Is it acceptable to order just a naan?
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Is it acceptable to order just a naan?
Suppose you're having home made curry, is it ok to go to your nearby curry house and order just a couple of naan breads? Or is that dickish? Will the owner see right through you and realise that you're having someone else's curry, and just using him as a petty bread vendor? Or is this common behaviour?
(No Gevin, I will not order a paratha.)
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Re: Is it acceptable to order just a naan?
I don't see why not. It's not as though the main dishes are used to subsidise super-cheap naan bread, they probably make a similar mark-up on either and it's all business, innit? I say go for it.
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Re: Is it acceptable to order just a naan?
I don't think there should be a problem with that. It's all business to them. It's not as though they're going to be selling you a curry anyway. They might as well curry favour (sorry,couldn't resist) with you by giving you what you want. Then, next time you want a curry, you'll be more inclined to go to that curry house.
i have often thought we should order a load of naans when we get a takeaway and then freeze them (as they are so much better than supermarket ones or even, , homemade ones!). Sadly, I never seem to remember.
i have often thought we should order a load of naans when we get a takeaway and then freeze them (as they are so much better than supermarket ones or even, , homemade ones!). Sadly, I never seem to remember.
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Re: Is it acceptable to order just a naan?
Logically yes, these arguments are sound, and I don't think I'd hesitate were it not my local place which we regularly use. The owner is a bit 'chatty', and would almost certainly want to know why we were getting naan breads (which you surely only order if you're having curry) and not buying his curry. Could get awkward/violent.
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Re: Is it acceptable to order just a naan?
I really can't see how you could think that would be a problem.
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Re: Is it acceptable to order just a naan?
I came into this thread with a reply along those lines specifically in mind. I have nothing to say now.Michael Wallace wrote:(No Gevin, I will not order a paratha.)
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Re: Is it acceptable to order just a naan?
Tesco Garlic and Coriander Mini Naans are the answer. They taste nice, they're small enough that you can have rice and a naan without feeling overstuffed, and they come in packs of six so you can pop the leftover ones in the freezer. Plus, ignore the rubric on the back that says that if you do freeze them, they have to be defrosted before heating - you can stick them straight in the oven straight from frozen and they're hot, moist and steaming in about five minutes. Yum.
Er, other brands of Garlic and Coriander Mini Naan are (probably) available.
Er, other brands of Garlic and Coriander Mini Naan are (probably) available.
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Re: Is it acceptable to order just a naan?
Gonna get me some of these.Phil Reynolds wrote:hot, moist and steaming in about five minutes. Yum.
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Re: Is it acceptable to order just a naan?
You do know you're meant to eat them, right?Jon O'Neill wrote:Gonna get me some of these.Phil Reynolds wrote:hot, moist and steaming in about five minutes. Yum.
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Re: Is it acceptable to order just a naan?
You could just order a paratha. Problem solved.