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Keith Roff has been crowned
king of the curries at a New Forest Indian restaurant.
The 53-year-old conservatory
fitter was the last man standing as five hardened curry connoisseurs
were served the hottest possible dishes on a "chilli"
evening in Brockenhurst.
A night of hot competition at the
village's Dynasty Indian Cuisine restaurant raised £1,300 for
neighbouring Oakhaven Hospice Trust.
Diners packed the popular
restaurant to raise cash for the charity but only a few were brave
enough to take part in the highlight of the evening - the Dynasty Hot
Curry Oakhaven Challenge.
Brockenhurst's Paul Griffin, 42,
(known locally as Big Dave) was taking on fellow villager Alan
Hendry, 66, Peter Slade, 49, from Gosport, Winchester's Andy Norman,
37, and Dibden's Keith Roff, 53, - who eventually lived up to the
tongue-in-cheek rumour of having an asbestoslined mouth. Also on duty
was local firefighter Andrew Colverson.
Strict judges relaxed the rules
and allowed drinks on the table as round one started with a tindaloo curry.
The five curry competitors made
light work of the mouthblistering dish but the sight of round two on
the serving trolley was enough for Hendry. His sensible decision to
retire left the other four facing a dish of phall topped with a fresh
nagar chilli.
They all managed that but round
three sorted the men from the boys. The Curry from Hell' consisted of
extra hot phall with bird eye dried chillis, a nagar mixture and
another fresh nagar chilli - and had to be eaten against the clock.
The quartet bravely tucked into
the plates of fire but Roff 's burning ambition to win the inaugural
competition saw him through.
"I was a bit warm, I will
give them that," said Roff, a regular at Dynasty's. "In
fact it was the hottest I have ever had but I will be back to defend
my title next year."
Oakhaven chief executive Andrew
Ryde joined the evening but stayed clear of the hot curries.
He said: "It has been a
tremendous evening. I like a mild curry but nothing quite as vicious
as that. It has been a tremendous effort and thanks go to Dynasty for
everything they have done."
Eastleigh musician Cris Gibbons
supplied entertainment for the evening but turned down requests for
Red Hot Chilli Peppers and music from the Spice Girls!
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