Curry, a brief History!

Everyday, all over the UK people are enjoying curry. In households the length of the country people love a good plate of food, whether they call it a curry, a balti or anything else.

Every high street has one or more takeaways or restaurants offering quality Indian food, authentic Pakistani or traditional Bangladeshi food (or any other variation from South Asia) delighting people every single day with fresh and great tasting food.

From our location here in Edinburgh’s Morningside our restaurant serves a massively varied range of customers with traditional curry dishes – and our Sunday Curry Buffet is so busy it is difficult to shut the door!

What is a curry?

Despite the popularity, the question remains, what is curry and where does the name come from? Although, it is possible to buy curry powder in the shops – for true Indian cuisine the dishes that are served don’t feature such a generic spice and will use a perfected mixture of tastes to create the unique flavour and heat of each dish.

Across the UK, the name has become synonymous with spicy plates of food whose origins lie in Asia – with the name ‘curry’ being an Anglicised version of the work ‘Kari’ which simply means sauce.