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OK....so it's National Curry Week in the United Kingdom. What is your favorite restaurant curry dish and where does one find it in Louisville? I'm partial to the Shrimp Curry at Taj Palace or the Tamarind Curry at Thai Cafe.

[Robin Garr]

Dakshin has to be in play ...

Dakshin is my favorite Indian place in town, bar none.

OK....so it's National Curry Week in the United Kingdom. What is your favorite restaurant curry dish and where does one find it in Louisville? I'm partial to the Shrimp Curry at Taj Palace or the Tamarind Curry at Thai Cafe.

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OK....so it's National Curry Week in the United Kingdom. What is your favorite restaurant curry dish and where does one find it in Louisville? I'm partial to the Shrimp Curry at Taj Palace or the Tamarind Curry at Thai Cafe.

JUST returned from there (the UK that is) about 36 hours ago, and I relished my curries for sure. Stuffed ourselves silly at a spot called Needoo in Whitechapel. Good gravy, the place was elbow to elbow and everything was fantastic.

Masaman Curry at Simply Thai

Is Little India in Hikes Point still around?

I love anything and everything at DakShin. Not a major fan of curries, but DD, who spent some time in Thailand is quite fond of them. She also swears by the Masaman at Simply thai.

Dakshin is my favorite Indian place in town, bar none.

agreed. that and the fact that unknown hinson rules.

Drink cask-conditioned bitter until closing, then hit the local curry spot. I really miss that.

Pineapple curry with chicken at Thai Smile on Preston

I apolagize in advance, but this is one itch I simply must scratch....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MeP220xx7Bs

Drink cask-conditioned bitter until closing, then hit the local curry spot. I really miss that.

Teaser! Put that on your fall menu and I can cancel my UK/Germany Christmas Trip!

I’d like to see thoughts on which is more preferable, Thai or Indian curry. As I understand it, Thai curry is a paste that is turned into a broth or sauce that is poured over rice or used as the base for soups, as Indian curry is a powder (spice mixture) that is used as a seasoning for food. As there are hundreds of different forms of curry I’m sure someone will know of an instance where I am wrong. The flavor profiles can be pretty different, for instance both will use coconut milk but I have never noticed fish sauce or lemongrass used in an Indian curry dish. The ingredients I think of in Thai curry usually include lemongrass, chili oil, golongal (very similar to ginger), and fish sauce differentiating in color from the color of herbs, chilies, and often include coriander and cumin seed. While Indian curry is referred to as garam masala, which is a spice blend usually containing cumin, coriander, clove, cinnamon, bay leaf, ginger (commonly in powder form unless specifically being made to be a paste as well), and cardamom ( giving the bright yellow color). As most curries change from village to village or even household to household, it is hard to say what is typical. Just wondering if there is a preference in styles?
I also find my preference on curry to be the Indian style curry at Dakshin.

I’d like to see thoughts on which is more preferable, Thai or Indian curry. As I understand it, Thai curry is a paste that is turned into a broth or sauce that is poured over rice or used as the base for soups, as Indian curry is a powder (spice mixture) that is used as a seasoning for food. As there are hundreds of different forms of curry I’m sure someone will know of an instance where I am wrong.

While that's accurate enough as a description of how some curries are made, I think the term is too broad and loosely used to be defined quite that specifically. From what I've read, curry is just a Western term for any dish of meat/vegetables cooked in a sauce with spices, and it encompasses hundreds of variations from everywhere from India to China and everything in between. Plus, even in the West we use the term differently. In the US, you'll find curry on the menu next to vindaloo, saag, makhani, tikka masala, khorma, etc. In the more general use of the term, as Brits tend to use it, all of the above are curries.

Pineapple curry with chicken at Thai Smile on Preston

That's also a really good one.

agreed. that and the fact that unknown hinson rules.

Indeed he does; he's going to be playing in Maryville, TN at a Harley dealership on the 29th, and I'm making the drive up to the mountains to go see the King of Country Western Troubadours do his thing on Halloween weekend.