OK.
Question for those who have a Bir with" The taste" Or "the Smell".

If you buy two identical Curries with the Taste & keep one for the next day & re-heat it you find that "the Taste" or smell has almost if not all gone, i have asked this countless times, does someone else notice this?
If so (this is for you who are Chefs) does this not indicate it to be a flavor enhancer.
Common this may end up being an important clue peeps.

Great comments guys and a great question Darth.......but please can we keep this thread focused on the original question (i.e. BIR ingredients)?

Maybe other questions can rather be (and are better off being) asked in a new thread?

Humble thanks 

OKEE DOKEEE New thread done  ;D

Many thanks Darth  ;D

It's a long time since I had a takeaway curry and had any left over the next day. But I can say with 100% certainty that when I've had a good curry with the taste and smell in the past, it always tasted and smelled exactly the same the next day, with the smell particularly infused in the exces oil and coming off the curry even when cold.

Speaking from my own personal experience, I have never had a curry which tasted as good as or better than the original the next day. I find that they lose moisture, and when you heat them up (the rice especially) goes all damp because of the water being driven out of it (if you microwave) or bone dry (if you use the oven). This applies to ones from what I class as 'good' curry houses as well as those from run-of-the-mill ones.

Again, it again begs the question: are we all looking for and comparing the same things?

Quote from: haldi on October 15, 2006, 04:16 PM
....these places make very tasty curries, so "crap" is a bit harsh.....

You're right Haldi.  My humble apologies!  After all, you did point out, in your first post, that they are, nevertheless, three very good takeaways that make very fine curries. 

I guess it was simply my (rather ignorant) presumption that any BIR that can't produce "the taste" must be "crap".....since it is "the taste" that I'm after.....

So, back to the subject matter of this thread then.....the ingredients used by BIRs that produce "the taste".....

SD/YF...you'll see that Darth has created a new thread for discussing the longevity (or not) of "the taste" here....https://curry-recipes.co.uk/curry/index.php?topic=1256.msg10932#msg10932 

Quote from: George on October 15, 2006, 04:35 PM

Quote from: haldi on October 15, 2006, 04:16 PM
I have had two bases from places with the "taste", and both contain this awesome flavour

Did you see the base sauce spooned out of the saucepan in front of your eyes and are you 100% sure nothing else was added before the take away container was handed to you? When I asked for a sample of base sauce, it was taken out the back, and I'm sure something else was added.

Regards
George

I am positive that it is pure base and it really contains the real curry "secret"