Category Archives: Information

Some of you might remember the blog that we wrote last July about curry-scented perfumes being invented. The range of perfumes was to include tikka masala, madras, vindaloo and rojan josh with the range to hit the market about now. … Continue reading →

Just for fun, we asked Google how many calories are in a curry. And amongst the top results was a link to a page telling us how many calories were in a chicken curry. We took the link and found … Continue reading →

With the end of National Curry Week, where lots of curries are eaten to raise funds for charities that fight hunger and poverty, a curry-related news item caught the attention of the Curry Focus team. It is reported that a … Continue reading →

Hi, Ray here again. I’ve been hearing for a long time how good Japanese curry sauces are and this week I had a chance to try one out. I found a selection of curry sauces on a shelf in my … Continue reading →

We’ve received a couple of emails pointing out that the chicken tikka masala curry is now not as popular as a jalfrezi curry in the UK. Whilst it is possible that this could be true (the Curry Focus team is … Continue reading →

Three years ago we wrote about the launch of wines to drink with a curry. But wine with a curry did not seem to catch on too well, at least we did not notice, or hear of, any difference in … Continue reading →

News, in the form of an advertisement in the Epsom Guardian, has reached the Curry Focus team of a great idea to show curry lovers how a great curry is made. Rajeev Kumar used to be the chef at the … Continue reading →

There has been a lot of recent debate over the current tight UK immigration policy that makes it really difficult to bring curry chefs from India, Pakistan and Bangladesh. The policy requires that non-EU immigrants must be able to speak … Continue reading →

I recently visited my sister and her family up in Scotland and happened to notice a quirky local story where somebody had ordered an Indian takeaway. Big deal, I hear you say. There is nothing special about ordering a takeaway. … Continue reading →

Tamarind is a delicious sour spice that is used in curries to give a delicious sour/tart taste. Tamarind is also an essential ingredient in Worcestershire Sauce. Tamarind is extracted from the pods of the evergreen tamarind tree, which is a … Continue reading →