SC - curry leaves?

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- -Poster: Elysant <Snowfire at mail.snet.net>

Nanna said,

>lots of spices are used in curries without taking their name from them.  

(snip)

>almost any recipe from Kerala or Tamil Nadu (in Southern India) includes 
>10-20 curry leaves - other spices may vary but lots of curry leaves and 
>chilies are almost always called for. The curry leaves were probably even 
>more prominent before chili peppers were brought to India. 

In other words, the leaves assumed the name "curry leaves" because they are 
almost always used in the dishes of the two cuisines you mention.  Am I 
correct?

Elysant
trying to understand :-)
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