Hugh wrote:
> "Sqwertz" > wrote in message
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>> Hugh > wrote:
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>>> "Sqwertz" > wrote in message
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>>>> Hugh > wrote:
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>>>>> Curry is British, not Indian.
>>>>> http://encyclopedia.thefreedictionary.com/curry
>>>> You seem to have trouble comprehending your own cite.
>>>>
>>>> "... Along with tea, curry is one of the few dishes or drinks that
>>>> is truly "Pan-Asian", but specifically, its roots come from India. "
>>> The term "curry" did not exist in Asia until the British arrived.
>> The term 'curry' doesn't exist in Asia, either (except when
>> described by English-speakers). Each stew-like dish has a more
>> specific name. The terms 'stir-fry' or 'fried rice' don't exist in
>> Asia, either. The dishes, however, do.
>>
>> That was a terrible attempt to dodge your own brain-fart.
>>
>> -sw
>
> Curries were created to suit the English palate.
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'Some' curries were created to suit the English palate. The actual
English word does predate the British going to Indian, and describes a
sauce, but what even the Indians today describe as curry is specifically
Indian.

MargW