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Thread: Do you get free poppadoms with your Indian?

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    Do you get free poppadoms with your Indian?

    A brief national survey.

    I don't know if this happened everywhere at some point in time or if it's locale specific, but at some point in my life poppadoms went from being free to costing about a pound a pop.

    Do you get free poppadoms with your takeaway?

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    They're listed at 50p at the ones round here but they always put at 2-4 in for free.

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    I think it depends on order amount. Above something like £10 I think they launch them in free, below that you’re charged.

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    It sounds like they've got a bit too comfortable in their adopted homeland.

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    When I lived in Birmingham 5+ years ago, they were a tiny amount, like 20p each or something. And if you ordered any amount, they'd throw in loads.

    They seem to have cottoned onto the fact that it's an easy money spinner, and started charging ridiculous amounts for them. I was looking at the menu for a place the other day and they were £1.40 each.

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    Who's ordering less than ten quids worth of food?

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    One of the Indian takeaways round here even chucks in a free bottle of wine now and then.

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    I have been trying to get red onions in portsmouth for 6 years and they have no idea what they are. I reckon I tried about my 20th indian take away in that time this evening and same script. White onion diced up with fucking cucumber and tomato.

    It's fucking ridiculous. I asked for red onions and described them once and the gonad bought me a diced red onion.

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    Yep, always get a few free poppadoms with every order. Love a curry.

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    Not in the restaurant, but I think I've had some chucked in with takeaways at points.

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    Somethimes. Shit poll.

    They usually give something free, but it's often Bombay Potato or Bahji's instead.

    On the flipside, the Chinese ALWAYS give free Prawn Crackers.

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    Very rarely, but allllways get free prawn crackers with the chinese takeaways round here.

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    shit, snap spikey lad

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    Quote Originally Posted by Foe View Post
    I think it depends on order amount. Above something like £10 I think they launch them in free, below that you’re charged.
    What could you get for less than a tenner? An onion salad?

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    Fucking hell, Dave pops back just to call Quincy a cunt and now we've got Manc Sean squaring up to red onions. What a weekend.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Spikey M View Post
    What could you get for less than a tenner? An onion salad?
    i think you can get a sensible amount of food for one person for less than a tenner at an indian, but only if you're being a boring calorie-counting cunt, and collecting your order. Like, a cheap curry and rice could easily fall below the £10 threshold, but i feel like it kind of misses the point of getting an indian takeaway.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Manc sean View Post
    I have been trying to get red onions in portsmouth for 6 years and they have no idea what they are. I reckon I tried about my 20th indian take away in that time this evening and same script. White onion diced up with fucking cucumber and tomato.

    It's fucking ridiculous. I asked for red onions and described them once and the gonad bought me a diced red onion.
    Red onions are brilliant. We've definitely got the best Indian mob in Manchester for variety.

    Popadoms aren't free usually but some do hit that trigger point of sending them. The local in Fife sends a free pizza for orders over £50 because you need pizza as well as loads of curry.

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    Keeks, are the pizza toppings curry themed?

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    By red onions do you mean the chutney/relish thing they give with poppadoms in restaurants, right?

    Like this:



    It's not some other weird thing is it?

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    They're just normal pizzas which adds the mystery.

    Edit: yep to the onions.

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    I've never seen those, and I've been to many a curry house. Only the same thing from normal onions.

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    I've only ever had them once or twice.

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    Round here you get a free blowjob on orders over £650.

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    Is that your tip for carrying it all?

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    Find yourself a gaff that gives you free sholezard and stfu.

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    First Manchester invents a bowl full of onion with Paprika chucked at it, calls it "Red Onion" and gets pissy when they're given red onion.

    Now Taz wants people to eat Rice fucking Pudding.

    You've all run mad.

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    The Indian I like gives free popadoms and free onion bhajis.

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    Poppadoms normally free and if you do order some then you always get more than you asked for, although the little bag of limp salad is an ever present from any indian I've ever ordered from.

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    Yeah, I always get the salad bag.

