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I like a huge variety of Indian food and indeed, we go out twice a month, or so and have a good Indian meal, varying what we have regularly.
We also vary the venue.
Generally, i have something either mild or medium, but a friend says we are missing out, by not having the really, really hot stuff like Phal.
Surely it's taste which matters, not outright heat? Else, i may as well train myself to drink a freshly-boiled kettle!
What says you?
Thanx.
I like a huge variety of Indian food and indeed, we go out twice a month, or so and have a good Indian meal, varying what we have regularly.
We also vary the venue.
Generally, i have something either mild or medium, but a friend says we are missing out, by not having the really, really hot stuff like Phal.
Surely it's taste which matters, not outright heat? Else, i may as well train myself to drink a freshly-boiled kettle!
What says you?
Thanx.
ing hurts, but I find I generally like a curry with a nice bit of bite and tingle. Don't get me wrong I love a Biryani/Korma etc. occasionally but I'd generally say try something with a bit of kick.Plotloss said:
I'm not saying it doesnt exist, it quite obviously does, by him saying to you that you are missing out must be a wind up.
Past a certain heat point around Jalfrezi/Madras/Vindaloo then its all just post pub posturing.
I quite agree.Past a certain heat point around Jalfrezi/Madras/Vindaloo then its all just post pub posturing.
For me, it's akin to him saying that i am 'missing out', because he can drink 15 pints and me about 3, before each of us is 'merry'.
Agree that you may be missing out, if you're sticking to the mild stuff.. I like things with a little kick to them, but aside heat, the hotter ones do often have many more flavours in them.
Have a gander at a jalfrezi next time. Can vary in spice level a lot, from quite mild to rather foolish, but a properly cooked one has a good number of great flavours to saturate your keema naan with..
Have a gander at a jalfrezi next time. Can vary in spice level a lot, from quite mild to rather foolish, but a properly cooked one has a good number of great flavours to saturate your keema naan with..
Overly hot food can give you stomach ulcers. I'm indian, and visit every now and then, when we are there I find the food is hotter then here but it's never at the levels of dishes like Vindaloo etc.
I would reccomend trying some Indian food beyond the usual curries, rice and naan, when we go out for Indian food here we rarely get that sort of thing. South Indian is pretty nice, they do pancakes called Dosa with a filling in it, if you are anywhere near Wembley then there are a couple of decent places down there. There is also a place called Sakonis which does a decent buffet that lets you try a few Indian dishes and they do some quite tasty indo-chinese dishes as well.
ETA: Beemer 5, just noticed you are located in the Peak District, so should be near Leicester. There is a very good buffet joint called Feast India opened up. They have so much variety, including curries, dosas, chinese, sweets, starter type food, fruit, chaats(savoury stuff with yoghurt dressing) etc. You really are spoilt for choice and even though it is a buffet they'll do naan to your spec as well, eg. chilli naan or garlic naan.
I would reccomend trying some Indian food beyond the usual curries, rice and naan, when we go out for Indian food here we rarely get that sort of thing. South Indian is pretty nice, they do pancakes called Dosa with a filling in it, if you are anywhere near Wembley then there are a couple of decent places down there. There is also a place called Sakonis which does a decent buffet that lets you try a few Indian dishes and they do some quite tasty indo-chinese dishes as well.
ETA: Beemer 5, just noticed you are located in the Peak District, so should be near Leicester. There is a very good buffet joint called Feast India opened up. They have so much variety, including curries, dosas, chinese, sweets, starter type food, fruit, chaats(savoury stuff with yoghurt dressing) etc. You really are spoilt for choice and even though it is a buffet they'll do naan to your spec as well, eg. chilli naan or garlic naan.
Edited by H_Kan on Tuesday 8th January 19:56
Papoo said:
Agree that you may be missing out, if you're sticking to the mild stuff.. I like things with a little kick to them, but aside heat, the hotter ones do often have many more flavours in them.
Have a gander at a jalfrezi next time. Can vary in spice level a lot, from quite mild to rather foolish, but a properly cooked one has a good number of great flavours to saturate your keema naan with..
Just to make it clear, i do have mild and medium, so do have Madras and Jalfrezi.Have a gander at a jalfrezi next time. Can vary in spice level a lot, from quite mild to rather foolish, but a properly cooked one has a good number of great flavours to saturate your keema naan with..
I remember hearing that there was a medical reason as to why many curry eaters move up and up on the heat scale.
A more complicated version of "you get used to it"
I certainly did.Hand on heart, a Vindaloo from most curry houses now tastes like a normal curry to me.
