'Curry People' not welcome in Texas apartment building - Page 3

Now THIS is true. This year I had the parking spot I spent 2 hours shoveling out stolen twice. Never wanted to Key a car so badly.

I'm late to the party but Diva is completely correct in her comments.

Dude, that is the perfect opportunity to key a car. You blew it.

And not just key it. Key a note in the hood, telling them explicitly what they did.

Oops, sorry for writing the wrong Chris. And you are right, you never said it stank. I tried to distinguish between your and Tim's points because I think the issue of whether curry stinks and how the smell can linger are separate points of discussion. In no way was I trying to lump you in with the bigots. Sorry if it came off that way.

The neighbor who stole my spot is a cop.

All good, no worries.

then scrape "FUCK PIGS" into his hood what's the matter with you you sissy

I am a spineless man. This guy stole two spots (two separate storms), and left his other car blocking up two spaces for a month. Me and Public Enemy are writing a rap about him called "Pribbles".

This thread need the pheasant scene from Shogun, but I can't find it.

"A curry* smelling PIG should fucking know better."

*The curry part is just to confuse him and throw him off of your scent.

I followed through and had Indian food for lunch today. I ate it at my desk at school. I hope the smell infiltrated the entire workstation area.

I think I'm about to get some delivered for dinner

My wife sometimes complains about the smell of Indian food when I'm cooking it but she loves eating it. Just as well seeing as I make a curry at least once a week! I'd happily live on the stuff!

JP, I looked up Cafe Roti & it sounds pretty good. Have to give it a try soon. I see there are 2 of them, one in Plano & the other in Dallas. Think the Dallas one is closer so we'll probably head there. I'm about a mile west of DFW airport so every time we go to an Indian restaurant we have to head east. Kind of appropriate really!

Oh yeah, someone mentioned about building up a tolerance for the hotter curries. Years ago in England a bunch of us hit our local curry house, a damn good one (the Munira in Tewkesbury for any UK Chewers who may want to try it) & we had a guy with us who'd never eaten curry before. A couple of us ordered our usual, chicken phal but made even hotter than the standard phal. That's just how we liked it. The newbie decided to have the same. We tried to talk sense to him but no, he was gonna try it. Man, the poor guy looked like was gonna die but he wouldn't quit. "I paid for it so I'm eating it" was his logic. He did it but Christ did he look ill. Bloody great entertainment for the rest of us!

Now that I think of it the Munira changed its name to Nirala a few years ago but we all stilled referred to it by the old name. Hard habit to break I guess!

They make the best onion bhajia's I've ever found. Bloody gorgeous.

And now I really, really want curry for dinner. Maybe tomorrow.

While I'm basically aligned with Diva on this issue, I'd just like to point out I don't actually think that people around here complaining about the 'stink'l of curry are bigots or racist. I do think however they need to open their minds to the possibility that it's simply a smell they're not used to and that that doesn't actually means it stinks. Like I said, if there was the smell of garlic or hamburger, would that 'stink' as well? I think there just needs to be a little more open minded an approach to the concept on behalf of some.

As diva said, garbage 'stinks' if you really think curry smells as bad as garbage, you need to get a little more global in your outlook.


...and now I too want Indian for dinner, maybe this weekend. We go to one of the best Indian restaurants in Melbourne for our take away, and it's been at least 6 weeks since we last grabbed some from there. I'm itching for some chicken makhani and garlic naan.

I love Curry. Lamb Vindaloo might be my favorite dish in the world (I love it "Indian spicy.") If I had to choose one cuisine to eat for the rest of my life, it would be Indian cuisine.

Still, I must acknowledge that Curry reeks to high heaven. It's just a musky reek I happen to crave.

Only speaking for myself, but yes, potentially. The smell of garlic can be extremely strong, and when you say something stinks it doesn't necessarily mean it's universally a bad smell, just that you personally don't like it or it's too strong or whatever. If I'm in a shop with scented candles or flowers that smell so strong it's overpowering I might say it stinks. I kinda hate when my roommate makes an omelet and the whole house smells like eggs cooking. I love eggs but that doesn't mean I always like the smell or want to smell it. Or better yet, I've loved Indian food since probably middle school but there are times when even I don't want to smell Indian food being made, or the leftovers. It doesn't necessarily have anything to do with being worldly/open-minded.

But enough of this silly argument. The paneer tikka masala, kandhari naan, and samosas I just had for dinner were delicious.

I think 'fragrant' is a better word personally. No food 'stinks' per se. Garbage stinks.

It's subjective though, one man's fragrance is another man's stink. Or when someone says they think it stinks they're not literally trying to compare it to garbage, it's just a concise way of conveying that they don't like the smell and don't want to be smelling it.

There is nothing positive or neutral about this. Something that stinks is foul (synonyms = loathesome, disgusting). Fragrant, on the other hand, is akin to odorous: having "a strong distinctive smell whether pleasant or unpleasant".

I never said it was positive or neutral, just that not everyone is going to agree about what smells good or bad. And frustrating as it can be, people don't always conversationally use words according to their exact dictionary definitions.

Sure but that doesn't mean people can't be called on the words they choose to use. This isn't semantics, words are important, they have meanings and connotations.

Durian Fruit does! That shit is fucked up.
What's the killer restaurant you get your food you mentioned?

