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Um, curry is and originally was (before it became popular in England) absolutely available in India, I don't know where you've gotten this idea from that it isn't.
As mentioned, it's a blend of spices and also used to describe a dish which uses those different blends of spices.
Curries are also very popular in many parts of Asia, think Thai red or green curry for instance.
I absolutely adore curries, the fact the whole house smells of it after cooking, not so much LOL
This is an insteresting thread. In class one day when I was in hs, we were all trying to think of foods that were "american", meaning they were created in america and no one attempted to pass them off as from another country. The only thing I remember we came up with was squash (not sure if that's true...Then again if we get into junk food, we can probably come up with a lot: cheese puffs? ketchup? brownies? Anyone have any info?
As mentioned, it's a blend of spices and also used to describe a dish which uses those different blends of spices.
Interesting, I've never heard it used to describe a dish.
Yeah I like it OK in food but the smell...P-U...I actually declined renting a house recently because the next-door neighbors were Indian and it reeked of curry outside...another neighbor said "yeah we get that a lot" - next, lol
I once had a co-worker ask me why Chinese restaurants in Atlanta did not have St. Louis Chicken. She said she loved eating it back home at all the local Chinese restaurants. I told her because it was regional to St. Louis and it was not a dish that the Chinese in China make/cook. She looked at me puzzled and reminded me that it was a very popular Chinese dish in St. Louis
American pizza is also pretty unrecognisable to an Italian as well.
Some of it is, like some of the toppings Americans have come up with and chain pizza places like Pizza Hut aren't Italian at all. But a basic thin crust cheese pizza, like the type you find at a local pizzaria is about the same as you'll find it in Italy.
Curry is an anglicized word for a term usually meaning "sauce/gravy" rather than "spices". (wikipedia)
It does not mean "spice" in its country of origin.
This is what the thread is about...differences between how food/dishes nomenclature is used in their countries of origin and other countries.
Anyway, even for the ones who would like to call it a "spice", spices are also a so-called "food item". Just clarifying.
The wikipedia page also describes curry as a dish in Indian, which you claimed it wasn't.
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Curry ([SIZE=2]IPA: /ˈkʌri/) is a generic description used throughout European culture to describe a general variety of spiced dishes, best known in [/SIZE]South Asian cuisines, especially Indian cuisine.
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In most South Indian cuisines, a curry is considered a side-dish, which can be eaten along with a main dish like rice or bread.
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"yeah we get that a lot" - next, lol
When poeple think this country is going downhill, they should just remember: we invented smores. Marshmallow mountains majesty.
