On 18 Jan 2005 19:50:05 -0600, "Bob" > wrote:

>Carol wrote:
>
>> I've grown sage, so I know it's an herb (so fluffy when you do your own).
>> Curry - didn't know it was leaves. I just think of it as a spice mixture,
>> and file it accordingly. There are a few seasonings that I have no clue
>> where to put them. I generally just cram them onto whichever turntable
>> has a vacant space at the time.
>
>Yes, sage is an herb, but when it's powdered, I think of it more like a
>spice. And curry leaves (a.k.a. kerala) differ from curry powder: Curry
>powder, as you note, is a spice mixture, but curry leaves are the leaves
>from a specific tree -- and those leaves are rarely used in curry powder.
>They're a fairly standard ingredient in the cooking of southern India.

Shoot! I've never even been to southern Indiana! The full extent of my
curry experience has been Penzey's Sweet Curry. Thanks for the education -
I never knew that curry leaves existed.

Carol
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