OK, this is silly. If you haven't tried curry you really should; if you have and you don't like it, I don't understand you but you're entitled to your opinion. I think the only people in this thread who actually said it stinks were Timothy and Kingcujo and they didn't go into much detail about their views so you and Diva should probably take it up directly with them. I'm gonna go reheat my leftovers from earlier, hopefully my roommates won't mind the smell.

You and others have defended people who call curry "stinky". I'm very vocally saying I find that term offensive. The discussion isn't about calling any person in this thread out as bigoted, but a healthy discussion about distinguishing between the meaning of stink and smells that have a very distinct odor. Its not appropriate to use those terms interchangeably.

You're offended by the idea of someone not liking a smell you like? I'm not sure what to say to that, other than what I said before, which is that this is silly.

I asked an Indian friend once what white people smell like. He said "Dairy and ennui"

Diva can defend herself obviously, but as far as I see it, she's offended by people saying it 'stinks', not by people not liking the same smell she does. You're missing the point she's trying to make.

Forget it Dan...it's Diva. Sometimes she slips into insanity.

I used the term stink...because to me it stinks. Big friggin deal. This thread has gotten amazingly retarded with so little Princess Kate influence. It's scary.

Curry is such a generic term. Korma smells different to Balti which smells different to Phal which smells different to Jalfrezi and on and on and on. Unless these Indian families are cooking the exact same dish over and over again, day in day out, saying "curry stinks" is a massive generalisation.

Well, you should hop right on 121 and get off on hebron and then head east. I think on Sunday they do a Buffet, but thats kinda worrying to think about. However, go where you want as long as the pot of gold has curry in it!

For the last time yes. Saying something stinks when it obviously doesn't is offensive, just like calling something retarded or gay when all you mean is lame. I wish people would stop butchering the English language. And I really wish people would stop using terms that are linked to specific groups as forms of hate speech. No one would say that pancake smell wafting in a hallway stinks. They may be annoyed by it or not want to be smelling it, but call it stinky, no. People need to think about what they say and why.

Well, this is besides the point, but I have said that someones house stank of pancakes. I feel justified saying that because they smelled rancid. Just saying his house smelled of pancakes would not got across the point that I was nearly throwing up in my mouth. So occasionally, it works in context.

Of course if something really smells rancid to you, then its appropriate to use that term. I don't think that's what the majority of people* mean when they describe the smell of curry.

Also, now I'm curious what a rancid pancake smelling house is like.

*In general; I'm not referring to anyone in this thread.

All stink means is that it's offensive in smell to someone. It's a broad term. No one is butchering the English language. No one (in this thread at least) is being racist.

Also, no one said the word rancid. Rancid is a completely different category of foul smell. Rancid is experimentally old milk etc.

I think you're being retarded, and I don't mean lame.

To say that an odor which you personally find offensive "stinks" is so totally not butchering the English language (but thank you for calling our attention to the real problem of disabled people being mistaken for retards and homosexuals - words are important, after all).

There's nothing "obvious" about something stinking or not stinking. It's not only subjective on cultural and individual intellectual levels, but impossible to nail down on a physical level. Some people are genetically predisposed to pick out scents that others aren't. When served certain mixed greens, I can smell a strange, earthy, mildew-y odor that others seem entirely oblivious to, even after I explain it.

I grew up on the stuff, can't live without curry. In southern California I generally skip the more upmarket places in LA and head right for the greasepot buffet joints in Cerittos/Little India, and there's even more options when I'm up north (I could SO go for some takeout from Pakwan restaurant in Fremont right now). For emergencies I keep a supply of the surprisingly great Trader Joe's Chicken Tikka Masalas in the freezer.

Little Bangkok, got some good food. It at least cheaper then a round trip to Thailand, if not quit as good.

Those are good? I'm always kinda leery of frozen food fare in general, but that goes double for things that I actually like.

Dude, you very rarely go wrong with Trader Joe's fare. It's sort of on the expensive side of frozen food for a reason.

I know, I know, I just generally stay away from frozen prepackaged stuff as a general dietary rule*.

*frozen cuts of meat don't count obviously

Jonathan brought up the term rancid, which is what my post was responding to. It's telling that you keep taking my comments personally. Feeling guilty much?

My argument has largely been about understanding why people consider curry's odor stinky. And as has been discussed ad nauseam already, I pretty much think its because people are unaccustomed to it. Many other smells that are more common to people wouldn't get that description.

They're perfect if you've got the currylust but don't have the time to cook/go out. You have to be careful with Trader Joe's though, not all their Indian food is good, or even edible (different suppliers, I'm sure). Avoid these: the fresh Indian meals and naans, the non refrigerated Indian veggie dishes in the vacuum packed metal pouches (look good on the packaging but they're bland, gloopy messes), the frozen individual Indian meals in the little round containers, and the frozen vegetable biryani.

What I'm talking about is their slightly larger boxed frozen dishes like the chicken tikka masala, butter chicken, paneer tikka (Indian cheese) & spinach basmati rice, and the channa masala (garbanzo curry). Combine any or all of these with the garlic naan from frozen and you've got a REALLY tasty, reasonably priced, quick fix Indian feast. They also do these frozen veggie "masala burgers" that are insanely good, despite being about as authentically Indian as Fisher Stevens in a Short Circuit movie. Whoever came up with them for TJ really knows how to use those spices.

as far as dietary concerns, the ones I like are definitely rich and spicy but I doubt any of them are hugely fattening if you have them in moderation. Probably do have a lot of sodium though, like most frozen packaged meals.