Where was Chicken Tikka Masala invented?
I remember hearing that a chef in Glasgow, Scotland, whipped up the creamy tomato-based sauce for Chicken Tikka Masala to please a customer who found the original Chicken Tikka too dry.
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Surprisingly, Chicken Tikka Masala isn't a traditional Indian dish. It was born in the United Kingdom, most likely by a Bangladeshi chef in Glasgow who added a tomato-cream sauce to satisfy British tastes.
Chicken Tikka Masala was actually invented in the UK! Legend has it that a chef in Glasgow, Scotland, created it in the 1970s to satisfy a customer's request for more sauce.
Arguably, it's more British than Indian! Some debate exists, but most agree on its UK origins, specifically Scotland.
UK, not India. Weird, right?
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