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Heat test: Where are you on the scale?

Phall
Tindaloo
Vindaloo
Madras
Dhansak

Voting closed: May 06, 2015, 12:41 PM

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Offline zomodachi

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Spice level
« on: April 22, 2015, 12:41 PM »
I can do Vindaloo, but I'll be heading back to the UK from Japan in a couple of weeks and am going to level up to a Phall.

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Re: Spice level
« Reply #1 on: April 22, 2015, 01:14 PM »
Used to eat Bangalore Phal at least once a week until one day I developed IBS; since then, Madras/Dhansak/Bhuna are my norms, a vindaloo on very rare occasions, and never again a Bangalore Phal.

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Re: Spice level
« Reply #2 on: April 22, 2015, 01:36 PM »
I'm going to give the Phall a crack, but has been a while since I had a proper hot curry - Indian curry in Japan is mild at best (restaurants are afraid that they'll get bad reputation for serving curry that's too hot). I run a curry site here and thinking would make a good blog post.

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Re: Spice level
« Reply #3 on: April 22, 2015, 01:56 PM »
I comfortably eat my own vindaloo. Occassionally I do something really hot for my Brother-in-law, but I don't really enjoy the experience (or the day after). I much more tolerant of chilli powders, than fresh green chillis for some reason.

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Re: Spice level
« Reply #4 on: April 22, 2015, 02:13 PM »
My normal order is madras hot and the occasional vindaloo,but I've found recently that I'm eating hotter.

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Re: Spice level
« Reply #5 on: April 22, 2015, 02:32 PM »
For me it's the hotter the better ;) fresh chilies all the way. ;D

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Re: Spice level
« Reply #6 on: April 22, 2015, 03:05 PM »
Quote from: Gav Iscon on April 22, 2015, 02:13 PM
My normal order is madras hot and the occasional vindaloo,but I've found recently that I'm eating hotter.

Been searching for a hot curry in Japan for ages, but what they tend to do if you ask for "extra hot" is just make it above mild and give you some dry chilli power to add by yourself. Think it's hard (or not financial viable) for them to get a regular supply of fresh chilli peppers here. They aren't stocked in any of the major supermarkets either.

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Re: Spice level
« Reply #7 on: April 22, 2015, 03:28 PM »
Any use, Zomodachi-san ?

http://www.pepperfriends.jp/products/list.php?class=0&keyword=&superkey=1&FF=0&order=&pic_only=

No, forget that :  virtually every line is out of stock.
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Re: Spice level
« Reply #8 on: April 22, 2015, 03:34 PM »
Quote from: Phil [Chaa006] on April 22, 2015, 03:28 PM
Any use, Zomodachi-san ?

http://www.pepperfriends.jp/products/list.php?class=0&keyword=&superkey=1&FF=0&order=&pic_only=

No, forget that :  virtually every line is out of stock.
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Thanks anyway. Good to know!

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Re: Spice level
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