# When Did Food Prepared by White People Become Synonymous With Bland? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** food-cooking\ **Created:** [March 27, 2026, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-food-prepared-by-white-people-become-synonymous-with-bland/1028828 "2026-03-27T22:42:42Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 99
**Author:** ![DesertDog](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/desertdog/32/11503_2.png) [@DesertDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DesertDog)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2026, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-food-prepared-by-white-people-become-synonymous-with-bland/1028828/99 "2026-03-31T19:25:51Z")
> [@Biggirl](#): > > And boy did they jump on the spice wagon when Indians (both the India and West varieties) began migrating in large numbers. Curry has been known and popular in the UK since the [18th century](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curry_in_the_United_Kingdom). As a side note, the Japanese navy picked it up from the Royal navy, put it over rice and it became a staple. Even today JNSDF ships each have their own recipe. From the navy it leaked out to civilians and curry rice is one of the main comfort foods there. After being filtered through two cultures though, your typical Indian would be hard to recognize it as curry. --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-food-prepared-by-white-people-become-synonymous-with-bland/1028828)._