Topic: Helping the Chef, or not!

[broon-loon]

Hi folks,I thought you might like this 'wee story'!

Mrs B and myself were in a curry restaurant in Dundee a few years ago having lunch. We only just made it in before they closed.
As there were very few people left due to the time, one of the customers who was sitting behind us started to quiz the waiter about how they cooked the curry. The waiter gave very little away and the customer asked if he could speak to the chef. After a few minutes the chef appeared and again would give little in the way of how he cooked the curry.
After a good 5 minutes of conversation which had resulted in no real progress to his quest for answers, the customer put forward a proposal, he offered to work in the restaurant for one week with no pay, if they would show him how to cook a restaurant curry. The Chef refused the offer.
The chef, feeling slightly guilty by this stage, did however say that it was all about how, and how long you cook the onions.

The curry secret lives on (in Dundee)!

Eric

[Curry King]

This is very common nearlly all chefs, managers and waiters i've spoken to are very secretive, very few have actually opened up to explain it in any detail.  I think everyone has been told some part of the secret at some point or other and its just a case of putting it all together.  The more info we can gleam out of restaurant staff the better 

[vin daloo]

I think the best way to get information is to wait out the back at closing time and politely -  but forcefully  grab hold of the chef by the scruff, explain that it would be in his best interests that he fully co-operates, and if that youl be back if your next bach of base turns out crap.  Just make sure it aint your regular.

[CashNCurry]

When I once spoke to a restaurant chef regarding how they made their curries. I got the reponse "If we told you how we do it, you would not come here again!". At the time I was concerned by this. Then I realised he meant that you would make your own and not come back.

From information I've got from this forum and my Asian friends, this is exactly what I do today............

Regards,
djkv

[Mark J]

Then I realised he meant that you would make your own and not come back.

You sure thats what he meant  ;D Maybe he was being shockingly honest 

[CashNCurry]

Yeah thanks Mark. For a few seconds I thought oh know what do they put in their curries. I know all the stories and have worked in Asia? a few times. Cats N snakes sprang to mind.............No it was just a second thought! I don't think this is the missing "taste"?  ;D

[Curry King]

For a few seconds I thought oh know what do they put in their curries.

We had a similar disscussion before:

http://www.curry-recipes.co.uk/curry/index.php?topic=203.0  :