You eat CURRY? You're a FREAK!!

[elysia]

My fiance makes red curry spicy thai soup and its BOMB. I realize not everyone in the world likes curry, but I do. I freaking love it. And, I made the mistake of bringing some to work in a tupperware bowl to eat for lunch. Microwaves work wonders. CURRY. MMMMMM.

So, I mike some soup and sit down to eat after 7 hours without a break. Now, in my years of customer service, I have observed that, when working alone, the ding of the front door is usually directly proportionate with the moment my ass hits the break chair (or toilet seat. yes, I can hear the front door ding from the bathroom. I hear the door ding occasionally in unpleasant dreams.) This time was of course no exception. So:
**DING**
/deep breath. /spoon down.

Me: Hello, how can I help you?
SC: Oh god, whats that SMELL?!
Me: *sniff* Oh, I just microwaved some curry soup.
SC: *makes little gagging noise* Oh I HATE curry. Its so gross! *little giggle* I'm allergic to it too.
Me: .......sorry?
SC: *waves hand back and forth in front of nose* Oh I think I'll have to come back later, its just really strong. *leaves*


Good get the hell out and let me eat in peace whore.

And for the record, the front and back doors were both open and I only microwaved it for about 30 seconds, theres no way it could have been that strong. I hope the smell particles put her in the ER.

[Skeksin]

LISTER Go back in time to an Indian take-away and order 500 curries.
KRYTEN Sir, the scheme is irresponsible, moronic, and preposterous!
CAT All your hallmarks, bud!
LISTER Look, one *really* big take-away order once every two years and our problems are over.

Because you know it's cold outside and there's no kind of atmostphere....

[Cat]

I LOVE CURRY.



Now I want some curry

[Parrothead]

Can you share the recipe for the curry soup? Please?

[Peppergirl]

Can you share the recipe for the curry soup? Please?

I second that! Yum!

[Calud]

I have to agree with the SC here, warm curry can have a very strong odour, which is kind of unpleasant. Then again eating the curry is awesome.

[SnarkyPie]

The smell of curry can be a big turnoff for a lot of people. That being said, I have an unhealthy addiction to it.

[orpheuswaking]

Rather curry than some of the nasty odors I've encountered in stores and other places of business... We had to reprimand one of our girls for constantly microwaving fish even after management told her not too... And the office next to us smells like a bad perm kit... NASTY!@!!!

Besides it could have been an Indian Curry, Thai Curry smells nowhere as strong as Indian Curry (don't get me wrong, I love Indian food)

[DevilBoy]

LISTER Go back in time to an Indian take-away and order 500 curries.
KRYTEN Sir, the scheme is irresponsible, moronic, and preposterous!
CAT All your hallmarks, bud!
LISTER Look, one *really* big take-away order once every two years and our problems are over.

Because you know it's cold outside and there's no kind of atmostphere....

Ya know, if they don't like curry soup... they might like gazpacho soup.
Just remember this:


RIMMER: I suppose now I'm doomed, I can tell you. Gazpacho soup. It was the greatest night of my life. I'd been invited to the Captain's Table. I'd only been with the company fourteen years. Six officers and me! They called me "Arnold." We had gazpacho soup for starters. I didn't know gazpacho soup was meant to be served cold. I called over the chef and I told him to take it away and bring it back hot. He did. The looks on their faces still haunt me today! I thought they were laughing at the chef, when all the time,d they were laughing at me as I ate my piping hot gazpacho soup. I never ate at the Captain's Table again. That was the end of my career.

LISTER: Oh, come on. Anyone could've made that mistake.

RIMMER: If only they'd've mentioned it in Basic Training! Instead of climbing up and down ropes and crawling on your elbows through tunnels. If only, just once, they'd said, "Gazpacho soup is served cold!" I could've been an admiral by now!

[BookstoreEscapee]

I don't like curry but the smell of it wouldn't make me leave the store...
If it really was strong enough to make me leave I wouldn't be rude about it.

