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 →

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 →

When news of curry scented perfumes first wafted around the Curry Focus office, we all thought that it was some kind of late April Fool joke. But once we’d received the same news from 3 different sources, it turns out … Continue reading →