Why eating a curry could STOP you from putting on weight (21st May 2009)

If you are trying to stop piling on the pounds, eating lots of curry might seem like a bad idea.
But it is not as ridiculous as it sounds, according to the latest scientific findings.
The flavouring turmeric, used in most Indian meals, has an active ingredient which could help fight obesity.

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http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-1184632/Why-eating-curry-STOP-putting-weight.html

Britain and Curry (3rd Nov 2008)

The curry restaurant industry has taken Britain by storm, as nearly two-thirds of the nations diners choose to eat curry, with more spice restaurants in London alone to choose from than in Delhi and Bombay combined. Furthermore, just 30 years ago, there were fewer than 500 curry restaurants in the UK , while today there are more than 9,000 employing approximately 72,000 people and turning over £3.2 billion a year.

British kitchen curry crisis an immigration worry (14th Jul 2008)

LONDON (Reuters Life!) - British immigration ministers were urged on Wednesday to ease restrictions on Bangladeshi migrant workers in an attempt to help avert a shortage of kitchen staff in the nation's "curry houses".

At least 27,500 extra workers are needed if some of the country's favourite sub-continental meals such as chicken tikka masala are not to disappear from the high street, the Immigration Advisory Service (IAS) charity said.

The shortage, the result of the government's new immigration points-based system, has left Bangladeshi restaurants in serious trouble and facing irreparable damage, IAS chief executive Keith Best said.

Restrictions on lower-skilled migrants from outside the EU have left many Bangladeshis struggling to find work in Britain.

Limits have been tightened since migrants from new European Union member countries in eastern Europe gained employment rights in Britain following accession to the EU bloc.

Best said attempts to get eastern Europeans to work in curry restaurant kitchens have failed because they "have no cultural sensitivity towards or understanding of the curry industry".

"The lack of appreciation of the crisis facing the industry could do it irreparable damage," he said in a statement.

He has written to the immigration minister Liam Byrne asking for the rules to be relaxed for Bangladeshi catering workers.

He has also called on the British public "to save what has become an integral part of British life".

Curry Retains Britain's 'Favourite Food' Status (15th May 2008)

Indian and Chinese cuisines have dominated the ethnic foods market for 30 years and show no signs of relinquishing their control. According to a new report from market intelligence providers Key Note, Indian and Chinese foods accounted for 77.1% of the total ethnic foods market in 2005.

BRITISH CURRY INDUSTRY (8th Apr 2008)

That this House congratulates the British curry industry on its third successful British Curry Awards ceremony; recognises the contribution that the industry makes to the UK economy, representing £3.2 billion, 100,000 jobs and the enrichment of the national culinary experience; wishes the industry continued success during the next year; is concerned that the industry needs assistance to ensure that young people and skilled chefs are encouraged to enter the industry; and asks that the ability of the industry to recruit is taken into account in future policies determining workforce movement.