[kj] OT: Miss the curries

[Jiri]

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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