When Patricia Forbes happened upon an old family recipe, little could she have known that she had also stumbled upon a modern day revolution in the world of ethnic food.
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Forbes shared the find with neighbour and friend Charlotte Hart, and Bombay Bangers was born. The Buckinghamshire-based twosome set about developing and marketing an entirely new range of sausages that represented the best in fusion cooking; the tastes of India with the well-loved format of British cuisine.
Hart revealed however that the recipe does not simply involve adding spice to sausages; the products are created with a distinct era of history in mind. During the days of the Raj, when the British ruled India, servants were often asked to prepare traditional British fodder for the homesick aristocracy. A lack of traditional ingredients however meant that Indian chefs had to compromise and substitute ethnic alternatives.
Bombay Bangers, explained Hart, are a prime example of this. Delicately spiced sausages made with chicken, pork, beef or lamb (there is also a vegetable option to cater for meat-free diets) they are a gourmet product. They are also microwaveable and tasty fastfood, designed for the food-to-go market but generating much interest from publicans anxious to prevent clientele leaving for a curry mid evening.
The creation of the Bombay Banger led to a wider range of gourmet products. The “Quick Curry Fix” product was a foodservice provider’s dream: a handheld microwaveable snack for the curry addict”. Consisting of a Bombay banger and chutney in a soft bread wrap, the product is unusual, convenient and tasty.
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By GlobalDatajust-food.com first reported on Bombay Bangers when the range was launched at the International Food Exhibition (IFE) in the London docklands in 2001. Now, the company’s curry sauces, pickles and chutneys, a range that includes Whistle Blower Pickle; Jaggery Goor Chutney; Calcutta Club Chutney and Raj Mint Relish, are available by mail order for the first time.
A mail order hotline will become live from 2 April [Tuesday].
“This could be the new cult food,” said Hart: “Much bigger than the cheeseburger.”
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