[kj] OT: Miss the curries

[Jiri]

At my old job there were three curry places within walking distance of 
the office. Personal research showed the weakest place was (predictably, 
and lamentably) called Curry in a Hurry. Would have been more faithful 
to call itself Shit Yourself in a Hurry. I'm ok with the occasional, um, 
"side-effects" of curry, but it at least ought to be enjoyable on the 
way in, and this place was not. Big lavatories, though.

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