As India Dark, a tale of intrigue and mystery set in the Indian subcontinent, is part of today's Kindle Daily Deal, we thought we'd wet your appetite with some surprising facts about Indian takeaways!
- In London there is a greater number of Indian Restaurants than there are in Mumbai and Delhi combined!
- Britain’s first curry restaurant was opened in 1809.
- Two thirds of all meals out in the UK are Indian Food.
- Record Breaking - Poppadom Tower 5’8” in 2012 – 1280 poppadoms!
- Chilli is the most popular spice in the world - it can help combat heart attacks and strokes and extends blood coagulation times preventing harmful blood clots.
- The biggest curry (10.3 tonnes!) was made in the UK, of course, by Abdul Salam of the Eastern Eye Restaurant in Lichfield, in 2005.
- Largest onion Bhaji. As part of the Curry Capital of Britain Awards in 2011, a team of cookery students from Bradford College and Prashad Restaurant created a 102.2kg onion bhaji. Despite the abnormal size, the team made sure the many layers were cooked so that it would be edible. In the end the length of the bhaji was 40.94 inches, the width 29.62 inches and the height was 12.20 inches.
Two thirds of all meals out in the UK are Indian? wow, didn't think it was that many (although come to think of it, my last meal out was Indian, haha!). I read about the onion bhaji - imagine how much you'd stink after eating that! Here's some more info on it here: http://www.ulitzer.com/node/2363215
ReplyDeleteTwo thirds of all meals out in the UK are Indian? wow, didn't think it was that many (although come to think of it, my last meal out was Indian, haha!). I read about the onion bhaji - imagine how much you'd stink after eating that! Here's some more info on it here: http://www.ulitzer.com/node/2363215
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