Balti Craze
The Downfall of Balti Culture
Pakistani Immigration History
Brexit Effects on Restaurants
Cultural Shifts
100

The decade that Balti restaurants became popular

1970s

100

The number of restaurants left in the Balti Triangle

Four

100

The first group of Pakistanis to officially mix with British culture

"Seamen" who enlisted in the military

100

Pressure on food imports

High inflation

100

There is less demand for these restaurants due to this

Changing tastes

200

Name two ingredients in Balti dishes besides curry 

Meat or fish, onions, coriander, red and green peppers

200

This is a causation that is rooted in second and third-generation children 

Pursuing higher education and the EU competitive market 

200

Name two industries Pakistani immigrants worked in Post-WWII 

Textile, Steel, NHS

200

Name an additional factor from Brexit that makes it difficult for these restaurants to function (hint: Brits think of this as being "authentic")

Deficit in workers 
200

These generations are less likely to want to inherit the family business 

Second and third generations

300

The first South Asian restaurant in London was started by immigrants from this country 

India

300
The initial pressure that appeared on these restaurants in the 1990s

Landlords unanimously increased rent

300

The nationality South Asians are stereotypically grouped as 

Indian

300

Workers who do not live in the UK but rather are EU citizens sometimes did not do this

Apply to remain in the UK 

300
Name two industries younger generations are pursuing 

Law, medicine, tech 

400

The colloquial phrase for going to get curry takeout

"Going to get an Indian"

400

Name an additional consideration for why these restaurants are less frequent in this small area

Competition 

400
Pakistanis are the ___ largest minority in the UK

2nd

400

Food imports into the UK still lack this procedure 

Security checks 

400

There has also been a decline in this culture as well 

Pub culture 

500

The initial prefix used by all South Asian restaurants in Birmingham (prior to Balti)

Karahis

500

The percentage of remaining restaurants in the Balti Triangle that are Pakistani

50%

500

What is the district that a large number of Pakistani Brits can trace their heritage back to

Mirpuri District

500

The end of this period made the adjustment into full Brexit procedure official 

"Grace Period" 

500

Name two ways that people have tried to preserve Balti culture

Trademark (in Birmingham) and guaranteed status from the EU