[SailorMan]

I love curry, too! The ships I sail on frequently make stops in Singapore. Tang's department store there has a sort of deli in the basement, which sells something they call 'curry puffs,' at a price that (to Americans, at least), is incredibly cheap. Every time I stop there, I'm afraid I buy them out, and take them back to the ship. So, if you're disappointed at them always being short of the 'puffs,' I guess you have me to blame!

[bainsidhe]

I don't like curry either (something about most Thai spices simply doesn't suit my taste) and the smell can be quite strong. Yet I can think of oh so many smells much stronger and worse. I think a few members here work with people who give off such smells

[FenigDurak]

I love love LOVE the smell of Indian Curry. It brings back so many memories. Not a huge fan of eating it, but I do love the smell.

[Evil Queen]

I second that! Yum!

Thirded. Share? Please?

[elysia]

Recipie for spicy thai red curry soup, with or without chicken:

Brace yourself, theres 35 or so ingredients. This makes HOT soup. For fans of less spice, substitute half of a green bell pepper for the jalapeno, omit the ceyenne pepper, and use olive oil instead of hot sesame oil.

Base:
*2 18 oz cans chicken broth (or approximate)
*1 18 oz can coconut milk (or approximate)
*2/3 cup carrot juice (we use odwalla)
*1 cup water
*soy sauce

Veggies:
*1.5 cup snow peas, cut in half
*1 head of broccoli, finely chopped
*1 jalapeno, sliced
*1 small can sliced water chestnuts
*1/2 red bell pepper, finely chopped
*fresh garlic clove (use about 3 chunks in the soup, finely chopped)
*1 cup finely chopped fresh cilantro (I'm not a big cilantro fan but its hella good in this soup)
*1 carrot, chopped
*1 cup fresh finely chopped basil leaves
*3 tablespoons lemongrass (fresh or minced, sometimes I can't find it at all)
*3 tablespoons fresh finely grated ginger root

Spices:
*4 tablespoons sesame seeds
*4 tablespoons peanut butter (natural or processed, they both taste good)
*3 tablespoons lemon juice
*3 tablespoons lime juice
*1 small jar red curry paste
*4 tablespoons red hot sesame oil or mongolian fire oil
*1 teaspoon crushed red pepper
*4 tablespoons paprika
*1 tablespoon tumeric
*1/2 teaspoon ceyenne pepper
*3 tablespoons curry powder (if you love curry a lot add more)
*1 tablespoon garlic salt
*2 tablespoons brown sugar
*2 tablespoons chili powder
*4 tablespoons crushed coriander seed

Other:
*one chicken breast
*white rice

Preparation:
If you're using chicken, it takes longest so start it first. I grill it in hot sesame oil or oive oil with fresh chopped garlic until its done.

Get the white rice steaming. I cant tell you how much to make because we always do it different, but a good amount is 1 cup cooked with about 1.25 cups of water.

Add carrot juice, chicken broth, coconut milk, water, and water chestnuts to a large pot over low heat. (I'm not kidding when I say large pot).

Stir in ALL the ingredients from the spice list once the base is hot. Make sure the peanut butter doesnt clump on the bottom. Keep stirring occasionally.

Chop up all the veggies and produce. Be sure to grate the ginger as fine as possible. Stir them all in.

Add soy sauce and more lemon juice to taste. We love soy sauce and tend to overuse it.

When the chicken is fully cooked, chop it into small sqares and stir into the pot.

Bring to a boil, and boil for 3-5 mins.



The soup will look pretty orange because of the carrot juice, we add red food coloring if we are making it for others. Serve over cooked white rice. This will make about 10 servings, but makes good leftovers too - or not, as we saw in my first post.

For a thicker soup use more coconut milk and/or peanut butter.

Also I just wanted to say, I dont really care what people think of what I'm eating, its just that I find it rude when people are like OMGZORZ WHAT ARE YOU EATING THATS GROSS kinda thing, ya know?