So before you moved to SF, you never ate any of these products. Most people don't start eating new cuisines from a product like this, they start at restaurants (under the assumption that these cooks have experience cooking the food and will likely make a good product) or after having a meal prepared for them by another person.

That's not to say you wouldn't see this product at a store and go "oh, I've heard of Indian food and always been interested!" but that's not the common buyer behavior. People tend to pick convenience foods based on established food preferences/familiarizes.

You should probably know that chicken tikka masala is British, not Indian then. :)

Yes, I did learn that. I threw in “authentic or not” to avoid attempting to define what is “actually” Indian food.

Sure... and Vindaloo is derived from a Portugeuse dish. Which is not to say they aren't associated with India today.

The difference being the government minister Robin Cook to claimed that chicken tikka masala was "a true British national dish."

> You should probably know that chicken tikka masala is British, not Indian then.

You have to be careful posting such comments, you might start a war :)

Right. A war over something as meaningless as this.

There have been more fiercely fought wars over more trivial things.

This is HN, bike shedding is a thing.