African food is so much better than Indian food it’s not even funny, so why does Indian food get all the love ?

[RadaMillz]

My MIL made rice and hilib(goat) for my baby girl’s 1 year bday last weekend, marshallah

congrats on the baby akh, it's a dish that will never disappoint in any environment.

Somali Rice dish low key looks like something you'd get at a greek shawarma place.

looks similar but the taste is night and day, it's all about the preparation. Somalis use a special spice called Hawash that adds a different flavor and texture, both rice and goat meat.

 

[acri1]

Indian food is just easier to find so people are more familiar with it.

There aren't very many African food restaurants at all, so people who aren't African rarely even get exposed to it.

 

[Unbothered]

I've never had African food of any sort; I don't know. It always looks weird to me and not as appetizing. It's just different in terms of presentation, which makes me not want to fuk with it. It probably tastes good, but I can't get over how it looks.

I like Indian food, y'know some curry or in particular that butter chicken with the garlic whatchamacallit.

 

[Monsanto]

Indian food



Buka stew

 

[Fani Willis fan]

Fufu

Jollof

 

[Robbie3000]

I love both. Although Indian Samosas are not fukking with Kenyan or Ethiopian Samosas. Naan is on par with Chapatis.

I had a dope ass Indian oxtail dish the other day.

 

[IsThatBrothaMouzone?]

I don't know if African dishes can be changed to suit the American palate.

We basically have a version of this already with Cajun/Creole.

Jambalaya is jollof rice with American seasoning and protein

 

[Robbie3000]

The masses would rather have a Chapati than Fufu..

Maybe Jollof rice could sell. Chinese food in America, is catered to Americans, it isn't the same as the food in China. I don't know if African dishes can be changed to suit the American palate.

There are so many similarities between African cuisine and southern cuisine for obvious reasons. A staple of Kenya is a Ugali which is very similar to grits which is somewhat similar to foo foo. Greens, beans, cabbage, stews are also very similar.

 

[jilla82]

Indians have a high rate of heart disease diagnosis because of the amount of ghee they put in all their food.

Between ghee and palm oil (used in some West African foods) palm oil is better because it doesn’t have cholesterol

ghee based on animal fat is healthy

there problems is a kin to black people here.

basically carbs

 

[010101]

caribbean food is the best of everything the beautiful intersection of both..........*

 

[richaveli83]

I live in the boondocks. We only have access to Italian, BBQ, Soulfood, Chinese, Japanese, Mexican and Indian. Everything else is a fast food chain.
African spots usually only pop up near the city. So the lack of opportunity is a factor

also most people who haven't tried indian food have a opinion on it.

I've tried Indian food multiple times and it's

 

[Big Blue]

Fufu is nasty

But that peanut shyt hits

 

[TELL ME YA CHEESIN FAM?]

African food doesn't taste the same to me outside of Africa

 

[Blessings]

Southern food does have some African influence

African Foods and the Making of the Americas - Commonplace

Craving a taste of home—something to break the monotony of bland diets masters sometimes planned for them—African slaves applied knowledge that they possessed to grow some of their own food.

commonplace.online

 

[qwasi]

No meal on this earth is more magnificent that butter chicken, rice, garlic naan with mango juice. There's AKL store that does it so well every 2 days for the last 4 months thanks to free doordash delivery, I've eaten nothing else so much so they toss in complementary samosa/papadoms. Gone from 85 to 100 kg & had to cut myself off.