What curry would you like?

**Kzin** · Feb 23rd, 2001, 12:35 PM

Arising (strangely) from the trouser snake thread I guessed that very few people on this forum would order a generic curry. This is my attempt to find out (This may be very UK based!).

**Pix** · Feb 23rd, 2001, 12:44 PM

That was hard to choose ! I like chciken balti but I also like tikka masala as well

Feb 23rd, 2001, 12:49 PM

Anyone id take.....just as long as its the hotest muma ****er there is

**Sam Finch** · Feb 23rd, 2001, 11:34 PM

mmmmmm chicken madras.

I find the vindaloo is too bitter for my taste. You missed out the phaal, (the super hot mutha of all curries), and the jalfraizi (which is chilii, not curry, so it tastes hotter than it is to the curry enthuseast.)

This reminds meof the time I ordered a chicken phaal for Gary Kasparof, unfortunatley he never got it, otherwise my mate Dave might have beaten him.

**Kzin** · Feb 24th, 2001, 07:33 AM

Originally posted by Sam Finch
mmmmmm chicken madras.

I find the vindaloo is too bitter for my taste. You missed out the phaal, (the super hot mutha of all curries), and the jalfraizi (which is chilii, not curry, so it tastes hotter than it is to the curry enthuseast.)

This reminds meof the time I ordered a chicken phaal for Gary Kasparof, unfortunatley he never got it, otherwise my mate Dave might have beaten him.

I certainly thought of Phaal but haven't seen one around for a while. Ceylon seems to be about as hot as Phaal. I often find with Jalfraizi that you think its quite mild until you get a mouthful of chillis!

**parksie** · Feb 25th, 2001, 07:08 AM

I had a phaal once and nearly exploded...damn that was hot

Less taste, more comedy value

I stick with madras now, prawn or chicken usually.

**chrisjk** · Feb 25th, 2001, 10:07 AM

A Korma (I'm trying to keep a straight face for this one (Sorry)

I'm not sorry, I don't want to burn my face off

Besides, chances of getting a look-in with the ladies after even just a Korma is middling to unlikely

Feb 25th, 2001, 10:14 AM

Madras is a city in India.. ne'er thought there was a curry by its name!

Also "Korma" is actually "Kurma"

Sorry for the distraction

**Active** · Feb 25th, 2001, 11:51 AM

Hey Britons ? Are you obsessed with spicy food ?
We have those stuff daily in my part of the planet !

But We Play Safe. To Counter the effect of Spicy Food
We have Buttermilk or Curd as part of the diet.
But be Prepared the Buttermilk I'm talking about would be
really Sour sometimes.

So What do you call the Traditional English Food ?

Bread ??

**chrisjk** · Feb 25th, 2001, 05:17 PM

Well a traditional english breakfast would be maybe some bacon, eggs, sausages, fried potato things, tomato and of course the obligitory baked beans. All smothered in Worcester Sauce (made famous by South Park)

As for anything else, traditional is basically curry. Overtaken cod and chips as the most widely consumed product.

Feb 25th, 2001, 05:19 PM

curry?

**chrisjk** · Feb 25th, 2001, 05:57 PM

Being from Pluto, that response is perfectly understandable.

**parksie** · Feb 25th, 2001, 05:58 PM

Originally posted by chrisjk
Overtaken cod and chips as the most widely consumed product.

F**k cod...haddock is a REAL man's fish & chips

Feb 25th, 2001, 05:59 PM

Thank you. I'm from the US and considering "this is very UK based", I guess this is why I don't know.

**Forger** · Feb 25th, 2001, 06:00 PM

What exactly is curry?

**Kzin** · Feb 25th, 2001, 06:02 PM

Originally posted by Active
Hey Britons ? Are you obsessed with spicy food ?
We have those stuff daily in my part of the planet !

But We Play Safe. To Counter the effect of Spicy Food
We have Buttermilk or Curd as part of the diet.
But be Prepared the Buttermilk I'm talking about would be
really Sour sometimes.

So What do you call the Traditional English Food ?

Bread ??

