Authenticity Eclipses Anglo‑Indian Curryhouses

London dining is moving from the long‑standing, domesticated Anglo‑Indian curry house toward regionally specific Indian restaurants that prioritize provenance and 'real' regional flavours. This shift erases a hybrid culinary institution that once served as an accessible site of immigrant cultural translation and working‑class conviviality. — The change matters because it reflects broader cultural realignment — who gets to define 'authentic' national culture, how elites signal taste, and what is lost when hybrid immigrant institutions disappear.