2008/10/18 paul youlten <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> Dermot said:
>> "This situation used to be very common in Birmingham on the "Balti
>> Mile". There, Indian restaurants offering affordable (and tasty) food
>> traditionally did not have licences. "
>
> I always assumed that this was because most Balti Houses/Indian
> Restaurants are run by Bangladeshi Muslims who don't sell alcoholic on
> religious grounds.

That was my assumption too. But:

a) In at least some houses, they would open it and pour it out for you
(often for free).
b) Many do now have licences.

Dermot

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