Yes, it’s a thing here in Ireland where St Stephen’s Day (Boxing Day to everyone else) is when they curry the left-over turkey.
Which obviously got us thinking about the no-neck poultry.
You’d think that they’d have a built-in antennae for the time of year when they’re most in danger.
But these guys I met in Tobago www.visittobago.gov.tt on my Caribbean adventures https://jimmurtytraveltraveltravel.com/2019/12/07/ready-steady-goat-in-tobago/ seemed totally oblivious.
You see my cooking has come on leap and bound this year…
I even cooked something.!
After being given the recipe for Dahl curry by our hosts G Adventures in Dublin… https://www.gadventures.com/?aw_ag_id=49375547731&aw_kw_id=aud-360242417736:kwd-296402816580&aw_ad_id=297109875494&aw_nw=g&phonecode=PPC_SEM_Brand&gclid=Cj0KCQiArozwBRDOARIsAHo2s7t7hmH99Ist6icPt9oHDzkak2RC_How1OfDnhxuuj7arpD5lLi6X2MaAl0BEALw_wcB.
Of course it’s only a start and nothing like the feasts our Jordanian hosts put on for us… Petra and the sands of time And http://www.visitjordan.com
And in the desert too!
Going underground
With their zarb where they bury meat, veg and rice in a pit in the ground, add lots of embers.
And wrap it in blankets and bury it in sand.
The zarb is put on in the early afternoon and by the evening it is meltingly tender.
Not much call for it though in chilly Greystones here in Ireland.
So where’s the best curry. India? Probably. But remember it is Britain’s national dish.
Curry belongs to Glasgow
And in Glasgow where there is a big Asian population and where they gave birth to Chicken Tikka Masala.
When Ali Aslam, the owner of the Shish Mahal restaurant http://www.shishmahal.co.uk added tomato soup and some sauces to his chicken curry.
To satisfy a Glasgow bus driver who had sent it back because it was too dry.
Scottish and Sub-Continental fusion is a definite thing.
Which I knew about being of the Caledonian variety myself I belong to Glasgow but with which I renewed acquaintance…
Piping hot
When I visited the World Pipe Band Championships… https://www.theworlds.co.uk
In ma wee hame toon Glasgow https://peoplemakeglasgow.com/visiting/top-reasons-to-visit-glasgow and https://www.visitscotland.com.
The perfect fusion between Scot and the Sub-Continent is in fact in the Sub-Continent.
Or more precisely with the Sri Lankan staff on the Maldives with Island… Atoll tale – the Maldives and http://www.kuramathi.com And http://www.kandolhu.com
Where I played cricket, of sorts, and football (chased shadows).
And, of course tucked into their food which comes from everywhere.
Although I might arrange for them to get some Irn-Bru shipped in.
And now that we’re well into the Christmas drinking… here, by popular demand, Jocktails, your favourite Cocktail column by your Scottish cocktail guru.
And this is a reminder of what we’ve got in the bar… https://jimmurtytraveltraveltravel.com/2019/08/01/jocktails-the-strawberry-daiquiri/, https://jimmurtytraveltraveltravel.com/2019/08/15/jocktails-bajan-monkey/
While try out https://jimmurtytraveltraveltravel.com/2019/08/29/jocktails-mimosas/
MEET YOU IN THE BAR