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Old 2nd April 2022, 22:25   #38
hogweed
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Originally Posted by MSS View Post
Balti means bucket and in India people do not cook in buckets.

When I was a salesman back in the 90s, I made a disproportionate number of rather unnecessary sales calls to Birmingham, and always ate in various Balti houses in Sparkbrook – got quite pally with one of the waiters in The King’s Paradise who explained this to me in detail. I seem to remember him saying that, while “balti” indeed means bucket, it didn’t translate literally, and referred in practice to a wok. I have no idea if this is true or not, and didn’t care much – I was too busy stuffing my face



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And in saying that, stephen from carrickfergus, at my local Indian takeaway also makes a rather fine and apparently authentic balti I have been told (am not a curry fan lol).

I am! I AM!! Which one is that, Alan?
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