War with Russia

[briantrumpet]

Indian food ain't hot. Thai food is.
However, Friday night is curry night at Casa Pinno and sometimes visitors go a bit red in the face so perhaps we're growing tolerant without realising.

I Like medium hot and very spicy. Last night was Lamb Biryani with home made Naan.
It was (and wasn't) the dogs danglies.

I've got some very culinary friends who for years seemed to make curries from scratch every evening, and if they kindly invited me for a meal, let's just say that their idea of hot and my idea of hot didn't match. They were always delicious though.

 

[First Aspect]

Indian food ain't hot. Thai food is.
However, Friday night is curry night at Casa Pinno and sometimes visitors go a bit red in the face so perhaps we're growing tolerant without realising.

I Like medium hot and very spicy. Last night was Lamb Biryani with home made Naan.
It was (and wasn't) the dogs danglies.

What definition of hot are you using, the one for spicy, or the one for internal energy per unit mass? If the former, is there a difference between hot and spicy? If so, what is it?

On your first point, and using the spicy definition of hot, both Indian and Thai food is hot, but in contrasting ways. Indian "hot" I like less because it tends to be associated with oils and cats, and no amount of lager will provide relief.

Thai heat tends to be "cleaner", which means if you survive the first 30 seconds or so you can generally avoid medical attention. And yes I have tried the real thing in Thailand and the heat is *almost* worth the flavour you experience before the room starts to go blurred.

 

[briantrumpet]

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[Rusty Nails]

Just scrolling up to check what thread this is.

The Some Like it Hot thread.

 

[First Aspect]

What is Russian food like? Obviously at the moment a lot of potatoes and meat that's been cooked for a few days, but what about normally? I always imagine it similar to Hungarian, i.e. a lot of potatoes and meat that's been cooked for a few days.

 

[Blazing Saddles]

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I believe they are talking about Ukraine weaponising a phaal.

 

[Ian H]

What definition of hot are you using, the one for spicy, or the one for internal energy per unit mass? If the former, is there a difference between hot and spicy? If so, what is it?

On your first point, and using the spicy definition of hot, both Indian and Thai food is hot, but in contrasting ways. Indian "hot" I like less because it tends to be associated with oils and cats, and no amount of lager will provide relief.

Thai heat tends to be "cleaner", which means if you survive the first 30 seconds or so you can generally avoid medical attention. And yes I have tried the real thing in Thailand and the heat is *almost* worth the flavour you experience before the room starts to go blurred.

Are we talking about UK 'Indian'?

 

[First Aspect]

Are we talking about UK 'Indian'?

It's all I have tried.

That said, I Went to an 18tj birthday party of a friend of Indian heritage when I was at college. I think his parent were first generation. I recall that everything was savagely hot. I suspect that was fairly authentic. Either that or they were playing a joke on the white guys. Either way we became amusing.

 

[Rusty Nails]

View: https://youtu.be/H-uEx_hEXAM?si=fWo7iONh-6dXy_K-

 

[AndyRM]

View: https://youtu.be/H-uEx_hEXAM?si=fWo7iONh-6dXy_K-

Loved that show, and this was one of their finest sketches.

 

[Mad Doug Biker]

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Both Putin and Zelensky are to fight it out on a special edition of Master Chef, where they have to cook Iranian/middle eastern and Indian food, innit?

 

[Mad Doug Biker]

Just avoid Putin's 'Novichok Surprise'.

 

[Rusty Nails]

Both Putin and Zelensky are to fight it out on a special edition of Master Chef, where they have to cook Iranian/middle eastern and Indian food, innit?

Better they try to curry favour with each other than have an argy bhaji.

 

[BoldonLad]

What is Russian food like? Obviously at the moment a lot of potatoes and meat that's been cooked for a few days, but what about normally? I always imagine it similar to Hungarian, i.e. a lot of potatoes and meat that's been cooked for a few days.

I worked for a while in Russia and Ukraine, in the late 1990s.

In Russia, it was difficult to get anything to eat, except something they called "Borche" (might be spelling it wrong), which was a sort of soup with root vegetables and indeterminate meat. Even fresh mile and sugar were hard to get (I gave up milk and sugar in tea/coffee as a result, no, not all bad).

In Ukraine, particularly in Kherson, food was much more varied, meat was mainly pork, or chicken, and, good variety of fresh vegetables and fruit. It was rather Mediterranean I thought, but, I am no gourmet.

 

[Pinno718]

I worked for a while in Russia and Ukraine, in the late 1990s.

In Russia, it was difficult to get anything to eat, except something they called "Borche" (might be spelling it wrong), which was a sort of soup with root vegetables and indeterminate meat. Even fresh mile and sugar were hard to get (I gave up milk and sugar in tea/coffee as a result, no, not all bad).

In Ukraine, particularly in Kherson, food was much more varied, meat was mainly pork, or chicken, and, good variety of fresh vegetables and fruit. It was rather Mediterranean I thought, but, I am no gourmet.

Borscht ?

Borscht
Soup


Borscht is a sour soup popular in Eastern Europe, most famously known for its vibrant red color from beets, though variations exist. It's made with a meat or vegetable stock and includes ingredients like cabbage, carrots, potatoes, and onions, with a signature tangy flavor from vinegar, lemon juice, or tomatoes, often served with a dollop of sour cream and fresh dill.

Meat and potato stews is common in Russia, Hungary, Eastern Europe etc.