Ok for 8 year old to have chicken vindaloo?

Skynet5 · 15 Jul 2018 at 08:02

I had a phall once.

The next day my sweat burned my skin, my pee burned too. It was like torture.

Yadda · 15 Jul 2018 at 09:59

I'm a big fan of spicy food although it's been a while since I've had an Indian curry. Over the years I've moved towards Thai food, usually home-made with my own chillies (any YouTube "Hot Thai Kitchen" followers here?).

Not sure whether I'd give a young child a very highly spiced dish. If someone else was cleaning the mess/drying the tears then sure, why not?

rubberduck · 17 Oct 2020 at 20:31

Just found out that the 8 year old in question (now 11) has recently turned vegan, however they do still enjoy hot food.

NVP · 17 Oct 2020 at 22:35

Microwaved lettuce?

Mr Oblong · 17 Oct 2020 at 22:36

If they like it, it's fine. Potentially build up to it if they're not used to very spicy food.

Nasher · 17 Oct 2020 at 23:08

You never get used to ring of fire in the morning.

Mr Oblong · 17 Oct 2020 at 23:14

Nasher said:
You never get used to ring of fire in the morning.

So, logically, there's no benefit in making them wait

tmisv2 · 17 Oct 2020 at 23:16

This thread has decided what I'm having for tea tomorrow. Probably not vindaloo though, as despite the spice, I find it a bit boring.

rubberduck · 18 Oct 2020 at 01:36

tmisv2 said:
This thread has decided what I'm having for tea tomorrow. Probably not vindaloo though, as despite the spice, I find it a bit boring.

Scotch Egg?

moon man · 18 Oct 2020 at 08:02

As a kid I started on the Chinese curry sauce thinking I was really brave then built up to vindaloos and became addicted
I'm from Yorkshire though had and probably have some amazing restaurants there ,my mates would force me to try their birianis or Kormas (just no) saying how much better balanced they were and how the individual nuonces could be picked out ( well they would make grunts meaning this) it could have been the Seratonin from the intence heat ( I would ask for extra hot vindaloos) but quite an addiction , punishing the porceline the next day was part of the experience

Johno please? · 18 Oct 2020 at 08:36

Just make sure its halal so they can truly taste the suffering.... I joke, don't worry all that crap is halal.

moon man · 18 Oct 2020 at 08:39

Johno please? said:
Just make sure its halal so they can truly taste the suffering.... I joke, don't worry all that crap is halal.

Just speaking for myself I'm vegan

NVP · 18 Oct 2020 at 08:43

Johno please? said:
all that crap

Agreed, those we term as British curries are considered crap. Over-sweetened, extra thick, blended sauce covering cheap meat... I'd be embarrassed if that were the type of curry I served at home.

Try a real restaurant with traditional cooking methods and recipes

Or find you an Indian girl to date

moon man · 18 Oct 2020 at 08:48

Some of the Bradford places were amazing to my taste buds ,and won awards ect ,some in Dewsbury total slop ,apart from one

LOAM · 18 Oct 2020 at 10:11

rubberduck said:
Just found out that the 8 year old in question (now 11) has recently turned vegan, however they do still enjoy hot food.

Thanks for this important update, I oft wondered what had happened to said child

thenewoc · 18 Oct 2020 at 10:41

What a sad ending, poor child reduced to veggie vindaloo, ought to be a crime.

pp111 · 18 Oct 2020 at 10:49

I would have been tempted to get some ... but also something else for when they decide they dont like it!!

Ryan-3 · 18 Oct 2020 at 14:35

NVP said:
Microwaved lettuce?

Personally speaking, you have to have a try of food at different spice levels. You won't know unless you do.

Mr Oblong · 18 Oct 2020 at 17:29

LOAM said:
Thanks for this important update, I oft wondered what had happened to said child

I appreciated the clarification that, despite going vegan, said child 'still enjoys spicy food'. Because it needed to be said.

Angilion · 18 Oct 2020 at 18:11

NVP said:
Agreed, those we term as British curries are considered crap. Over-sweetened, extra thick, blended sauce covering cheap meat... I'd be embarrassed if that were the type of curry I served at home.

I once read a short interview with an Indian cook who moved here to work. The first thing they had to do was learn to cook British "Indian" food.

There's a nod to it in one of the Discworld books, where food from another country becomes popular in Ankh-Morpork...but it's actually just several variations of slightly spiced swede with the names of the other country's food attached to it.