There is little - if anything - that makes the mouth water quite so much as the prospect of eating a tasty curry.

Luckily for Bradfordians, many of the best curry houses in the whole of the UK are located right here in our district.

Today, we are launching the Telegraph & Argus Best Curry House 2024 awards.

As we search for perfection, we'll need your help in our quest to identify the best of the best in the Bradford area.

Nominations open today (Monday, October 14) and close on Sunday, October 20. Simply head to www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/TABEST or scan the QR code on the coupon printed in today's paper to put forward your favourite curry house.

From all the nominations, we will then draw up a shortlist of ten establishments and will aim to write a profile on each of them before readers help to decide which is the best.

With Bradford being famed for the quality of its curries, the competition is sure to be hot.

The city has won many national accolades, including being named Britain’s Curry Capital on multiple occasions.

This strong reputation means people come from near and far to sample the spicy delights on offer in the district’s many curry houses and take-aways.

The variety of eateries is remarkable across the Bradford district - from large glitzy buffet-style restaurants to the more intimate smaller venues.

A great sense of pride is evident among many of those who run the district's best-loved curry houses.

The popularity of curries in Bradford can be traced back to the 1960s and earlier, when South Asian migration to the UK increased, with Bradford's mills offering work for many of the new arrivals from India, Pakistan and Bangladesh, among other countries.

In the years that followed, South Asian cuisine became a major part of Bradford society, growing popular with diners from many different walks of life.

In 2024, curry lovers find themselves with a wonderful choice of dishes.

From korma to karahi and from balti to biryani, Bradford's curry houses cater for a wide variety of tastes.

Over the years, curry has acted as a unifying force for those who visit Bradford to attend theatre performances, to work or to study, with a bit of spice often helping to warm up the city's residents when those cold winter nights arrive in West Yorkshire.