Well, here it is. My first ever blog, ever. I'm going to start with a curry. A very good place to start.
It's a well known fact, sonny Jim, or not, that the best curries come from England. Seriously, ask any Indian or Pakistani that lives in the Leeds/Bradford area or the beautiful city of Birmingham (armpit of Britain. If Britain were to have an enema, they would shove it in Birmingham).
Anyroad, long story short. Back in the day, Britain owned India (and some other countries that did not have flags too). India was poor. Curry spice was the country's main food flavour enhancer (side note: The Flavour Crystals are awesome). It was added to enhance the flavour of the mostly boring vegetables available to the Indian culture i.e. lentils, cauliflower, potato (aloo) and pretty much their only meat, mutton, to name a few. Well, since they all became 'British', the people went over to the North of England and worked in the Woollen Mills (no jobs back in India). They started earning more money and were able to afford meats indigenous to their adopted country; chicken, shrimp, 'shrooms, lamb and such became integrated into the curry culture (along with Garam Masala - that's for another thyme. Yes, I spelled that that way on purpose, it's a food blog). Anyroad, hey presto, good, tasty, meaty, creamy and bright curries became the norm. So, now you have it. The best and tastiest curries are from the north of Ingerlund. So, in the famous words of Blue Peter, "Here's one I prepared earlier". This was created in Colly with ma Cuz's.
Until next time, Cheers - Xtoff
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