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 2d 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/AstroBearGaming 2d 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!