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.