Caerphilly AM Jeff Cuthbert is urging residents to support their local economy, Welsh produce and the Welsh Curry House of the Year 2012 contest by stopping into one or both of the restaurants in the area which have made it into the top 30 Curry Houses in Wales.
Both the Bombay Blue on Cardiff Road in Caerphilly and the Viceroy of India on Penallta Road in Ystrad Mynach have earned the votes of the public in the contest. Now each of the 30 restaurants will be celebrating their success by making a Welsh Lamb Curry available to the public until the end of March.
This is part of Wales’ Largest Curry Festival which runs for 5 weeks starting on 20 February with Welsh Lamb being the key ingredient during the festival. During the contest independent regional judges will visit each of the 30 short-listed restaurants in the three regions and narrow it down to one from each region. The final three will then have to impress national judges with dishes available from their public menus.
Jeff Cuthbert AM said:
‘I think this is a really fun and positive way to promote Welsh produce and the nation’s love of curry. I am really pleased that not one, but two of these are in my constituency! I thought we were mainly known for cheese, but it looks like curry might be getting the edge!
‘This is a great opportunity to cheer up the winter evenings and bolster the local economy whilst getting a nutritious meal. If you’re ambitious you can even go to both and compare the two with your friends and family. I know I’ll be looking forward to trying what promise to be two superb curry’s.’
