A Sad Loss to Our Kind

Robbo

'Curry Hell' restaurant boss dies

A popular North East restaurateur, who claimed to serve the world's hottest curry, has died.

Abdul Latif, offered the famous dish - Curry Hell - free to any customer who could finish it at his Newcastle diner.

The 52-year-old became a renowned local businessman thanks to his talent for publicity and regular appearances in cult adult comic Viz.

He died of a heart attack at his home in the city's Gosforth area in the early hours of Sunday.

Mr Latif's restaurant, which used to be called Rupali, enjoyed a high profile in recent years.

It features in the Guinness Book of Records for the world's longest-distance curry delivery - from Newcastle to Sydney.

Free meals

The entrepreneur branded himself the first Bangladeshi Lord of the Manor when he bought the title Lord of Harpole.

In 2003, he offered free meals for five years to all British servicemen and women who served in Iraq.

A colleague at his restaurant Curry Capital, who did not want to be named, said: "He was a very nice man. All the people loved him, he will be very much missed."

Mr Latif also offered free curries for life to England rugby star Jonny Wilkinson and former Newcastle United manager Graeme Souness.

Anyone who's a regular reader of Viz will be familiar with ads for the great man's restaurant. I'm not one for punishing myself with a ridiculously hot curry, but I always hoped to have a crack at Curry Hell.

smashey

Robbo wrote: »

Anyone who's a regular reader of Viz will be familiar with ads for the great man's restaurant. I'm not one for punishing myself with a ridiculously hot curry, but I always hoped to have a crack at Curry Hell.

A sad loss indeed. He was a true visionary.

dr.bollocko

I thought that this thread was gonna be spoutin on about some dead gay cowboy or whoever.

Gordon

Weh, I thought he was a made up person by Viz.

The news of his death sends a chile up my spine.

smashey

dr.bollocko wrote: »

I thought that this thread was gonna be spoutin on about some dead gay cowboy or whoever.

We have our priorities right.

patrickc

fu*k hot curries, good irishmans food, stew, bacon and cabbage lamb etc no loss to him and his hot curries

Jesus Wept

Good night, sweet Prince.

TerrorFirmer

I cannot stand hot food. That is, not that I hate then, but literally, have no tolerance. I remember before in my local Indian they gave us their hottest dish, one small bite and I was drinking water for about an hour. Can't even being to imagine what this curry hell would be like.

smashey

I love hot curries.

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Hotter the better for me.

Curry Hell eh? I need to try this.

smashey

DesF wrote: »

Hotter the better for me.

Curry Hell eh? I need to try this.

We need to meet.

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smashey wrote: »

We need to meet.

Come to the beers.

We can kidnap a Chinese person and get them to order from the "original" menu in some of the chinese restaurants around Dublin.

They do up menus in Chinese for Chinese people to order from, because they reckon their stuff is too strong for Irish people. :eek:

smashey

DesF wrote: »

Come to the beers.

We can kidnap a Chinese person and get them to order from the "original" menu in some of the chinese restaurants around Dublin.

They do up menus in Chinese for Chinese people to order from, because they reckon their stuff is too strong for Irish people. :eek:

I'm more of an Indian man.

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smashey wrote: »

I'm more of an Indian man.

That can be arranged.

watna

God, I'd love a curry right now!

DesF

DesF wrote: »

Come to the beers.

We can kidnap a Chinese person and get them to order from the "original" menu in some of the chinese restaurants around Dublin.

They do up menus in Chinese for Chinese people to order from, because they reckon their stuff is too strong for Irish people. :eek:

All of the places in Parnell St do that. However, it's nothing to do with spiciness (i dragged our Chinese cleaner in one day and go him to translate and order for me) but they do a lot of stuff on the cheap, and it's stuff that we wouldn't eat. Thing's like pigs' trotters and fried intestines etc. They eat a lot of internal organs and stuff that we wouldn't touch.

In fairness, a lot of what we'd consider Chinese food is stuff they'd never have back home (beef curry, chicken balls, etc.)

Also, RIP Abdul. Can't wait for February's Viz.

Esel

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Thing's like pigs' trotters and fried intestines etc.

New meaning to "I puked me guts up last night"!

replicantface

Went out for dinner to a place in Little China (Capal Street) recently. There were a good few Chinese eating there, always a good sign.

We were given a normal Western style Chinese menu, nothing special. I pointed over at this delicious red hot looking huge soup dish meal a guy was eating and asked about it. Waiter told me it was a very hot meat and seafood dish that my palette wouldn't be able to handle. I immediately ordered that very dish, in spite of his racism.

It arrived with more dried red chillies floating in a delicious crimson broth than I've ever seen, it was delicious and hot hot hot.

However, the 'meat' and 'seafood' were not quite as I imagined. The 'meat' was liver, kidneys and tripe. The 'seafood' was eel. Much of the red colour came from blood. Possibly human. I've never eaten offal or eel before and maybe it was the sauce, but it was absolutely delicious. Weird, weird textures, but damn tasty.

admiralofthefleet

im off now to the curry capital for a curry that will make me shít my kideys!

orestes

BGRH group holiday to Newcastle to try out this curry hell!

Kur4mA

Gordon wrote: »

Weh, I thought he was a made up person by Viz.

The news of his death sends a chile up my spine.

I lol'd. I'm not one for the hot foods. It hurts me belly and makes me spit fire from the wrong end. :cool:

Esel

Gordon wrote: »

Weh, I thought he was a made up person by Viz.

The news of his death sends a chile up my spine.

Voodoo Chile?