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NAZZ
Barsoom
United Kingdom
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 Posted - 03/10/2007 : 14:25:11
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A pot of burning chilli sparked fears of a biological terror attack in central London.
Firefighters wearing protective breathing apparatus were called to D'Arblay Street, Soho, after reports of noxious smoke filling the air.
Police closed off three roads and evacuated homes following the alert.
Specialist crews broke down the door to the Thai Cottage restaurant at 1900 BST on Monday where they discovered the source - a 9lb pot of chillies.
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Nam Prik Pao recipe
Heat garlic and challots in oil and remove to a bowl
Place red chillies in the pan with some oil and fry until they go dark in colour. Then set aside
Mix shrimp paste with the rest of the ingredients and pound in a mortar and pestle
Return the mixture to the heat until it becomes a thick dark coloured paste
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The restaurant had been preparing Nam Prik Pao, a red-hot Thai dip which uses extra-hot chillies which are deliberately burnt.
But the smell prompted several members of the public to call the emergency services.
Alpazan Duven, a Turkish journalist based in the restaurant's building, said: "I was sitting in the office when me and my chief start coughing and I said this was something really dodgy.
"I looked out of the window and saw people rushing and then we heard the sirens."
Supranee Yodmuang, the restaurant supervisor, was above the restaurant when she received a phone call from her boss.
"It was about 4pm when I saw the police who were closing off the roads but I didn't know why.
"My boss rang me and said I had to get out of the building because of a chemical attack."
She added: "Because we're Thai, we're used to the smell of chillies."
A Scotland Yard spokesman said: "The street was closed off for three hours while we were trying to discover the source of the odour."
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long time no see
Earthsea
United Kingdom
6771 Posts |
Posted - 03/10/2007 : 14:32:42
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Yes that Cook
hit the London TV News
great Promo.
The Power of Strong Food.
Life In The Fast Lane. |
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Norbert
Alagaësía
65 Posts |
Posted - 03/10/2007 : 14:37:11
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| Surely the thread should be named culinary terror? |
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Dingo
Barsoom
United Kingdom
281 Posts |
Posted - 03/10/2007 : 19:34:55
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Thanks Nazz,
One for the recipe scrapbook.
I have got a turbo power extractor fan now over my cooker. Those fumes can be overpowering.
As yet no chemical alerts in Seaford, at least not caused by me. |
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Daveb
Earthsea
2259 Posts |
Posted - 03/10/2007 : 19:44:26
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| Sure? |
We're all doomed!
Head for the hills before they start heading for you! |
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camelot
Barsoom
USA
337 Posts |
Posted - 03/10/2007 : 23:41:41
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quote:
Originally posted by Dingo
Thanks Nazz,
...I have got a turbo power extractor fan now over my cooker. Those fumes can be overpowering.
It the fumes that come after eating chilli that cause terror in my house:) |
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NAZZ
Barsoom
United Kingdom
179 Posts |
 Posted - 04/10/2007 : 00:22:13
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quote:
Originally posted by camelot
quote:
Originally posted by Dingo
Thanks Nazz,
...I have got a turbo power extractor fan now over my cooker. Those fumes can be overpowering.
It the fumes that come after eating chilli that cause terror in my house:)
Burns going in ,burns going out  |
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biological terror in London & a recipe for Dingo