why nobody knows what curry is

Answer in Progress February 13, 2025
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Struggling to learn stuff every other week. There's a lot to figure out about the world but it can be hard (or embarrassing) to start from square one. We want to strip away the stigma of not knowing things and bring back the joy in learning. Join us as we take you on the journey from question to answer - showing every stumble and success along the way. We never fully know what we will find but when you start pulling on a thread, even the simplest questions unravel a whole world of curiosity. Answer In Progress is produced by Sabrina Cruz, Taha Khan, and Melissa Fernandes.

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What even is a curry? A dish? A spice? A colonial mistake? Or something that’s always been part of who we are? In this video, Melissa unpacks this messy debate, tracing how a single word came to define (and flatten) an entire world of flavours, histories, and identities. SUPPORT US ON PATREON https://patreon.com/answerinprogress SUBSCRIBE TO OUR MONTHLY NEWSLETTER https://www.answerinprogress.com/newsletter SOCIAL MEDIA Melissa Instagram: http://instagram.com/mehlizfern Sabrina Twitter: https://twitter.com/nerdyandquirky Instagram: http://instagram.com/nerdyandquirky Taha Twitter: https://twitter.com/khanstopme Instagram: http://instagram.com/khanstopme CREDITS Directed by: Melissa Fernandes Produced by: Emily Diana Ruth Story Editing by: Sabrina Cruz, Taha Khan Research Assisance by: Austin Thompson Cinematography by: River Shepherd, Jesse McCracken, Kariza Santos Video Editing by: Sabrina Cruz, Parnika Raj, Joe Trickey Sound Mix by: Joe Trickey Music Compostion by: Varman Navaratnam Animation by: Sabrina Cruz Sound Design by: Joe Trickey Audio Studio: Audio Process Voice-Over Recording by: James Findlay Colour Studio: Alter Ego Colourist: Malini Khotsiphom Colour Producer: Sam Omand Executive Producer of Colour: Jane Garrah Special Thanks to: Professor Jayeeta Sharma, My Family, Charleyès West Indian Grocery, Madelain Russo, Kayla Pinto, Ria Kapoor FAMILY RECIPES FEATURED Grandma’s Curry Chicken (My Mom’s): https://www.thirdculturekitchen.blog/grandmas-curry-chicken Nana’s Chicken Curry (My Dad’s): https://www.thirdculturekitchen.blog/nanas-chicken-curry TIMESTAMPS 00:00 intro 00:30 a personal crisis 01:31 tracing the roots of curry 02:33 black pepper 03:02 the industrialization of curry 04:47 a tale of two curries 07:20 simmering 09:15 thank you, brb crying Thank you to the Canada Media Fund and Digital Creators Pilot Program for supporting this project. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Welcome to the joke under the fold! The joke is that this video took over a year to make, but also 3 weeks. Leave a comment the word SIMMER to let me know you were here :)