Only bloody forth! They're having a laugh!

[Hilldodger]

Leicester only came 4th in the Curry Capital awards (we won last time) and Glasgow, yes Glasgow, won again for the 4th time.

I blame the judges, there's no transparancy in the voting system, Glasgow must have bribed the judges and I hear the Moon is going to win next time.

Bah.

I'm off down the star Vashnu if anyone want's to join me.

 

[ThePainInSpain]

My missus would have said Bradford should have won.

She lived in Yorkshire for 25 years on and off and always says that the best curry's come from Bradford.

We''ll be coming home from a gig when the inevitable words are uttered "I wish we were in Bradford, I'd love a mucky Curry".

I'll take her word for it..............

 

[TVC]

I heard it was because the Leicester Mercury and East Midlands Today ran stories on how the judges were corrupt and took bungs, and nothing at all to do with the quality of the bid food.

 

[CanucksTraveller]

It's got precious little to do with where the best curries are found. The scoring system is quite hilarious. Half the marks are split between food quality AND how 4 representative restaurants fit within their community. The other half is split, 30% on what their local councils say as to why someone from their area should win, and 20% as to their scores on cleanliness.

At that level, all the hygeine certs should be 100% and all the food will be of a decent standard. So it boils down to whether their local councillors can sway it for their city.

If it was down to general curriness of an area, my favourite will always be Oxford Road, Manchester.

 

[Norry1]

If it was down to general curriness of an area, my favourite will always be Oxford Road, Manchester.

Does the Plaza in Upper Brook Street still exist? I ate there about 3 times a week for 4 years when at University many, many years ago

 

[rualexander]

It beats me how Glasgow has ever won this award, the vast majority of 'curry houses' in Glasgow just churn out the uninspiring usual suspects that never come anywhere near real Indian food. Creamy, over-coloured, uniformly flavoured gloop. There are one or two good places such as Yadgar and the relatively recent arrival of South Indian food has improved things greatly with the likes of The Banana Leaf and Dakhin.
I would have thought somewhere like Bradford would be head and shoulders above Glasgow in the curry stakes.

 

[thomas]

She lived in Yorkshire for 25 years on and off and always says that the best curry's come from Bradford.

errrrrm........India?


(actually, an Indian from India is probably reasonably likely to give you a v. dicky stomach)

 

[Coco]

Jeez you guys don't half whinge when you lose a vote.

 

[Brandane]

It beats me how Glasgow has ever won this award, the vast majority of 'curry houses' in Glasgow just churn out the uninspiring usual suspects that never come anywhere near real Indian food. Creamy, over-coloured, uniformly flavoured gloop. There are one or two good places such as Yadgar and the relatively recent arrival of South Indian food has improved things greatly with the likes of The Banana Leaf and Dakhin.
I would have thought somewhere like Bradford would be head and shoulders above Glasgow in the curry stakes.

I don't claim to be a curry expert. I like a curry though, and I'm quite happy with what gets served up at the likes of the Shenaz in Glasgow.

REAL Indian food though? I don't think they would be able to sell any real Indian food to us westerners. I was once in the Merchant Navy and sailed with an Indian crew. The currys that they made for us (British) were amazing, but they were toned down to suit our pallate. The stuff they ate themselves was far removed from what we know as a curry, and was inedible!!

 

[CanucksTraveller]

Does the Plaza in Upper Brook Street still exist?

Oh I dunno, I was brought up there but it's been a long time (20 years) since I've lived there. The best I manage is a fleeting visit once every now and then, and it changes so much.

 

[vernon]

Does the Plaza in Upper Brook Street still exist? I ate there about 3 times a week for 4 years when at University many, many years ago

Is that the Plaza that served 'suicide sauce'?

 

[Dave5N]

I don't claim to be a curry expert. I like a curry though, and I'm quite happy with what gets served up at the likes of the Shenaz in Glasgow.

REAL Indian food though? I don't think they would be able to sell any real Indian food to us westerners. I was once in the Merchant Navy and sailed with an Indian crew. The currys that they made for us (British) were amazing, but they were toned down to suit our pallate. The stuff they ate themselves was far removed from what we know as a curry, and was inedible!!

My next door neighbours are Indian, and their curries are very good. And very edible.

A few people at work bring stuff in occassionally, and it's always good.

 

[CanucksTraveller]

^^ I agree, I go down to Southall and often eat the street food, definitely not aimed at the English palate because virtually no English live there. It's lovely.

The stuff they ate themselves was far removed from what we know as a curry

Or more likely far removed from what you knew as a curry 25 years ago... palates do change, and you get very authentic stuff in many areas now, not least because they're often cooking for an Indian market.

 

[Globalti]

Curries are the same all over the UK because the vast majority of restaurants use sauces, made in sauce factories and supplied in white plastic buckets. It's the Indian equivalent of Brakes and 3663 and all the others who supply all the standardised dishes for the pubs to microwave and sell as "home cooked".

Here's a sauce supplier: http://www.currysauce.com/display.php

 

[Norry1]

Is that the Plaza that served 'suicide sauce'?

Yep that is the one

As I recall, the basic meal was a (seagull) biryani with a choice of sauce:

Mild
Medium
Hot
Extra Hot
Suicide
Killer
Charlies Special

The Special was radioactive red and melted your insides.

The place was legendary amongst us students at the time - and I remember the comedian Mike Harding (anyone remember him?) talking about it at one of his gigs.

Martin