There was a report on TV yesterday about the chilli factor. Chilli affects both the pleasure and pain centres in the brain which could explain our addiction. It's our own masochistic tendencies ;D and I'm all for a bit of S&M hehehe

The thing is that you really have to mess up to get an inedible curry, they're just so damn tasty! We've had 5 curries this week (No 6 today lol) though we went without for a couple of weeks though it seemed much much longer! I dunno about anyone else, but I certainly couldn't sit down to spag bol so many days in a row. Plus there are so many variations of curry that are so different to one another so you can easily have a curry a day for a week and never sit down to the same dish twice. Not forgetting if you watch your oil and salt they are incredibly healthy meals too (minus the sides lol).

As to the male/female thing....I think men consider it more manly to be cooking a curry or bbqing I don't ever hear men talking about cooking unless it's generally about curries/bbq's......I couldn't tell you of a single time I heard a group of men comparing recipes for iced fancies/cheese straws Or maybe that's a Yorkshire thing?

When it comes to meat/poultry I have to buy it from farm shops as the meat sold in supermarkets is very poor in comparison, you've only to look at the colour for a start. If I do have to buy supermarket chicken I always plum for the organic/corn fed chicken as the cheaper chicken has far less flavour. You get what you pay for I'm afraid. I'd rather pay ?50 for a turkey than buy a cheap or frozen one anyday.

Quote from: George on May 15, 2010, 11:49 PM

Quote from: Domi on May 15, 2010, 10:37 PM
We had a Sainsbury's taste the difference CTM HOT tonight and I've got to say it was DREADFUL....l

But who recommended that particular brand and dish? Not me! I've yet to have a good curry from Sainsburys.

I never said anyone recommended it, just posted my views on the one S/M curry that I'd tried, George, no need to get defensive lol I'm only saying that that particular curry was dreadful, not that they all are.

We had a Sainsbury's taste the difference CTM HOT tonight and I've got to say it was DREADFUL....like a tin of thick heinz tomato soup with a bit of chilli powder and some coriander thrown in...Darling husband was after another curry and I just couldn't be bothered making one so after all the fuss about pre-mades I talked him into driving 5 mile to the nearest Sainsburys...total waste of money and petrol...absolutely awful in both looks and taste we've just had a week of excellent curries and after tonight's eye-opener, I'll not be tempted into buying another of those in a helluva long time.

Quote from: Razor on May 15, 2010, 08:08 PM
Hi Domi,

How did your curry night go?  Hope everyone enjoyed it.

Ray

It went down a storm, Ray ;D Didn't get any pics though 'cos I don't want folks talking about me Got a call this teatime for an order of Axe's IG bhajis, 2 chicken tikka madras and a portion of bourbon ribs for their kids lol : I offered them the recipes but the lazy sods want me to cook 'em. I don't think I'll be asking 'em round again for a while ;D

Aye that's the one, Rob ....remind me not to give you my address lol ;D

Glad you liked 'em nai I'm going to have a go at a none-yeast recipe next time out, I'll let you know if it's any good ;D

23 gone so soon? how many kids have you got? LOL!

QuoteA lot of people still will not take on board the origin of BIR cooking.

I have to agree...when it comes to starters and sides traditional home cooking beats the BIR hands down IMO. I would never pay for a BIR biryani after tasting a home-style recipe, there's a world of difference and I certainly wouldn't pay good money for the muck they chuck out in BIRs There's alot of reverse snobbery about

lol commis, she's not bad but sadly she's a devout muslim and devoted to her hubby She's very wealthy, extremely intelligent, funniest woman I've ever met but she's got a mouth like a Navvy ;D I keep trying to get her on the turn but she's having none of it so to answer your question, I would but she won't

I'll be piling on the pressure recipe-wise again this weekend and I'm going over to hers next weekend so if she doesn't come across before then I'll have her on the phone to her mam pen and paper in hand lol ;D

Dong Dong in the Beastmarket in Huddersfield is great for spices, like Jerry's, it's primarily Oriental but carry a good stock of Indian foods/ingredients. I use a place on Bradford Road (dunno the name of it - it's a big double-fronted shop on the left just as you come out of the Town centre) Cheap and they have a large turnover of stock....you can't miss it - it looks like it's been barricaded with sacks of onions lol