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High Desert Hot Sauce just closed :(
This man has brought so much joy to my taste buds over the years. >

This man made me fat >

You must've had it's milder cousin, butter chicken >

And how is vindaloo related to the lot? Aggressive uncle? >

Having had all three, yes >

At the same time? You culinary hussy! >

It's all very consensual I assure you. >

I always assumed this was something that has been around for centuries.
Crazy it’s fairly new. >

A surprising number of "traditional" dishes are actually fairly modern creations. Tiramisu is from the 60's or 70s, carbonara is from the 1940s, Japanese ramen is from the early 20th century. >

Same as Pad Thai, that was an organized effort by the Thai government to make a recognizable national dish >

Japanese curry was pretty much invented by their military in the mid 19th century to create a basic, non-regional "soldier chow". >

And they got it from the British instead of directly from India. >

British used to eat boiled potato with salt and pepper tbh, he was from Subcontinent >


USED TO

Sure...yeah >

Still do... But used to too >

The British really love hippopotamuses, or as they like to call them, “really cool optamuses” >

I'm the hip-hop-opatamus, my rhymes are bottomless... >

His name. A. Aslam is an anagram of masala 😵‍💫 >

Happy coincidence, though masala is an ages-old term basically meaning “spice blend”. >

Yes, I just found it so funny that his name also spells masala! He was born to make that dish! >

I figured you knew; I was just mentioning it for anyone who didn’t know! >

Invented in the 70s! I went to London in 1975 when I was 13 years old. I grew up in a small city in California and never even heard of Indian food before. We went to an Indian restaurant, where I was introduced to and fell in love with Chicken Tikka Masala.
So weird to think that dish was less than 5 years old. If we'd gone to London a few years earlier, I would've missed it! >

He invented it in Glasgow. It spread quickly. >

Thank you for your service to diners around the world, good sir. 
As an American with Desi in-laws, chicken tikka bridged the gap between tastes at most of our family meals. It’s not just a dish, it’s food diplomacy between east and west. >

Wow, I’ve never thought about it in such a way before but you’re so right. Food diplomacy is best diplomacy and chicken tikka does it very well. You may already know this, but many countries invest heavily in food diplomacy programs. Probably the most notable is Thailand, they culinary exports have greatly increased peoples view of the country from abroad and has boosted their tourism economy quite significantly. Food certainly bridges cultural gaps! >

This is why Anthony Bourdain's shows were so important >

I was a cook for years and his death still upsets me sometimes. He really, really cared about what he did, the people he met, and the entire culture around food. Truly an inspirational man. >

I only wish they would have kept filming after the food shows' footage was in the can for the day. He was a heavy drinker and you could tell he got blitzed with so many interesting people all over the world. Those conversations at 2 am over an empty liquor bottle must have been something else. I would love to hear what Anthony and a 70 year old Ramen shop owner really thought about things. >

Oh man, I love Chicken Tikka Masala. Rest in peace, culinary genius. >

I think there should be Nobel prizes for cooking and he should get the first one. >

You’d also have to change the rules where Nobel prizes can be awarded posthumously. Either that or find a way to resuscitate the legend >


Ali Ahmed Aslam’s death on Monday was announced by his Shish Mahal restaurant in Glasgow, which closed for 48 hours as a mark of respect. The eatery announced: “Hey, Shish Snobs … Mr Ali passed away this morning … We are all absolutely devastated and heartbroken.”

Authentic, I love it.
I slobber and drool just talking about getting a bowl >

I wish I had known this! I was roadtripping in Scotland for a week last year, I would have absolutely stopped in to this restaurant. I had some masala in Oxford though, and it was so delicious I ordered it twice. The masala in England tastes so different than what I've ordered in the US. Both delicious, but three restaurants in England I went to it was just slightyl different enough to notice. >

Holy shit... I've found Tom cruise's Reddit account! >

Spoons up for the goat. >

A man worth honoring, the creator of my absolute favorite meal.
I just made some wings last night to try a newly purchased hot sauce called Tikk-Hot Masala and it was absolutely wonderful. Even my oldest teen who is not a fan of hot sauces enjoyed it.