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Sake Dean Mahomet

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Sake Dean Mahomet was born in 1759 in the Bengal region of India and served in the Bengal army before coming to Britain. In 1810 he opened the Hindoostane Coffee House in London, the first curry house to open in Britain. He and his wife also introduced shampooing, the Indian art of head massage, to Britain.

Memory tip: Sake Dean Mahomet opened Britain's first curry house (1810) and introduced shampooing.

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Sake Dean Mahomet is remembered for opening the first what in Britain?

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