Likewise
Indian restaurants in the US make very odd dishes, to our UK tastes. I once ordered something spicy, a Jalfrezi or something, in New Jersey, and was asked whether I wanted it mild, medium or hot.

They did that with all the dishes, so I could have had an impotent Madras or a fiery Korma.

But US Mexican restaurants are better than their UK counterparts. I guess it's a function of the number of people of a particular culture who are resident in the country. Here we have a sizeable Indian population, so there are lots of good Indian restaurants, and the same is true of Mexicans in the USA.
( K2k6 has a proper job these days, Mon 18 Oct 2010, 13:53, 2 replies, latest was 15 years ago)

The other side of the coin is that...
...'ethnic' foods are changed to suit the tastes of the locals. Most Mexicans would no sooner order food in a New York mexican food joint than an Indian would order a Tikka Masala.
Having said that I was once asked in an American Irish pub if I wanted a large pint or a small one.
(Tugnut Ex of this parish, Mon 18 Oct 2010, 14:01, Reply)

There are some brilliant Mexican restaurants in London.
It's just that you live in the howling wastes of the frozen North.
(wellgroomedwookiee is a filthy-minded hobgoblin, Mon 18 Oct 2010, 14:03, Reply)

Have you been to Wahaca? Love that place.

( Lampito rise with the moon, go to bed with the sun, Mon 18 Oct 2010, 14:05, Reply)

i do too
lovely
( rachelswipe with a fork, Mon 18 Oct 2010, 14:06, Reply)