Chicken Tikka Masala
Locals campaigned for Glasgow to be named the official home of Chicken Tikka Masala.
Key words
- Speculate: to guess possible answers to a question when you do not have enough information to be certain
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- Convinced: certain
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- Coin: to invent a new word or expression, or to use one in a particular way for the first time
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- Colonial: involving a period of political control by a more powerful country
Turkey was once an important colonial power.
- Gravy: a sauce made from meat juices
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- What was considered the 'Jewel in the crown'?
- Where is Chicken Tikka Masala said to have originated?
- Who coined the word 'curry'?
- Where did the word 'tikka' come from?
The British Empire
The British Empire began with the overseas trading posts established by England in the late 16th and early 17th centuries, and grew to include large areas of North America, Australasia, Africa and Asia. India was considered the 'Jewel in the Crown', where William Carey famously helped to abolish the practice of Sati, and his arch-enemy, the East India Company, famously attempted to ban the spread of Christianity, mirroring the ivory traders in Joseph Conrad's novel Heart of Darkness.
India was divided into three parts after independence from the British, but many things held the nations together. One of which is a type of chicken known as Butter Chicken in India and Chicken Tikka Masala in Britain. The inventors of these two dishes came from what is now Pakistan.