Once more the thoughts of the 5pm blog turn to curry, the spicy centrepiece of the UK’s culinary crown jewels. First up, this is a cracking piece on the BBC site about the history of curry in the UK. Who would have guessed that Britain’s first curry restaurateur would have had to file for bankruptcy?
Closer to home, Trampy and the Tramp’s idiosyncratic Glasgow of Curry blog is celebrating its first birthday. Dedicated to seeking out Glasgow’s less high profile Indian restaurants, it’s a treasure trove of enthusiastic reviews, moving tributes to missing curry comrades and many snort-worthy puns; one of which I have half-inched as a headline for this piece.
If you want to keep up with the hirsute adventures of the Lord of the Dansak, Rabbie Shankar and Aloo Aloo then click through. Their anniversary visit to the Kohinoor is a charming piece of curryspondence.