What is the best curry you ever had?

Thanks for sharing that. If it looked awful then you must have been pretty bold to try eating there. I've been blessed with "cast iron" guts so have happily eaten all over the world including lots of street hawkers in third world countries without incident. the only place the gave me a problem was a post hotel in shanghai where I broke my teeth on something in the food and had my tummy upset as well. it took months to get my teeth properly fixed. The curry in Cape town was a cape speciality, it has a name but I'm struggling to remember it. i think it starts with B, bab-something? I stayed with a family and you had to watch what you said as anything you mentioned turned up within a couple of days. when I mentioned this special curry, next day there it was. Wyen I mentioned that i was surprised to see so little seafood about they sent out for the caterers! we used to eat in their garden which had an amazing view of Table mountain. There seems to be an amazing view of Table mountain from just about anywhere in Cape town save for the townships.

Wow, that sounds like one very different curry. I dont think I'd find those ingredients in my local supermarket anytime soon! I like the curries that have rich flavours rather than just heat. Sometimes I'll take on a western Vindaloo, which I think are not at all like true Indian vindaloos, but I do this as a challenge rather than for the taste. Its interesting to take on a curry that fights back, LOL. The most popular curry in the UK was invented here, chicken Tikka Massala. Thats not a curry I really care for too much. Theres still a lot of interesting curries on the families web site. I dont know if posting a link here is allowed but if you search for "route 79" you might find it. For a home done web page its pretty amazing stuff and I'm working through all of the recipes there.

If you have any Asian grocers anywhere near you, you can probably find most of the ingredients there. I'm lucky that there are plenty - Vietnamese, Chinese, Indian - near where I work, so I can get them fairly easily. My friend said she saw one of the British tv chefs (Nigella, maybe - not sure) make one with commonly available ingredients.

As to the "heat" of curries, my ex-wife's friend served in Malaya and claims a curry isn't a real curry unless, after you've finished it, all the sweat and mucus drips back down onto the plate. He obviously likes it fiery. LOL

I probably eat curry 2 - 3 times every week and a different one each time. The only thing I've not liked curried is turkey. I also avoid prawns as it seems like a waste of their subtle flavour. I'd like to try a good deal more foods from other countries. The influx of East European immihrants into Norfolk means that a lot of polish, latvian, Romanian and Estonian staples are getting their own section in the shops here in Norfolk though I seldom know how those things are used. Thai curries are also interesting and there are many chinese ones too. I'm not sure if any come from South America but they possibly do. Potatoe and guinea pig anyone?

That sounds amazing. I've never heard of curried duck before. I've got two in the freezer so maybe I should try it out. I like pepper and most spicey foods but my family have blander tastes so I mostly have to cook hot or spicey dishes for myself.