Curry Stone - Curry Stone

Japanese: カレーストーン - かれーすとーん
Curry Stone - Curry Stone

... The ingredients include saffron and turmeric, which give the yellow color; cumin, fennel, coriander, cloves, cinnamon, cardamom, nutmeg, pepper, chili, mustard, ginger, and other spices that give the hotness; and various tree and grass fruits, roots, leaves, sap, and aromatic herbs. There are over 100 kinds of spices that are blended to suit the dish, so there is no set ratio or composition. Each household has a stone mill or a set of stone slabs and sticks called curry stones, which are used to grind the spices into a paste, but recently, ready-made curry powder has come to be used in India as well. However, the blending method varies slightly from region to region, bringing out the taste of each region and each ethnic group. …

*Some of the terminology that mentions "curry stone" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

… 成分としては,黄色い色を出すサフランやターメリック(うこん),刺激性の芳香を得るクミン,フェンネル(ういきょう),コリアンダー(こえんどろ),クローブ(丁子),シナモン(肉桂),カルダモン(しょうずく),ナツメグ(にくずく),辛みを出すペッパー(こしょう),チリ(とうがらし),マスタード(粒からし),ジンジャー(しょうが)などのほか,さまざまな木や草の実,根,葉,樹液,香草の類を加えた100余種にものぼる香辛料の中から,料理に合わせたブレンドがなされるので,必ずしも決まった配合と配合率があるわけではない。各家庭には石臼やカレーストーンと呼ばれる石板と石棒のセットがあって,これで調合した香辛料をごろごろすりつぶしてペースト状にして使うのであるが,最近では既製品のカレー粉が,本場インドでも多く使われるようになってきた。それでも,ブレンドの仕方は地方によって微妙に異なって,各地の味,各民族の味をかもし出している。…

※「カレーストーン」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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