the history of curry

It is said that when japan opened our country after Perry visited japan, the first person who mentioned curry in a book was Yukichi Fukuzawa. He wrote curry in his book, Zoteikaeitsugo（増訂華英通語）in 1860 just as one of the English words.

The next one was Hiizu Miyake. He wrote a diary while he was going to Europe in French ship. There he saw Indians were eating curry by their hands. He said, 「飯の上ヘ唐辛子細味に致し、芋のドロドロのような物をかけ、これを手にて掻きまわして手づかみで食す。至って汚なき人物の物なり」

In 1867, curry first appeared in recipe books.

s  Seiyo ryoritsu　（西洋料理通）

              With beef, chicken, rum

s  Seiyo ryorisinann　（西洋料理指南）

With chicken, shrimp, porgy, oyster, red frog

 

Interestingly, curry was known for famous European food.

This is because England and India had a relationship of trade. Gradually then the recipes of Indian foods had spread in England.

Curry was served for soldiers during Russo-Japan war. Curry was useful because they could make enough ay once and it was kept good. That habit has been inherited till today and the navies still eat curry and rice on every Friday.

Soldiers at that time remembered how to cook curry and brought back to their home town, then they taught to their family. Friends and neighbors.

From early 20^th century, it has spread and changed.

s  1902  curry and rice with fukujinzuke

s  1904  curry udon

s  1906  instant curry

s  1909  curry namban soba

s  1910  curry and rice with egg

s  1911  dried curry

s  1918  curry and rice with katsu

1927  “curry pan”