Curry favour

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Poppadum well: Brits have had a passion for curry for centuries.

The country's first curry house opened in London in 1810 and even Queen Victoria was a fan, enjoying a chicken curry.

We vinda-love it: Today, a whopping 23million of us eat curry regularly and a poll found one in six of us would rather have it than traditional Christmas dinner.

Chilli thriller: Curry now beats spaghetti bolognese and roasts as our favourite food to make at home, according to another study.