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11/10/2026

Ooh looks like burfee minis cardamom and ghee 🥰

11/10/2026

Who knew this is NOT deco ...
Traditionally, a lit and rotating pole acts as a live sign showing the shop is currently.

Dating back to medieval Europe, barber-surgeons performed medical procedures like bloodletting and tooth extractions alongside haircuts.

Red: Symbolizes arterial blood or surgical blood.
White: Represents the clean bandages wrapped around patients or hung out to dry.
Blue: Added later (mostly in the United States and Australia) to represent veins or national colors.

11/10/2026

Fun fact... Chicken Tikka Masala...

Chicken tikka masala originated in Glasgow, Scotland, in the early 1970s, though it is rooted in Indian cuisine.

Glasgow, Scotland: The dish is widely credited to Ali Ahmed Aslam (Mr. Ali), a Pakistani-Scottish chef and owner of the Shish Mahal restaurant in Glasgow.

Legend states that in the early 1970s, a customer complained that traditional roasted chicken tikka was too dry. To fix this, the chef improvised a creamy tomato-based sauce using a can of condensed tomato soup, yogurt, and spicesBritish Icon:

It became a massive staple in UK curry houses and was famously dubbed a "true British national dish" by former Foreign Secretary Robin Cook.