It's our last night in Copenhagen and we want to go out for a bite, our Airbnb is a little walk away and the we not really in the mood for making food. There are not many restaurants at Christianhavn, at least not that I could see. We walked randomly past the curry club, I honestly wasn't too keen on curry, cause just the word "curry" kinda throw me off and give me bad memories of bad curry, the place was also completely empty, so I was a little hesitant on walking in. But I was crazy hungry and it seemed clean and more fun than the burger place next door promoting "Ben and jerry milkshake", so we went for it.
They had an simple menu hang on the wall, consisting of something like seven meals, some smaller items, some side dishes; some different nan breads etc. A guy comes out of the kitchen and can probably see that we are not from around and are unsure on what to order, so he starts to explain every dish for us in great detail; what it tastes like, how it's prepared, what spicesare used, where the commodities are grown, something I at first thought was unnecessary as I just wanted something to put in my mouth so I could go home. But after a few dishes I started appreciating the mindfulness and understanding this in-depth exploration gave me for the food I was about to eat, as well as the curry as a dish itself.
I went for the dhal and a homemade mango lassi, my date went for the butter chicken, and we ordered a box raita to share. The dhal was served with white rice and some pickled onions, it wasn't spicy like a chilly would be, but rather spicy as there are lots of spices in there making your nose drip and throat feel warm, but a very well balanced and comfortable spicyness. This worked out perfectly with the mango lassi that was super rich and thick, made with small, sweet mangoes from Sri Lanka, making the lassi tasting sweet but with the sour taste of the yogurt as a almost un-noticeable undertone. The butter chicken was really rich and creamy served with white rice, I didn't get to taste more than one bite, as my date was really keen on her food, and not a dhal kind of person, so trading food was hard work. But as far as she told me, and by the little she would let me taste from the huge portion of food we were served it was tasty and up to the high standards of a native British.
The guy that first came out of the kitchen to explain us the food kept us company for some of the meal, telling us about the history of the shop, why they started up, what they want to do etc. But also gave us space to be just the two of us, and enjoy the food. The portions are huge, it was hard eating it all, and two people could easily be happy with only one dish. But after having eaten too much, and lived with that for a day, I have to admit at least the Dahl is no dangerous food to over-eat, my tummy is still happy, and actually seems happy with the choice of food.
I stopped by for another lassi this afternoon, as a sweet and filling, but still healthy lunch. read more