Can you believe that my first experience with Indian food was just three years ago when I moved to London? Up until then I'd never had Indian food. Now I can't imagine a week going by with at least one curry night. Britain has a long standing love affair with Indian food dating back to their colonial relationship with the subcontinent. Curry is as popular as fish & chips in the UK. There are 9,500 Indian restaurants for the UK population of 64 million. (Half of those are in London). Compare that to 8,000 for the US population of 314 million and most Americans are missing out on some spicy special food.