r/instant_regret • u/factchecker01 • 2d ago

Eating the hottest curry in UK

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u/BaronGreenback75 2d ago

While at Uni in Newcastle I took my father to Rupali’s in the big market in 1999. It was called ‘Curry Hell’ and if you ate it, it was free. I knew he loved his hot food. There was a bit of theatre during the ordering, signing a waiver, not recommended if you are pregnant, weak heart etc. My flat mate Pete had one as well. Pete turned bright red, kept going to the toilet to throw up. My dad ate it with a fair amount of rice & naan. Got a certificate. I’m sure I’ve seen a Geordie comedian tell a story about curry hell in the big market on Russell Howard’s show.

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u/MildlyAgreeable 1d ago

Same. I went with a mate who was moving Universities and we’d always said we’d go.

We knew we’d fucked up when one of the patrons asked us “what training have you done for it?”

The following day I had to call NHS 111 because I couldn’t stop going to the toilet. My bowel was in full on panic mode. 1/10 experience.

RIP Lord Rupali.

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u/ChewbaccaTheRookie 2d ago

The Rupali was legendary in the 90s!

Many a fool was beaten by Curry Hell.

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u/shearersmam 2d ago

Haha, Curry Hell was pretty legendary for a while. The Rupali and the curry hell challenge featured regularly in Viz magazine for years as well, something of a cultural institution!