Some Like It Hot: This Curry Map Of The UK Reveals Who Eats The Spiciest Curries

Eating painfully hot curries has become one of the great British past-times.

While most of us like to enjoy the complex flavours of Indian cuisine, others like nothing more than punishing themselves with chilli-packed dishes.

Now, a ‘heat map’ of the UK has determined who are the worst offenders (or spice champions, depending on how you look at it).

According to the study, southerners prefer the hottest curries – with Kent and Essex folk enjoying it the spiciest.

Although a few Northern outposts – such as Lancashire and Manchester – typically prefer hotter curries, overall it’s southerners who want the hottest dishes.

People in Northern Ireland, Wales and Scotland prefer a very mild curry, while Midlanders enjoy a medium chilli heat in their curry.

The research was conducted by Brandwatch to mark the launch of the Hari Ghotra Curry Kits by online Indian cookery portal Harighotra.co.uk.

The curry ‘heat map’ (SWNS)

Brandwatch collated the findings using five years of research of tweets containing names of curries and assigned a heat rating to each location based on the dishes mentioned.

Hari Ghotra, chef and founder of Harighotra.co.uk, said: “It’s exciting to see the cross-section of consumers who love spicy curries and to reveal some interesting trends across the UK through my curry heat map.

"I created my curry kits to help Brits cook easy and authentic curries so knowing the heat range across the UK means I have developed something to suit all tastes.”

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