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| Britain |
| Hot offer tempts the troops |
| 2003-04-17 |
| British forces who served in Iraq have been offered free meals at an Indian restaurant for the next five years. Bangladesh-born Abdul Latif, 47, said he would welcome servicemen and women, and their families, for free meals at his Rupali restaurant in Newcastle's Bigg Market until 2008. Mr Latif - who publicises himself as Britain's first Bangladeshi Lord of the Manor - said he was doing it as a "thank you". He has also planned a free celebration at his restaurant for Iraqis on May 11 to mark the country's "new beginning". Mr Latif said: "I am doing this because they did a wonderful job for us out there. "I wanted to give them a little thank you for what they have done." It's nice to a muslim who isn't taking the 'They are occupying Iraq' angle and doing it in style too. |
| Posted by:rg117 |
| #12 BY, Yeap,if it don't fog my glasses it ain't hot. Best Mex food in the state is La Casita resturant,Globe Arizona(my home town).Lots of great sauces However,while on an out-of-town job(Sieria Vista)stopped a Korean BBQ joint,that stuff was"Fire on a plate". |
| Posted by: raptor 2003-04-18 07:21:09 |
| #11 Love the hot stuff too. Used to grow habaneros. But some of that oriental hot just seems like it's to cover the lack of taste. (or to kill the bugs) Sorry about the double post. Who'da thunk back in junior high typing skills would get to be important? |
| Posted by: Scott 2003-04-17 20:48:56 |
| #10 Scott, well, the "Delhi belly" you picked up probably would have made me have a life long aversion to the stuff. I've only eaten it stateside. I LOVE the hot spicy stuff like vindaloo, and most curries. I'm a native Arizonan, and what would pass for unbelievably burnin' hot everywhere else strikes many of us in the desert as a nice starting place. If you're gonna serve something spicy, I want it to make me break a sweat. In short, my idea of heaven would probably seem like hell to you. Hey, everyone's different! ;) |
| Posted by: Baba Yaga 2003-04-17 20:32:17 |
| #9 Uh, Baba, what exactly is your concept of heaven? |
| Posted by: Scott 2003-04-17 20:13:13 |
| #8 My problem with Indian food stems from the fact that I was introduced to it IN India. (So we're not talkin 'Tex-Indy') So actually, to be fair, it could have been the botulinum. |
| Posted by: Scott 2003-04-17 20:11:05 |
| #7 Scott, mix the powder in with something next time. Indian food can be heavenly...... |
| Posted by: Baba Yaga 2003-04-17 19:52:20 |
| #6 how fantastic, these are the muslim voices we need to amplify far and wide... Like Daniel Pipes: he has found some muslim supporters and is trumpeting that far and wide. No better way to break the stranglehold of the Islamofascists than to give the people a respectable alternative! |
| Posted by: anon1 2003-04-17 19:35:04 |
| #5 You've gone to the wrong Indian retaurants. I, too, have eaten Dogpatch dirt - but I've also found that "Tandoori" is Hindi "what a nice thing to do to a chicken"... |
| Posted by: Fred 2003-04-17 19:06:27 |
| #4 This is style?!? Have you ever eaten Indian food? Curry powder tastes like dogpatch dirt. |
| Posted by: Scott 2003-04-17 18:39:54 |
| #3 I guess one Muslim. |
| Posted by: Tora 2003-04-17 16:26:22 |
| #2 Dig in chowhounds! |
| Posted by: Rex Mundi 2003-04-17 14:04:55 |
| #1 I guess one Muslim. |
| Posted by: Tora 4/17/2003 4:26:22 PM |