[kj] OT: Miss the curries

[Christof hamille]

Then I should be as sharp as a tack.  But alas I am as dull as a brick.

Chris


>From: fatpotanga <fatpotanga at gmail.com>
>Reply-To: "A list about all things Killing Joke (the 
>band!)"<gathering at misera.net>
>To: The Gathering <gathering at misera.net>
>Subject: Re: [kj] OT: Miss the curries
>Date: Sat, 12 Aug 2006 17:32:32 +0100
>
>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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