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We're Crazy about Curry

We at Tandoor Chef are CRAZY about Curry ... So crazy in fact that we’ve launch our 2nd Annual Get Curried Away Sweepstakes. Did we get Curried Away? You bet ... Enter today! You could win FREE Tandoor Chef for five years. That’s crazy good!

To feed your appetite for knowledge about our favorite spice, we thought we’d share some fun facts about Curry. Spread the news and turn on the love!

Did you know ...

• The word curry can be traced back to a Tamil word which means "spiced sauce".
• Today, the word curry has a different meaning in our world than it does in Southeast Asian and India. There it roughly translates into a type of gravy or stew.
• Curries have been used as far back as the early 1300s or earlier!
• Although most people think of curry as being spicy, the original dish in India didn’t include chili peppers!
• Ancient healers often used curry spices, particularly turmeric, to heal inflammatory ailments. Today, modern medicine is beginning to see the benefits of using spices to treat arthritis.
• According to archeologists, hot and spicy ingredients and seasonings have been incorporated into foods for over 6,000 years.
• There’s a special name for people who love spicy foods: Pyro-groumaniacs!
• Chili peppers have great health benefits! They are rich in vitamins, a good source of beta-carotene, calcium, and potassium, and can even reduce your cholesterol.
• If your mouth is on fire, don’t reach for the water. Instead, choose cold milk or yogurt. Water will only move the oils around in your mouth increasing the fire.

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