Curry liberates drinking conventions. Rules? Out of the window, says John Platter.
Spirits, soft drinks, even beer, even wine, are okay. A hot pot of Masala Tea - with cardamom, cinnamon, ginger and a half dozen other herbs and infused spices - is an option. Another hot pot - of Chinese tea - refreshes and calms the palate, perhaps the most brilliantly and healthily. A billion or so sophisticated foodies there haven't had it all wrong down the millennia. And their cuisines include the fieriest of dishes. Only think Szechuan and feel the rising beads of sweat...
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