[kj] OT: Miss the curries

[fatpotanga]

I'd die without good curry.
It is the food of the gods.
It is also the 'thing' in the UK as it's better than most of the other slop
we have ;)

Apparently research has shown that if you eat curry, as little as once every
3 months it helps reduce the onset of, erm.
What was it now?
Ah!  Alzheimer's!





On 11/8/06 23:22, "Jiri" wrote:

> On that OT note, here's a nagging, culturally naive question: What is it
> with curry in the U.K.?
> 
> I remember seeing it all over London, and quite frankly read it
> referenced in tons of fiction and non-fiction set in England--not to
> mention when you natives rave about it before a gathering! Is it so
> prevalent as a relic of empire building...immigration trends, or just
> because it's so damned good (and flavorful)?
> 
> I actually like curry quite a bit and have many choices/places to get it
> in my otherwise-not-exactly-cosmopolitan midwestern city, but I also
> have many other choices around town for Italian, Vietnamese, Thai,
> Bosnian (due to a huge recent refugee influx), Mexican, Cajun, Central
> American, South American....
> 
> So enlighten me, why is curry seemingly "the thing" in the U.K.?
> 
> -Sheltered Jiri in STL
> 
> Jari Pakarinen wrote:
>> God damn it. Went to the Guardian site to look for the tinnitus remedy
>> and found the article about Indian home cooking. Oh I would kill for a
>> good curry right now... brings back the the days I spent in the UK.
>> 
>> I'm off back to lurkin'
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