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    Has anyone ever eaten the sad bag of salad?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Sir Andy Mahowry View Post
    Has anyone ever eaten the sad bag of salad?
    Never the bag, but I eat the onion salad with the poppadoms and dip when eating in a restaurant. (Or I did when that was a thing 18 years ago).

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    Yes but poppadoms are rubbish so I never have one.
    I'm a twit

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    Lol.

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    I've always said poppadoms are just big ready salted crisps, and with ready salted being the shittest flavour, I'm not bothered.

    (Although the walkers sensations poppadoms are, indeed, sensational)

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    They are crisps that you use to scoop up mountains of curry. Show some respect.
    Last edited by Spikey M; 21-03-2021 at 09:05 AM.

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    Quote Originally Posted by mo View Post
    I've always said poppadoms are just big ready salted crisps, and with ready salted being the shittest flavour, I'm not bothered.

    If you're just eating them like you'd eat crisps then I'm not surprised you're so wrong about them.

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    Can we put some respect on the poppadom please? They are a vital component of the balti experience.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Baz View Post
    Yes but poppadoms are rubbish so I never have one.
    You absolute weasel.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Spikey M View Post
    They are crisps that you use to scoop up mountains of curry. Show some respect.
    If this was always the case they’d be good, but this is only the case when you get a takeaway. If you eat in they serve them with the little rubbish dips (and if you’re with another couple they’ll undoubtedly double-dip, because you’ll forget to tell them not to until it’s too late, because people should not need to be reminded no to ) and don’t bring your curry until everyone’s finished their poppadoms.

    Like, they could be good, but naan bread serves the exact purpose you describe, making poppadoms utterly pointless. It’s like going for a burger but having a pack of pombears before you order.
    I'm a twit

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    Do you not spoon portions of the dips onto your tiny little plate? That's what happens in the civilised south.

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    If only there was a way to say "Bring us the curry, we're keeping poppadoms for the main course."

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    I have them with the starter and the main. And a Naan, obviously.

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    I've recently swapped out the naan for a japati, and it's been a positive upgrade.

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    As someone who's friendship group is more than 50% of Indian background, I was surprised to learn the following facts.

    • Samosas are meant to be served with ketchup.
    • Indians always order their curry with chips, not rice. Rookie move, is the exact phrase that was used.
    • They always serve hot curries with yoghurt, so you can temper the spice to your taste. Even if you order a madas or vindaloo, it doesn't have to be really spicy.


    I think there's a 40% chance they're winding me up.

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    Quote Originally Posted by SvN View Post
    If only there was a way to say "Bring us the curry, we're keeping poppadoms for the main course."
    Mike does that, fair play to him, and everyone acts like it’s weird. Even two tables over give a mystified glance.

    Just bypass poppadoms and get straight to the curry please.

    Especially when I bet some of you poppadom nonces are “too stuffed” to actually finish the thing you actually ordered and wanted.

    Also +1 for chapati. Was recommended by my man Waseem and I’ve never looked back.
    I'm a twit

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    Here we go. "I can eat loads of food, honest! Ignore my 24 inch waistline".

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    Quote Originally Posted by Baz View Post
    Mike does that, fair play to him, and everyone acts like it’s weird. Even two tables over give a mystified glance.

    Just bypass poppadoms and get straight to the curry please.

    Especially when I bet some of you poppadom nonces are “too stuffed” to actually finish the thing you actually ordered and wanted.
    I've always done it and I don't think I've ever had that reaction (but I may just be oblivious).

    In an ideal world, I don't want to touch a knife and fork for the entirety of the meal. All Poppadoms and Naan.

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    That is indeed the dream.

    30” by the way. Same as my grandads stiffy.
    I'm a twit

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    Chapati's are the way to go. I've not had a super hot curry in years (like a vindaloo), I just don't see the point of burning my insides out without enjoying the flavours.

    Might have to order a curry tonight.

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    Madras is about as hot as I go. Anything hotter than that and you can't taste anything anyway.

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