A CURIOUS AND CRISP HISTORY OF CURRY
The word “curry” is enough to reward someone with steamy thoughts and
the virtual image of a simmering pot that has a boiling pale liquid oozing out
with fire in it.
Curry is not just a
word, it is an emotion for many. Most of the Indian dishes are imperfect
without the garnish of spicy curry.
But have you ever imagined where the curry came from and how
old is your favorite curry?
If yes, then we are here to serve you with the crisp and the curious history of curry and how it became a queen of delicacies around the
globe.
Well, with extensive research and after bestowing head to
toe efforts, we have come up with a tale ON how curry stemmed from India and
conquered the heart of food lovers.
How old is “curry”?
Let’s make a guess!
No, it is not 500 or
600 years old!
Our favorite curry is ancient and is almost whopping 5,000
years old.
Curry is actually a prehistoric dish that was practiced on
the golden land of India since the Bronze Age.
As per some researches, India started growing rice and other
veggies in late 2800 BC.
It is the same time when China also started cultivating
rice.
The farming equipment found in excavations of the Indus
Valley (an ancient city in India) has pointed that Indians were eating curries
and were practicing a different form of curries for a long time.
They were cultivating the ingredients used in preparing
curries and it was extremely astounding!
Our favorite curry has covered a long and exhausting voyage
to reach our plates.
As per Andrew Lawler- "In the older times, curries were
prepared using turmeric, ginger, garlic and other spices stewed together to
form a thick paste that was known as curry”.
The current version of curry making also contains these
spices, but the curry has become sizzling and luscious........................READ MORE
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