A Phall is still lip burning and tongue numbing, but i do enjoy it so long as i have milk to drink.
In fact, milk adds to the enjoyable eating experience even more for me as it offers instant relief from the burning,
but wears off quite quickly, so you end up with numerous hot and cold extremes.
I certainly appreciate a nice tasting curry without the need for face melting ingredients though and i will be the first to admit that from some curry houses, the mega hot dishes can just taste very bitter or sour and any taste just loses out to a spicy eye watering heat.
Trying to convince someone to move up the curry heat ladder is a bit like telling someone that they would actually prefer the taste of tea without sugar if only they tried it for a while.Some will tell you for ever and a day that there is no way they could drink it without sugar, some will try it and genuinely not like it, but others will fall in love with the taste minus the sugar and will wonder why they ever had it in the first place.I now know several people who had 2 sugars in tea for almost all of their life and now can't even stand the taste of a cup of tea stirred with a spoon that was used to sugar someone else tea!
Likewise, i now know a few people who originaly put a pea size amount of madras to their lips and then acted as though they were being strangled as a result, who now enjoy vindaloo and treat it as a Korma!
The point is, once you are on the curry heat ladder and decide to go for it, you do start to become immune to the initial shock and you just can't help going up a few more rungs to see what it's like.There are no doubt millions arond the globe who all said: "How the hell can you eat that?!" etc who are all now tucking into their weekly vindaloo
I also love a hot curry if i have a rotten cold etc, it definately makes me feel better.
A more complicated version of "you get used to it"
I certainly did.Hand on heart, a Vindaloo from most curry houses now tastes like a normal curry to me.
A Phall is still lip burning and tongue numbing, but i do enjoy it so long as i have milk to drink.
In fact, milk adds to the enjoyable eating experience even more for me as it offers instant relief from the burning,
but wears off quite quickly, so you end up with numerous hot and cold extremes.
I certainly appreciate a nice tasting curry without the need for face melting ingredients though and i will be the first to admit that from some curry houses, the mega hot dishes can just taste very bitter or sour and any taste just loses out to a spicy eye watering heat.
Trying to convince someone to move up the curry heat ladder is a bit like telling someone that they would actually prefer the taste of tea without sugar if only they tried it for a while.Some will tell you for ever and a day that there is no way they could drink it without sugar, some will try it and genuinely not like it, but others will fall in love with the taste minus the sugar and will wonder why they ever had it in the first place.I now know several people who had 2 sugars in tea for almost all of their life and now can't even stand the taste of a cup of tea stirred with a spoon that was used to sugar someone else tea!
Likewise, i now know a few people who originaly put a pea size amount of madras to their lips and then acted as though they were being strangled as a result, who now enjoy vindaloo and treat it as a Korma!
The point is, once you are on the curry heat ladder and decide to go for it, you do start to become immune to the initial shock and you just can't help going up a few more rungs to see what it's like.There are no doubt millions arond the globe who all said: "How the hell can you eat that?!" etc who are all now tucking into their weekly vindaloo
Beemer-5 said:
Apart from anything else, something that puts you on the loo, all or most of the following day, might just be a clue to whether it's actually any good to the system!
Have to be honest, i never suffer in that department.I just go as and when i normaly would, no drama at all, if anything i feel cleaner inside due to having one I also love a hot curry if i have a rotten cold etc, it definately makes me feel better.
Edited by Digby on Tuesday 8th January 20:15
I just found the following on a medical site.
"If you regularly eat extremely hot food, your taste buds will slowly be damaged or destroyed and as that happens, you will need more and more chilli and more spices, to achieve the same taste level".
Well, maybe that's why he can eat Phal!
He has no taste buds left!
"If you regularly eat extremely hot food, your taste buds will slowly be damaged or destroyed and as that happens, you will need more and more chilli and more spices, to achieve the same taste level".
Well, maybe that's why he can eat Phal!
He has no taste buds left!
Beemer-5 said:
Papoo said:
Agree that you may be missing out, if you're sticking to the mild stuff.. I like things with a little kick to them, but aside heat, the hotter ones do often have many more flavours in them.
Have a gander at a jalfrezi next time. Can vary in spice level a lot, from quite mild to rather foolish, but a properly cooked one has a good number of great flavours to saturate your keema naan with..
Just to make it clear, i do have mild and medium, so do have Madras and Jalfrezi.Have a gander at a jalfrezi next time. Can vary in spice level a lot, from quite mild to rather foolish, but a properly cooked one has a good number of great flavours to saturate your keema naan with..
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