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One type of curry, chicken tikka masala has become widespread enough to be described as the national dish of the United Kingdom. The first curry house opened in London in 1810. More followed early in the 20th century; Veeraswamy , founded in 1926, is the oldest surviving Indian restaurant in Britain.
Curry Mallet is a village and parish in Somerset, England. It is on the Fivehead River (also known as the River Ile), 7 miles (11.3 km) east of Taunton in the South Somerset district. The village has a population of 306.
Some curry houses of Brick Lane do not sell alcoholic beverages, for most are owned by Muslims. According to EasyJet Traveller magazine, [16] the top three curry houses on Brick Lane in 2021 are Aladin, Sheba and City Spice. Bengalis in the United Kingdom settled in big cities with industrial employment. In London, many settled in the East End.
Curry Rivel is a village and civil parish in Somerset, England, around 6 miles (10 km) west of Somerton and 10 miles (16 km) east of Taunton in the South Somerset district. The parish had a population of 2,347 at the 2021 census, [ 1 ] and includes the hamlets of Burton Pynsent , Wick and Wiltown .
A restaurant serving South Asian cuisine, particularly in the UK, Australia, and Europe Curry house (United Kingdom), a type of restaurant in the United Kingdom; Curry House (restaurant chain), a defunct chain of fast-food restaurants in California, U.S.
It is the oldest surviving Indian restaurant in the United Kingdom. [1] [2] In its early years, Veeraswamy served Anglo-Indian cuisine, but in recent decades, based on the popularity of authentic Indian food in the UK, has served a menu of regional Indian cuisine, including dishes from Punjab, Lucknow, Kashmir, and Goa. Edward Palmer used the ...
Curry is very popular in the United Kingdom, with a curry house in nearly every town. [41] [42] Such is its popularity that it has frequently been called its "adopted national dish". [40] It was estimated that in 2016 there were 12,000 curry houses, employing 100,000 people and with annual combined sales of approximately £4.2 billion. [43]
The Hindoostane Coffee House, opened at 34 George Street, London in 1810, was an Indian restaurant, and the first of its kind in the British Isles. It was founded by Sake Dean Mahomed, a former captain in the British East India Company's Bengal Army. [a] It closed in 1812, when Mahomed became bankrupt. [2] [3]