"MargW" > 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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>>
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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

The word comes from "Kari" which is from the Tamil language and was later anglicized into "curry". The "curry" dishes from India, Thailand, Malasia, and others were tempered to suit the British.