curry
Let an agent explain curry as a family of dishes and its regional traditions, relay ingredients, preparation and history from culinary sources with attribution, describe products such as retort curries, and distinguish curry from curry powder, curry leaves and the curry tree.
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Purpose and description
Let an agent explain curry as a family of dishes and its regional traditions, relay ingredients, preparation and history from culinary sources with attribution, describe products such as retort curries, and distinguish curry from curry powder, curry leaves and the curry tree.
A family of dishes from South and Southeast Asia and their diasporas consisting of meat, fish, vegetables or legumes cooked in a sauce seasoned with spices, ranging from Indian and Sri Lankan curries made with fresh spice pastes and gravies, through Thai curries based on coconut milk and chilli pastes, to Japanese curry rice made from roux blocks and sold in retort pouches, and Anglo-Indian dishes such as Country Captain; specific preparations include olan from Kerala and regional Japanese brands, and the word curry itself is a colonial-era umbrella term that many cuisines do not use for their own dishes.
What it is for: A prepared dish for eating.
It can be explain regional traditions; relay ingredients and preparation; describe products and brands; distinguish related terms.
Distinguishing features
Spiced sauce
Many regional traditions
Colonial umbrella term
Industrial products
What it looks like
Pieces of meat, fish or vegetables in a spiced sauce, served with rice or bread.
Physical character
Japanese curry rice introduced: 19th century period - via the British navy
retort pouch curry launched: 1968 year - Bon Curry in Japan
How it is recognised
Spiced sauce dish
Indian, Sri Lankan, Thai, Japanese and Caribbean curries, retort pouch curry, Country Captain, olan
Curry powder is a spice blend; curry leaves come from the curry tree; a stew is not necessarily spiced
Related models
is a kind of - in registry terms
is seasoned with - blends and pastes
is served with - or bread
is contrasted with - a spice blend
In practice
Families and kinds
Indian and Pakistani curries such as korma, rogan josh and vindaloo
Sri Lankan and Kerala curries such as olan
Thai, Malaysian and Indonesian curries
Japanese curry rice and retort pouch curries such as Bon Curry and Kukure curry
British and Anglo-Indian curries such as Country Captain and tikka masala
Caribbean and African curries
condiments and sides such as ginger curd served with curry
Standards and regulation
Food safety and labelling rules for retort products
Allergen labelling
Halal and vegetarian labelling where applicable
Failure modes and hazards
Treating curry as a single dish
Ignoring that many cuisines do not use the word
Allergen and spice tolerance issues
Also called
+43
Where this came from
wikidata · CC0 1.0
Also registered as vr.tr.curry
Drafted structure
Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.
Understand What curry is.
Definition.
Definition
Definition and term.
Definition
Definition.
- What is curry, and why is the word a contested umbrella term, as food historians describe? definition
- Is the question about a dish, curry powder, curry leaves or a specific regional tradition? boundary
Traditions
Regional traditions.
Traditions
Traditions.
- How do Indian, Sri Lankan, Thai, Japanese and Caribbean curries differ in ingredients and method? definition
- Which entry fits the specific tradition or dish? action
Cook Cooking.
Practice.
Preparation
Preparation.
Preparation
Preparation.
- How are spice pastes, gravies and coconut curries prepared, in general terms? action
- Which references are standard? provenance
Products
Products.
Products
Products.
- What are retort pouch curries, curry roux and brands such as Bon Curry and Kukure curry? provenance
- Which sources are cited? provenance
History History.
Attribution.
Origins
Origins and spread.
Origins
Origins.
- How did curry spread through trade, colonialism and migration, including Country Captain and Japanese curry rice? provenance
- Which entry fits the specific history? action
Culture
Culture.
Culture
Culture.
- What role does curry play in national and diaspora identities, with positions attributed? provenance
- Is the presentation neutral? boundary
Context Related items.
Context.
Ingredients
Ingredients.
Ingredients
Ingredients.
- What are curry powder, curry leaves, garam masala and curry pastes? provenance
- Which entry fits curry powder? action
Health
Nutrition.
Health
Health.
- What nutrition and allergen considerations apply to curries? provenance
- Which entry fits food allergy? action
What the second pass must settle
- Should Japanese curry and Thai curry be separate primary entries?
- How should culinary sources be linked?
- The registry entry has merged aliases naming brands and specific dishes; should they be split off?