I love curry

[bomma]

Saw a mate do that to another friend too. Wasn't very funny though - he went straight into anaphylactic(?) shock and spent a week in A&E unable to breathe for himself.

All fun and games till someone loses an eye I spose

holy shit that can happen?!?! i guess i didnt really think about it.....although it was the weak azz shit you get from the university food court, not the real thing and plus she was indian so she was used to having ring burners on a daily basis......geez guess ill think twice before i give someone a ball of wasabi and tell them it's a pea

[xwhatsit]

that indian restaurant must suck then cause indian curry kicks ass.

I get dinner as part of working there, bored senseless of the menu by now of course, so I often take a bowl of the `staff curry' that the chefs cook up for their own dinner.

That kicks ass. Not necessarily in a good way.



Seriously though, I like hot food, but the novelty wears off eventually. I prefer to taste what I'm eating; too much chilli and it just numbs your tongue and you can't taste anything. Plus the effects on your digestive system aren't fun. Why I prefer Thai curry. Actually, there's a couple of Nepalese chefs at work (lots of Nepalese in India apparently), and when it's their turn to do the staff curry it's always great. A bit subtler.

[bomma]

Seriously though, I like hot food, but the novelty wears off eventually.

the problem with indian food here is that all they serve is the main stream crap....it's a highly westernised version of indian food with a ton of chilli powder chucked in to make it spicy.....this is only the tip of the iceberg when it comes to indian food.....

there is a vast variety of indian food....in fact, there are certain areas in india that are well known for certain types of food.....but not everything that is served is spicy.....a typical indian meal is quite well balanced (in terms of spicyness) most dishes arent spicy....in fact south india is renowned for its sweets mmmmmm

also, a lot of the south indian dishes use ghee which dampens the spicyness by a shitload and also makes things yummy (but has to be home made, not the commercially bought crap).....mmmmm i cant wait to go back to india.....now do you see why i put on like 10kgs every time i go visit my rellies in india!!! it's not fair, why does the food have to be so good

[xwhatsit]

The problem with ghee is that it's almost pure fat S'why Indians have one of the biggest problems with diabetes, in terms of what healthcare providers are seeing with minority groups.

But yes, it does make for a tasty curry

It's not 10kgs you put on Nish -- it's 20kgs -- you'll lose 10kgs in the first three days when you shit yourself after every meal until you've `acclimatised'

[CookMySock]

Yeah go the milder coconut cream based curries. Creamy and yum. Low carb too. Theres always a tin of coconut cream here, or six.

DB

[bomma]

The problem with ghee is that it's almost pure fat S'why Indians have one of the biggest problems with diabetes, in terms of what healthcare providers are seeing with minority groups.

But yes, it does make for a tasty curry

It's not 10kgs you put on Nish -- it's 20kgs -- you'll lose 10kgs in the first three days when you shit yourself after every meal until you've `acclimatised'

lol also might have something to do with the many many cups of coffee and tea consumed by most indians on a daily basis along with the mountains of sweets and other crap

hehe funny thing is ive retained my indian stomach so dont really get the runs......but you are right it is more like 20kgs - 12kgs of muscle loss and 22kgs of fat put on in those 2 months