What is Curry?
{{Infobox food | name = Curry | image = Chicken tikka jalfrezi.jpg | image_size = 250px | caption = Pilau rice, cucumber rhaita and Chicken Tikka Jalfrezi | alternate_name = | country = [[Indian subcontinent]] | region = | course = | type = | served = | main_ingredient = [[Spice]]s, [[herb]]s, usually fresh or dried hot [[Black pepper|pepper]]s/[[Chili pepper|chillies]] | variations = | calories = | other = }} '''Curry''' (from [[Tamil language|Tamil]] ''kari'') is the English word for any of a general variety of [[spice]]d dishes, best known in [[India]]n, [[Bangladesh]]i, [[Sri Lanka]]n, [[Indonesia]]n, [[Malaysia]]n, [[Pakistani]], [[Thailand|Thai]], and other [[South Asia]]n and [[Southeast Asia]]n cuisines. Curry has also been adopted into many other cuisines. Curry first came from [[India]]. The idea of curry was later brought to the [[Western world|West]] by British colonialists in India from the 18th century. Dishes that are often called curries in Europe and America are rarely called curries in their native languages. Curry can also be found in the [[United Kingdom]] and [[Jamaica]]. It is usually eaten with [[Basmati rice]] or [[naan]], a type of flat bread. A curry dish called Balti is said to have been originated in [[Birmingham]], [[United Kingdom]] and has been dubbed Britain’s de facto national dish.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-birmingham-18494918 | title=What makes the Birmingham Balti unique? | work=BBC News | date=19 June 2012 }}</ref> ==Related pages== *[[Masala]] == References == {{Commonscat}} {{reflist}} {{food-stub}} [[Category:Indian food]] [[Category:Pakistani food]] [[Category:Afghan food]] [[Category:Belizean food]] [[Category:Bangladeshi food]] [[Category:Bhutanese food]] [[Category:British food]] [[Category:Burmese food]] [[Category:Chinese food]] [[Category:Fijian food]] [[Category:Guyanese food]] [[Category:Indonesian food]] [[Category: