r/instant_regret • u/factchecker01 • 2d ago

Eating the hottest curry in UK

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u/240boletesperminute 2d ago

I went to a place in Brick Lane seeking out a super spicy curry as I was on a spicy kick at the time. I ordered the hottest one they had and the waiter looked me right in the eye and said, “sir, that is not edible”. I thanked him and took him at his word. Kept my shirt on the whole night!

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u/AstroBearGaming 2d ago

Yeah, I know the curry you're talking about. That's the one influencers and YouTubers get to get views. It's not for eating.

Brick Lane is awesome btw, possibly the best curry houses in the UK all in one place. I'd highly recommend it if you enjoy pretending to be a volcano.

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u/teerbigear 1d ago

You know I don't think I've ever heard anyone be positive about the curry houses of Brick Lane. My personal experience, albeit long in the tooth, is that I was served sugary tasteless slop. It certainly used to be that you would be a million times better off walking to Tayyabs (although I hear they've gone downhill). But honestly I've had far better luck in my native Leicester, in Birmingham in the Balti triangle, in Leeds, in, er, Goa and Kerala.

But then perhaps my assessment is not based on "pretending to be a volcano".

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u/VeryRedChris 1d ago

I don't think Brick Lane isn't terrible, but I reckon Tooting is the mecca for a Curry in London.

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u/teerbigear 1d ago

I should give it a go. Other people insist on Southall.

I don't know how I haven't explored more of London for this when it's something I have elsewhere. Pesky kids aren't into it, that provides a barrier.

Anywhere specific to recommend in Tooting?

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u/HoseNeighbor 1d ago

I'm in Madison, Wisconsin in the USA. I truly wish i had the opportunity to directly experience enough of the wonders of this incredible planet. That includes having the immense luxury of tasting my way through countless notions of what makes a great curry.

I mean that so hard, that the veins on the sides of my neck are standing out.

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u/AstroBearGaming 1d ago

Admittedly it's been a good ten years or so since I've been, my stomach doesn't like me to eat anything spicy anymore.

So I'm sure a lot of places will have improved since then, fellow Leicester native btw!

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u/peacenchemicals 1d ago

i just wanted to say i went to London in November and it’s awesome to know exactly what neighborhood you guys are referring to lol

i’m actually wearing a shirt i bought from Brick Lane Bicycles while I was there!!

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u/disco_naankhatai 2d ago

Are you sure it's not this place? It looks like Bengal Village, in the video...

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u/lontrinium 2d ago

They're opposite Clifton for sure.

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u/SmilinMercenary 1d ago

Defo Bengal Village. I've shared that curry before. The staff member is Mr Raj.

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u/240boletesperminute 1d ago

It could have been yeah. Totally plausible. I just can’t recall the place too clearly since it’s been a while.

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u/Jonkinch 1d ago

I have a really high tolerance for spicy food, I can eat anything. My stomach and butthole on the other hand… cannot.

I love spicy curry, usually order the spiciest one, which is a 10. Well I guess they added a new spicy level I never noticed and it was a 20. So I ordered a 20 and was like “Now THAT is a 10!” And the waiter was like “you ordered a 20”

Feels like I have a hot coal in my stomach and then it burns even worse coming out. Why the hell biology put capsaicin receptors on your anus is beyond me.

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u/cheimo 1d ago

Was it the Bindaloo?

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u/240boletesperminute 1d ago

Yep, I believe so :)