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Post by oh oooh on Jun 2, 2022 17:19:30 GMT
Dougie says they're unfashionable these days and I tend to agree. People prefer Thai food, Vietnamese, Korean...
A 'curry house' is a particularly 70s institution, to my mind.
Indian restaurants in the UK are largely to blame for the falling off of interest, I think. Most of them are unimaginative places with identical menus and a kind of set series of behaviours - the experience is completely predictable. The only difference between a 'madras' and a 'vindaloo' is a tablespoon of chilli powder. The last few times I've eaten out in an Indian restaurant in the UK it's been decidedly average*
and YET! curry is still (probably) our national dish, and a good curry with all the sides (naan, pilau rice, dhal, poppadoms with chutneys, etc.) is close to unbeatable in terms of BELLY SATISFACTION.
So...
where is the Indian curry going sir please on your 'international food rankings'? sorry
how often do you eat curry? when you do, what do you go for?
do you have a favourite curry restaurant? have you eaten a very very good curry in a restaurant recently? where?
do/can you cook curry at home? how do you make it? do you have any CURRY SECRETS?
*do not go to Obsession of India in Glasgow! they have very high ratings on several sites and the food is school dinner standard slop - it's a CON!
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Post by Markus on Jun 2, 2022 18:07:59 GMT
Bought a ready made one. Just says 'Curry' on it so I don't know if it's a specialist flavor.
Carry on.
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Post by Half Machine Lipschitz on Jun 2, 2022 18:46:12 GMT
You can't beat a good curry in Firenze.
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Post by oh oooh on Jun 2, 2022 19:00:49 GMT
Thanks lads
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Post by Deleted on Jun 2, 2022 19:29:47 GMT
True enough that the difference in curries is a dash of this or that. The curries in my region of Greece are totally different to the u.k curry experience. The rice is too die for and the vegetables are fresher and the powder and spices are very different but very nice.
The restaurants I think Johnny just reacted to the punters demands. Just a korma and naan , ta. Tikka masala is more popular than fish and chips and as a dish is ok. Home made curries made by a native look and taste totally different. I have had other folks home made curries and they nearly always taste great. My old local curry house was fantastic, Naz was the owner and he used to make his specials periodically. I once asked him if he could give me a meal based on what he and his staff ate. It wasn't a curry. I have had some superb curries in Greece, Scotland and England. I really like a good biryani, nothing hotter than Madras. I will eat one whenever it is suggested or presented.
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Post by rayge on Jun 2, 2022 21:50:23 GMT
I have a lot to write but no time to write it. I'd promise, "I'll come back,' but that would be empty. Suffice to say that the journey began in 1967 and ended about a year ago.
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Post by harrylemon on Jun 2, 2022 23:29:43 GMT
The Dhabba is the place to go in Glasgow. I've told you that before.
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Post by oh oooh on Jun 3, 2022 2:44:43 GMT
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Post by toomanyhatz on Jun 3, 2022 5:00:13 GMT
where is the Indian curry going sir please on your 'international food rankings'? sorry - Pretty close to the top, though I do like sushi and Thai almost equally (Vietnamese and Korean slightly behind).
how often do you eat curry? when you do, what do you go for? - Not often as we try to mix it up and it's not exactly plentiful here. Two or three times a month, maybe?
do you have a favourite curry restaurant? have you eaten a very very good curry in a restaurant recently? where? - I've waxed eloquent about the Curry Leaf before - used to be two blocks from our place in a fairly nondescript strip mall. No atmosphere, but the best Indian food I've had in the US - at least in part because the guy that runs it is from the UK. They didn't survive the pandemic, sadly, but he's been making noises about reopening, which hopefully he can do soon.
do/can you cook curry at home? how do you make it? do you have any CURRY SECRETS? - I've made occasional attempts, but nothing's come out all that impressively. I'll leave it to the experts.
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Post by toomanyhatz on Jun 3, 2022 5:03:55 GMT
Our standard dishes - veggie korma, garlic cauliflower or shrimp, garlic naan, tandoori fish. Sometimes samosa.
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Post by harrylemon on Jun 3, 2022 8:07:11 GMT
I used to go there when it was a pub, just 40 ish years ago. |
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Post by fange on Jun 3, 2022 11:09:16 GMT
I LOVE a good curry. When i was in Hong Kong i used to regularly go down to Tsim Sha Tsui where there is a huge Indian population, and with a couple of mates have a massive feast of different curries, with various naans, rice and rotis. Delisioso!
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Post by Half Machine Lipschitz on Jun 3, 2022 13:23:29 GMT
Now yer talking! West Indian curry is pretty popular in Toronto, and while there aren't as many mom & pop roti shops in my neighbourhood as there used to be 10-15 years ago, there are still enough to satisfy my cravings whenever they hit. Goddamn! There was a place called Vena's which did an amazing goat curry roti, to which you could add any other fillings of your choice. My go-to was goat, spinach, potato and chick peas. They were THE BEST and I want one RIGHT NOW. |
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Post by sloopjohnc on Jun 3, 2022 15:26:29 GMT
I think the only people that curry is unfashionable for is white folks.
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Post by harrylemon on Jun 7, 2022 23:40:19 GMT
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