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:''This article discusses the food.  For other uses of the word "curry", see [[Curry (disambiguation)]].
'''Curry''', formerly also written ''currie'', is the name of a highly seasoned stew of [[Asian]] origin.  Curries range in colour and intensity, although an orange-red stew with a hot (piquant) flavour probably springs to most people’s minds first.
 
Curry is the name of a highly seasoned stew of [[Asian]] origin.  Curries range in colour and intensity, although an orange-red stew with a hot (piquant) flavour probably springs to most people’s minds first.


Popular in many countries that had large waves of Asian immigration; curry has become so ubiquitous in some of the nations that locals have forgotten that the stew is not indigenous.  Some examples of this are goat curry in the West Indies and curried sausages in Australia.
Popular in many countries that had large waves of Asian immigration; curry has become so ubiquitous in some of the nations that locals have forgotten that the stew is not indigenous.  Some examples of this are goat curry in the West Indies and curried sausages in Australia.
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*yellow curries
*yellow curries
*green curries
*green curries
Curry (disambiguation)
Curry can refer to:
*[[Curry]], a spicy stew
*Curry powder, a seasoning made of mixed spices
* Curry (stablehand), a person charged with caring for horses, particularly with respect to their grooming, and curry (tanner) a person who treats leather.  This usage led to several occupation-based last names in Britain and the British Isles, including Curry, Currie and Currier.
*the verb ''to curry'' means "to groom", clean, tan (as in leather) or beat. "to curry favour" is to seek attention or advantage.
==Plurals==
The plural of the nouns (curry, a food, curry, a tanner, and curry, a groom, is “curries”.  The plural of the surname is formed by adding an s to the variant:  The Currys or The Curries.

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This article is about the food. For other uses of the term Curry, please see Curry (disambiguation).

Curry, formerly also written currie, is the name of a highly seasoned stew of Asian origin. Curries range in colour and intensity, although an orange-red stew with a hot (piquant) flavour probably springs to most people’s minds first.

Popular in many countries that had large waves of Asian immigration; curry has become so ubiquitous in some of the nations that locals have forgotten that the stew is not indigenous. Some examples of this are goat curry in the West Indies and curried sausages in Australia.

Curry powder, a blend of spices that is a quick seasoning for a curry stew base, is manufacturer by many companies around the globe, and many people choose to start with it rather than trusting to their own combinations.

Curry types

  • red curries
  • yellow curries
  • green curries
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