Topic: Do spices have a flavour?

[Blondie]

Hi Dylan,

I know it sounds a little crazy, but I have tried the peg on the nose trick to try and define what is and isn't present in a BIR curry, but it didn't help me.  I hope that you have more luck than I did,

cheers

Blondie

[Dylan]

Blondie,
I suspect "the taste" is partly taste and partly flavor.

[Blondie]

Hi Dylan,

I think you are right about partly taste and partly flavour but I wasn't able to decide what was what in the persuit of the tastes / flavours in the curry, as I say I hope you have more luck than I did,

Cheers,

Blondie

[Blondie]

Hi All,

This is something that I have been meaning to post for some time.? I am inspired to post now by the suggestions that we do not need garam masala has flicked the switch.

At a local supermarket that claims to supply restaurants and takeaways I noticed that the restaurant sized spices / pastes are:

These bags / sacks are I would guess about 5 kg each
All East End

Hot Madras Curry Powder
Methi
Paprika
Coriander
Cumin
Turmeric
Tandoori Masala Powder
Hot Chili Powder

5 ltr Tomato ketchup

Large Patak's Plastic jars (guess at size about 25 cms high and 20 cms round)

Balti Paste
Tandoori Paste
Tika Paste
Kashmiri Paste

Sacks of
Red Lentils
Ata Flour

NO GARAM MASALLA

Don't know if this is a help or not,

Cheers All,

Blondie

[joe2]

That's quite interesting blondie, none of the restaurant chefs seem to have mentioned it either.  I'm begining to think that the only spice we need is 'restaurant masala'

[pete]

Only once have I ever had garam masala in a bought curry.
About half a teaspoon was left unstirred on the top of my vegetable vindaloo.
It didn't work either.