Currypages.com

Currypages.com: "Are we addicted to curry?" (124 words)
by Brimstone - written on 27.02.01 (Useful, 75 readings)
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There’s no doubt that the subcontinent’s cuisine has spiced up our national menu to no end. But how does recent research suggesting that our bodies actually physically crave curry explain the ‘addiction’? Well, because eating curry is an arousing sensation that gives us a natural high. Because they stimulate far more taste receptors than the basic flavours in traditional British foods, curries raise blood pressure and heart rate, giving us the physical arousal we’re hooked on. However, others argue that foods can’t be physically addictive. Perhaps they should do a little research in the Pink Rupee after closing time. ...

Dooyoo Vindaloo? (312 words)
by zebra - written on 30.09.00 (Very useful, 66 readings)
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Currypages.com bill themselves as the UK’s premier Indian Restaurant guide but while it may have that potential I wouldn’t say it lives up to its description at the moment. As with Dooyoo this ‘guide’ relies on reviews from the public and only time will tell if it might become the premier guide. It is a very simple site, easy to navigate and the search facility works reasonably fast. It has only a few sections: City Search, Top Eateries, Dish Glossary, Poll, and Links. The idea is very simple you enter a town or city in the search box and it lists all the Indian restaurants it has on the database at that time. The listing will ...