"Brick" > wrote:
> On 2-Aug-2008, Nick Cramer > wrote:
> > "Brick" > wrote:
> > > On 2-Aug-2008, "Hugh" > wrote:
> > > > "Mark Filice" > wrote in message
> > > > > Siva says...
> > > > >> [ . . . ]
> > > You can have your word "Curry". The fact remains that the spicey
> > > dishes of India predated the British Empire regardless of what
> > > they
> > > were called originally. In fact, the word "Curry" is almost
> > > meaningless in terms of describing anything other then a
> > > mish-mash of
> > > ingredients. Its about as descriptive as the word "automobile"
> > > which
> > > doesn't even narrow down a color.
> >
> > Except with regard to the Curry Tree or Kadipatta or Sweet Neem
> > leaf.(Murraya koenigii; syn. Bergera koenigii, Chalcas koenigii).

> Of course, but the reference wasn't about the curry tree. It was
> specifically related to food only.

We use Curry leaves, as we do Kaffir lime leaves, when cooking. We get them
from the Curry tree at the Sri Lankan Buddhist temple down the block. Food.

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