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HISTORY:
There is no concise report on the development of curry, let alone its
origination. However, we will try our best to give you a “glimpse” of curry
past.
Surprisingly, lots of people still think curry as spices as people think of
pepper, rather than a dish. There are people welcome the idea of curry as a
spicy dish from the South Asia.
Curry is a
generic term emerged during the British colonial era when the India
sub-continent was under its control. It was deemed a hot and spicy soup with
many different kinds of spices and ingredients used. Yet the word curry is
rarely heard in this part of the world.
David Smith,
a Curry House’s editor once said in his article, “In the west, curry is now
usually characterized by the type of curries popularized by restaurants. My
definition of a restaurant curry would be: A dish made with dried and fresh
spices cooked in oil with a sauce made from pureed onions, garlic and
ginger. The variety of spices used can be extensive but he commonest are
chili, cumin, coriander and turmeric. Other common ingredients are yougurt,
cream and ground nuts.”
Curry was
introduced to the far-flung region and virtually every corner of the world,
followed the expansion of
British Empire.
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