My guess is that very few people on this list in the UK eat more than one curry a week and this is washed down with lashings of ale or beer - so the Buttermilk or Curd safe play is probably not so essential

(you know how it is the more people talk about things the less they are probably doing them

)

**Kzin** · Feb 26th, 2001, 05:53 AM

British food is traditionally highly regional and diverse

Here are a few

Cornish Pasties & Scrumpy

Haggis, Neeps & Tatties

Sausage & Mash (typically Cumberland Sausages in pubs these days)

Lancashire Hotpot

Black Pudding

I'm not quite sure what welsh people do with Leeks but they have 'em there (I tend to take my own food to Wales)

Pork Pies

. . . and many many more!

**Kzin** · Feb 26th, 2001, 06:05 AM

Originally posted by anoop007
Madras is a city in India.. ne'er thought there was a curry by its name!

There certainly is a well known curry of that type. I guess if you go to Madras they just call it Curry and if you live near to Madras they describe it as "yes! curry just like they eat in Madra"

Originally posted by anoop007
Also "Korma" is actually "Kurma"

This brings us to interesting questions of trans-literation. Rather like the the cities of Bejing and Peking being the same. I've no idea of the original name but whatever it is it is now rendered consitantly as "Korma" by Indians in Britain.

This may of course be partly a generation shift which is a different story

**Active** · Feb 26th, 2001, 06:12 AM

For kzin ,

Saw Chennai in my Location field ?

Chennai is the New Name for MADRAS.

**Fried Egg** · Feb 26th, 2001, 07:47 AM

Just wondered what Indian people thought if they've been to Britain and had a curry.

I should imagine that it's woefully disapointing for the most part but I've heard there are many 'English' curries that don't exist in India.

Feb 26th, 2001, 07:52 AM

the same here mate.. we have some "Western" delicacies that may be unheard outside India...

active.. don't you think Madras was a better name than Chennai?.. Also Trivandrum is easier than Thiruvananthapuram?

**Kzin** · Feb 26th, 2001, 08:01 AM

Originally posted by Active
For kzin ,

Saw Chennai in my Location field ?

Chennai is the New Name for MADRAS.

Thank you - I appreciate the new knowledge

So what do your curries look and taste like? If they fit into our description of a 'Madras' then that supports my hypothesis

**Kzin** · Feb 26th, 2001, 08:03 AM

Originally posted by anoop007
active.. don't you think Madras was a better name than Chennai?.. Also Trivandrum is easier than Thiruvananthapuram?

Why are the Cities renamed?

**Kzin** · Feb 26th, 2001, 08:04 AM

Originally posted by anoop007
the same here mate.. we have some "Western" delicacies that may be unheard outside India...

On this topic - if you ever go to France avoid "Plat Anglais" as though your life depends on it (which it probably does)

**Kzin** · Feb 26th, 2001, 08:14 AM

On a similar cross-cultural theme never do the gesture in the message icon of this message to a Sicilian

**Fried Egg** · Feb 26th, 2001, 08:23 AM

What does that translate to? English Plate?

Tell me about it please, I'm curious.

**chrisjk** · Feb 26th, 2001, 09:44 AM

Perhaps it means "pallette of the english"

**Kzin** · Mar 1st, 2001, 05:28 PM

Originally posted by Fried Egg
What does that translate to? English Plate?

Tell me about it please, I'm curious.

It's a horrible revenge for Agincourt

Mar 2nd, 2001, 10:21 AM

my personal favourite isnt on your list. I'm quite partial to a biriani.

**Pozzi** · Mar 2nd, 2001, 10:32 AM

Not listed but Chicken Dupiaza with a portion of Sag Alo.

One of the best take away's I've ever tasted available from www.chutneys.co.uk/ ...Enjoy!!!

**simonm** · Mar 2nd, 2001, 10:35 AM

I find Byriani's a bit dry; like more of a sauce, me.

Give me a meat (rather than chicken) dupiaza anyday of the week.

**Kzin** · Mar 4th, 2001, 05:40 AM

Originally posted by Fried Egg
What does that translate to? English Plate?

Tell me about it please, I'm curious.

I think it's an english platter and is a sort of parody on english food consisting of a cold platter of boiled potatatoes, sour (unenglish) pickled vegs and a single slice of blood covered gristle. Don't order it!!

**Kzin** · Mar 4th, 2001, 05:41 AM

Originally posted by Behemoth
my personal favourite isnt on your list. I'm quite partial to a biriani.

Biriani is a sort of "inverted" curry I guess

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