The reasons why people in China don't eat curry are: China's unique seasoning habits, China's requirements for the freshness of ingredients and cultural differences.

1, China's unique seasoning habit.

China has its own long cooking tradition. Various special condiments bring unique flavor to Chinese food, and curry is a condiment with different styles from China. China people are used to spicy and salty taste. Although curry is spicy, compared with China seasoning, curry is richer and more complex, which is not in line with China people's taste preference.

2. China people's requirements for the freshness of raw materials.

China people attach great importance to the freshness and original flavor of food. They like fresh ingredients and think that delicacies are the best cooking materials. Curry generally takes a long time to cook, and the spices used in it also need to be preserved for a long time. Relatively speaking, Chinese food pays attention to instant cooking and emphasizes the original flavor of food. Therefore, curry is not common in cooking in China.

3. Cultural differences

China has a huge food culture and history, and Chinese food is regarded as the treasure of the world cooking art. Chinese food has a unique cooking method and ingredient combination, while curry is a seasoning in other Asian countries, which is different from China's food culture. China people are used to the taste and flavor of Chinese food, but they are relatively unfamiliar with curry, an exotic seasoning.

The origin of the name curry

Curry, pinyin pronunciation: gālí；; ; The phonetic notation of the revised edition of Taiwan Province New Chinese Dictionary is gā lǐ. Curry is a transliteration of Tamil, which means seasoning. Curry has two meanings. It can refer to the condiment "curry" or all kinds of food cooked with curry (such as curry rice).

The proper name of curry evolved from "kari", and its Hindi name is kuri. In the English-speaking area of India (that is, southern India), ku rly is an English spelling, while in Tamil Nadu province in southern India, ku rly is spelled as KALRI, which is a gravy or sauce with rice or bread as its staple food.

There is also a saying that this word exists in the ancient English cooking literature of14th century, and its spelling is KULY, which comes from French kuile (literally translated as cooking).

The above contents refer to Baidu Encyclopedia-Curry.