Not long after Birmingham City Council decided to find out if it could trademark the curry name of Balti, a Glasgow family restaurant has claimed that it invented the Chciken Tikka Masala dish.
The Ali family, owners of the Shish Mahal restaurant in Glasgow, claim that they invented the dish in the 1970s and have lodged a claim, via the Labour MP for Glasgow Central, to the European Union that Glasgow is declared the 
rotected Designation of Origin” for the extremely popular curry (Chicken Tikka Masala is easily the most popular curry dish in the UK).
The Ali family say that they simply want Glasgow to be recognised as the birthplace of the popular dish.
If Chicken Tikka Masala receives the protected designation, the curry won’t be able to be made outside Glasgow in much the same way that only the Champagne region in France can make champagne.
It probably take two years for the claim to go through the legal processes and it’s hard to know whether the claim will be accepted or not – there will certainly be fierce opposition from a host of curry makers in the United Kingdom.
If it looks like Glasgow does get the recognition that is being requested then perhaps you should move quickly and fill your freezer with the popular dish before you have to pay royalties and the price goes up.