earliest Indian takeaway?

de bene esse: literally, of well-being, morally acceptable but subject to future validation or exception

Monks discover recipe book dated to 1793 that includes unusual recipes for Pigs Ears and even a chicken curry ...

The handwritten book was discovered in the archives of Downside Abbey, in Somerset. Among the food-spattered pages are recipes for Fricassee of Pigs Ears and even one of the first chicken curries.

Is this the end of the traditional Friday night beer and biryani? Thousands of Indian restaurants and pubs have closed across Britain in the last five years

Figures published by The Sun on Sunday show that 2,000 curry houses have closed in the past five years all over the country. Competition from chains such as Pizza Express and Nando's has been blamed.