Fun Curry Facts

Fun Curry Facts Chilli is the most popular spice in the world and can help combat heart attacks and strokes Coastal areas such as West Bengal, Goa and Kerala use a lot of fish and seafood in their curries The word 'balti means bucket The word 'masala means spice mix There are more curry houses in London than in Mumbai South Indian food is more spicy than North Indian Food The word 'curry' comes from a Tamil word kari or karil, meaning spices or sautéed vegetables People crave a curry because the spices arouse and stimulate the taste buds 140 20% of Workbrands staff have visited India Workbrands Curry Club outings to date Curry Club venues: 1 Aagra 7 13 2 Ahmed's Curry Cafe 3 Brunel Raj 4 Coronation Curry House 5 Dev's Kerala 6 Ganesha 7 Indian Fast Food 8 Kathmandu 9 Namaste Nepal 10 Old India 11 Rajmoni 12 Sheesh Mahal 13 Thali Cafe Montpelier 14 Thali Cafe Southville The Scoville scale is the measurement of the pungency (spicy heat) of chilli peppers or other spicy foods Scoville Types of units peppers Pure Capsaicin US Grade Pepper Spray 15m Bhut Jolokia Red Savina Habanero Chiltepin Cayenne Arbol 12-30k Manzano Serrano Yellow Hot Jalapeño Pepper Guajillo Chilaca Pasilla 1k-2k Pablano Anaheim Chilli Verde Yellow Genetics Red Chilli Sweet Bells 17th Temperatures in a tandoor oven can The 17th National Curry Week is 13-19 October 2014 approach 180 °C 35 workbrands.co.uk