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Quote from: Phil [Chaa006] on April 30, 2015, 06:09 AM

It's not the "knowing"; it's the "being able to replicate".  Of course he/she will know what "gravy" means, if we are discussing BIR food as opposed to roast beef; but if I insist on pronouncing it "gravy" when I know that he/she is going to have difficulty with replicating that pronunciation, then I am indeed in danger of giving offence, because I am tacitly saying "listen to me, I can say the word properly", whereas if I adapt to his/her pronunciation then I am trying to ease the conversation and make it easier for both of us.

Absolute poppycock! 
That hole's getting so deep, you'll end up in CA's forum soon. 

Quote from: Phil [Chaa006] on April 30, 2015, 06:09 AM

It's no different (to my mind) to trying to get the tones right when ordering dim sum in a Chinese restaurant;

And would you also ask for flied lice in your best tone?
I doubt it.

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  OK, "garabi" is not a native Bengali word..

Exactly! Gravy is an English word. If it was an Asian word, then there'd be no complaints from anyone.
If you was in kolkata, nobody would have a problem with you asking for extra garaybee. (Although you might get an odd look, with them wondering why you didn't just say gravy)

And one last thing.
How would a Bengali/Indian/Pakistani spell gravy? 

Give up phil.
If you was talking to a Bengali, then he/she will know exactly what you mean by gravy. And is that the only word in the whole sentence that you're going to change?  And are you going to speak with a Bengali accent as well? Come on.  :

p.s. I hate being called Fronk! 

Not a curry but..
Poha (pressed rice) upma from vahchef. I love it and its very easy to make.
If you can't get hold of any poha, it works just as good using plain boiled rice.

https://youtu.be/Yr8xC_K_Vqs

Ok, so in that case I could string a whole sentence together, something along the lines, " vots that jew got in that pot, mite?" And as long as I say it with an English accent, then its perfectly acceptable.   

What about adding an accent to it? Does it then become offensive?

What's not offensive? The word or a white guy repeating it back?

Quote from: Onions on April 29, 2015, 09:54 AM
Yes thanks DP.

Interesting the 'and / or' use of bay leaf / cinnamon bark...?

That's because ( maybe for the first time, Rick had smelt or tasted tej patta and understood that ) they are from the same tree, unlike European bay.

p.s. anyone looking to make this curry and expecting it to be coconutty, may be disappointed.
It has quite an earthy taste due to the amount of turmeric, but overall has a very old school flavour and smell that lingers.
Also, be aware that reducing by half requires a good heat and stir, so you might want to add your prawns a bit later than suggested. 

I knew I should've used brackets around the word curry.  :
Phil, I don't care if there is no v in Bengali. We all know what they're trying to say, and the word is gravy. To say otherwise, is to mock them.

What a load of bollocks!
This is a curry forum, not a roast dinner forum.
Ask any Indian what gravy is and they'll tell you its curry sauce. (In so many words)
What gets me is that the handful of white guys using this word realise that not only does it sound odd in English to pronounce the vowel like you would in hay (gray-bee), it also sounds like you're taking the piss. So its changed to the sound like in have (grab-bee).

And there ain't nowhere in the world people pronounce gravy like navvy.
Savvy?