would never go near chicken tikka massala or any of the British inventions.

Check out samosas, pakoras, biryani, tarka dal etc. Indie Spice is great and Kajaal in Malahide is excellent (and openly Pakistani) but eat in only.

The Big Red Button

Indian all the way. Any Chinese food I've eaten has been absolute muck.

Thread needs poll!!

SEPT 23 1989

There is no competition

Chinese is slop

Lelantos

Esel wrote: »

You need to be a bit more specific here! Do you know how many Chinese restaurants there are on that section of Parnell St?

Anyway, I'm happy enough with my local Chinese take-away (or delivery, even post Celtic-Tiger...). The local Indian alternative is way more expensive, and a thing that pisses me off is that meat dishes are just that - meat and sauce -(not a single vegetable! I need my fraction of five a day. Sometimes rice is extra, too.

Also, I wonder how 'authentic' the Indian food we are talking about is?

Beside Checkers cabs I believe.