Curry May Really Be English

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LongBlade

February 07, 2016, 03:04:52 PM
Or at least it appears to have developed concurrently with Indian curry.

A 200 year old recipe found in an English monastery shows what appears to be a curry recipe created independent of India, using similar ingredients after those made their way to England.

QuoteThe 1793 cookbook was discovered at Downside Abbey, a Catholic monastery in Somerset. The recipes were written out by hand and compiled instructions for meals made by generations of a wealthy local family, the Western Daily Press reports.

"You can tell it's been very well used," Simon Johnson, the abbey's librarian and archivist, tells the Western Daily Press. "It's in a pretty good condition, but there are a few splatters of something or other all over it...It seems to be a working kitchen cookbook as opposed to being for special occasions."

Along with recipes for pigeon pie and turtle soup, the book includes instructions on how to make a simple chicken curry. Because the book was clearly used in a working kitchen, it seems likely that the curry was already a popular dinner choice in England as far back as the 18th century, Nick Rose writes for Munchies.

source: https://blog.library.si.edu/2012/05/smithsons-cookbook-english-curry/
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bob48

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February 07, 2016, 05:00:44 PM
Well. Goodness gracious me.
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mirth

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February 07, 2016, 05:07:17 PM
A blantant attempt to curry favor.
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#3
February 07, 2016, 05:15:35 PM
Is it chutney or did anyone else find that story enlightening?
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February 07, 2016, 05:28:58 PM
I knew I would relish some of the replies.
'We few, we happy few, we band of brothers'

'Clip those corners'

Recombobulate the discombobulators!

LongBlade

#5
February 07, 2016, 05:42:54 PM
All this talk of food is making me hungry. I may head down to the Delhi.
All that is gold does not glitter,
Not all those who wander are lost;
The old that is strong does not wither,
Deep roots are not reached by the frost.

mirth

#6
February 07, 2016, 05:52:40 PM
Quote from: LongBlade on February 07, 2016, 05:42:54 PM
All this talk of food is making me hungry. I may head down to the Delhi.

For some cold calcuttas?
"45 minutes of pooping Tribbles being juggled by a drunken Horta would be better than Season 1 of TNG." - SirAndrewD

"you don't look at the mantelpiece when you're poking the fire" - Bawb

"Can't 'un' until you 'pre', son." - Gus

Staggerwing

#7
February 07, 2016, 05:54:30 PM
After you eat the first course you can Goa back and ask 'may I have samosa?'.
Vituð ér enn - eða hvat?  -Voluspa

Nothing really rocks and nothing really rolls and nothing's ever worth the cost...

"Don't you look at me that way..." -the Abyss
 
'When searching for a meaningful embrace, sometimes my self respect took second place' -Iggy Pop, Cry for Love

... this will go down on your permanent record... -the Violent Femmes, 'Kiss Off'-

"I'm not just anyone, I'm not just anyone-
I got my time machine, got my 'electronic dream!"
-Sonic Reducer, -Dead Boys

LongBlade

#8
February 07, 2016, 06:41:34 PM
Ha! Those last two were pretty good. MD is going to have a fit when he reads it. It'll probably leave Himalayan on the floor.
All that is gold does not glitter,
Not all those who wander are lost;
The old that is strong does not wither,
Deep roots are not reached by the frost.

Martok

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February 08, 2016, 01:19:24 AM
I come to take a peak in this thread, and it's already turned to this.  Sigh... 

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February 08, 2016, 10:30:11 AM
Dammit! All the good puns are already taken. Am Mysore loser or what?
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LongBlade

#11
February 08, 2016, 04:41:17 PM
Quote from: Martok on February 08, 2016, 01:19:24 AM
I come to take a peak in this thread, and it's already turned to this.  Sigh...

Get on a boat and Ceylon outta the harbor.
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