Here for the History - Why Do Brits Love Curry?

How did curry become Britain’s “national dish”?
Ben Henderson and Alice Loxton explore curry’s imperial origins, the first Indian restaurant in Britain, and the postwar curry house boom.
Key Sources:

Curry: A Tale of Cooks and Conquerors - Lizzie Collingham.

“Going for an Indian”: South Asian Restaurants and the Limits of Multiculturalism in Britain - Elizabeth Buettner.

The British love affair with curry - BBC, Witness History.

Published on Thursday, 5th November 2026.

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