WHAT TO EAT TO BEAT THE HEAT IN BRISTOL THIS WEEKEND
Visitors to the 50th Bristol Harbour Festival She said: “It may be the last food you think of this weekend are being advised of the perfect in hot weather, but it’s true that spicy food can thing to eat to beat the heat – a curry. help your body cool down in hot weather. Temperatures are set to soar to 30 degrees centigrade – possibly higher – when thousands of people pour into the city for the harbourside spectacular, back for the first time since 2019. With such extreme temperatures, curry might be the last thing you think of when it comes to keeping your body cool. But one expert says that ‘fighting fire with fire’ works, and is keen to offer some inciteful food for thought to people heading into Bristol this weekend. Gauri Renukdas is Director of Tikka Flame, which sits in the heart of the Harbourside area. 10
“Curries and chillies can stimulate heat receptors in the mouth, enhance circulation and cause sweating, which is how the body naturally cools down in the heat.
