Topic: Where are we now - will all of us get to where we want to go?

[Dajoca]

Thanks for the excellent post Natterjack.
Really well laid out with photo's as well, so thank you for putting that together

[natterjak]

You're welcome Dajoca

[Secret Santa]

Can today's BIR be cooked at home?  Yes it can - i was told so by a BIR chef.  For me, no further discussion is needed.

No argument from me there. The curries now lack the special odour and taste of the real BIR curries of yesteryear and are relatively easy to reproduce at home.

The dishes and flavours of 30 plus years ago however, are in some peoples' opinion a different story

Indeed they are.

[curryhell]

Can today's BIR be cooked at home?  Yes it can - i was told so by a BIR chef.  For me, no further discussion is needed.

No argument from me there. The curries now lack the special odour and taste of the real BIR curries of yesteryear and are relatively easy to reproduce at home.

The dishes and flavours of 30 plus years ago however, are in some peoples' opinion a different story

Indeed they are.

Unfortunately SS unless a chef from 30 plus years ago is going to spill the beans and let us in on the secrets of that time this is where we are.  We can only try our best to replicate the best of what is available now since we have a direct comparison.   Fortunately, we have a few members that continue to work at recreating the tastes of that byegone era and hopefully, one day we may get that breakthrough.  That said, IMHO many members are happy enough to create the equivlent of the best dishes of today.  Anything more than this would be a bonus.  As always, the search goes on :