Chocolate Face Chase
Curries are a bit like buses, none for a long period then, bang, my unaccustomed delicate taste buds are cluster bombed with what feels like a Phal cunningly disguised as a Jalfrezi.
This week has been my curry cluster and I have really enjoyed it. Wine and curry are not perfect partners, so it's been Kingfisher and Tiger beer all the way. You cannot beat the generous gulps invoking a cleansing refreshing break from the self inflicted fire within. The Naan also helps calm the heat very nicely, but on the flip side fills the stomach too quickly.
My brother's birthday meal was my last curry this week.
After tackling the bewildering offerings on the table with ease, as I was now curry adjusted, the wafer chocolate mints appeared, and immediately a friends eyes lit up. He proceeded to challenge my brother to a 'Chocolate Face Chase'. I had never seen this before, but the idea is fairly simple. You start with the chocolate on the open plains of your forehead while tilted back. Gradually the ambient heat of the curry house starts to melt the outside of the chocolate. It is then your job to guide the vessel over the rough terrain ahead and into the waiting mouth. Nose size, balance and control are crucial to success. My brother succeeded with aplomb. What a great game. Reading this back maybe it was one of those 'you had to be there' moments, but I have not laughed so much in a long time.
The curry week has cast shadow over my wine consumption, but I hope to punctuate the end of the week with a few choice glasses.
This week has been my curry cluster and I have really enjoyed it. Wine and curry are not perfect partners, so it's been Kingfisher and Tiger beer all the way. You cannot beat the generous gulps invoking a cleansing refreshing break from the self inflicted fire within. The Naan also helps calm the heat very nicely, but on the flip side fills the stomach too quickly.
My brother's birthday meal was my last curry this week.
After tackling the bewildering offerings on the table with ease, as I was now curry adjusted, the wafer chocolate mints appeared, and immediately a friends eyes lit up. He proceeded to challenge my brother to a 'Chocolate Face Chase'. I had never seen this before, but the idea is fairly simple. You start with the chocolate on the open plains of your forehead while tilted back. Gradually the ambient heat of the curry house starts to melt the outside of the chocolate. It is then your job to guide the vessel over the rough terrain ahead and into the waiting mouth. Nose size, balance and control are crucial to success. My brother succeeded with aplomb. What a great game. Reading this back maybe it was one of those 'you had to be there' moments, but I have not laughed so much in a long time.
The curry week has cast shadow over my wine consumption, but I hope to punctuate the end of the week with a few choice glasses.
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