is there really such a thing as a chinese curry

[hermykne]

i am trying to tell dh there isnt (hopeful face at you all to tell me i am right)

and that it more likely curry originated in india/ indonesia/ thailand.

and coconut milk is the base ?

er - know you can get curry and chips at chinese restaurant good knows how u make it though

I always get curry from my chinese yum

it's definitely a different type of curry sauce to that at the indian restaurants but all the chinese takeaways/restaurants i've ever been to have done them. Not sure how 'authentic' they are though...!

I'm pretty sure curries are originally from India. But you certainly get a particular kind of curry from Japan.

yeah i think the takeaway/chinese restaurant ones are just some sort of concotion of sauce like black bean or something and the flavourings are not authentic

not sure, but will ask my best friend kai who is chinese, he owns a chinese restaurant as well, so will give him a call and see fi he knows.

oh thanks a million, straight from the horses mouth as they say

dont know chinese, but there is korean curry, and just had for tea tonight its lovely not too smelly and strong spicy as indian

curry is originally from india, but most of asian countries have they own different taste curry i guess

Am chinese myself and there is a curry although not sure it is an 'orginal' dish as such but more likely imported and then tailored to chinese tastes!!

trying to be good
what would be the recipe or ingredients do oyu know?

sorry tend to eat just want is put in front of me!!! My own cooking tends to be more of the Jamie Oliver variety ie follow a cook book! I know my mum makes this paste which has things like orange peel in it!!! SORRY!

I have seen the curry sauce (ready made obv) in Asian/Oriental supermarkets.

Yes, I've used the Blue Dragon curry sauce with my own egg fried rice. It's fairly similar to the curry sauce you get in your local Chinese takeaway. No idea how authentic though!

according to Kai, yes there is such a thing as a chinese curry! although it has regional variations, and apparently much more likely to be found in the sezcwan (sorry spelling) area, than other areas as they have more spicy food.

dd2 worked in a chinese restaurant and there curry was spectacular

vickiyumyum did he hint at whats in it? water or coco milk and what flavourings / spices?

Thanks also

oh didn't ask, just asked if such thing as chinese curry authentically. am seeing him tomorrow evening and will ask him then.

Hermykne, I agree with you. I would think of a Chinese curry as one which originated in South-east Asia eg Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, Indonesia which have immigrant Chinese populations that have adapted the local curry (prob originated in India). The curry mixes sold in Oriental would originate from these countries. Coconut milk based.

The Japanese curry is quite different. Sweetish.

I have never thought to order a curry from a Chinese restaurant in the UK!

Chinese curry is more like a sweetish gingery chilli thick sauce than a 'real' Indian curry. It is very nice though.