Curries

God sends meat, and the Devil sends cooks.

John Taylor

Curries are eaten and enjoyed throughout the world but are considered native to India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka (Ceylon), and Southeast Asia. There are many theories about the origin of the word “curry.” Two of the most tenaciously held are that the word derives from the Tamil kari, for sauce, or that it stems from the name of the wok-like, metal implement in which curries are cooked in India, a karahi. It does seem, though, as if the British helped evolve the word to its present spelling and pronunciation.