Phall

"Phaal" redirects here. For the French rapper, see Alpha Wann.

Phall (Bengali: ফাল, lit. 'jump'), also spelt fall, faal, phaal, fahl or fal, is a curry that originated in the Bangladeshi-owned curry-houses of Birmingham, England, and has also spread to Canada^[1] and the United States.^[2] It is not to be confused with the char-grilled, gravyless, finger food phall from Bangalore.

Phall

Chicken phaal from the Brick Lane Curry House, New York
Alternative names	Fall, faal, phaal, phal, fal
Type	Curry
Place of origin	England
Region or state	Birmingham
Main ingredients	chilli peppers (or scotch bonnet, habanero or Carolina Reaper peppers), tomatoes, ginger, choice of protein
Food energy (per serving)	205.5 (chicken)

It is one of the hottest forms of curry regularly available, even hotter than the vindaloo,^{[citation needed]} using many ground standard chilli peppers, or a hotter type of chilli such as scotch bonnet, habanero, or Carolina Reaper. Typically, the dish is a tomato-based thick curry and includes ginger and optionally fennel seeds.^[3] Phall has achieved notoriety as the spiciest generally available dish from Indian restaurants.^[4]

In 2008 in the UK, a charity competition in Hampshire was based on competitors eating increasingly hot phalls.^[5] A Season 1 episode of Man v. Food in New York City featured host Adam Richman accepting a challenge involving eating a full serving of phall at Brick Lane Curry House in Manhattan.^{[citation needed]}