FOOD & DRINKS
40 Restaurant Review
Crescent A Curry Story
Gwangju News, August 2022
gwangjunewsgic.com
By Melline Galani
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ccording to its definition, curry is a food, dish, or sauce in Indian cuisine seasoned with a mixture of aromatic spices. The term curry is thought to derive from the Tamil word kari, meaning “sauce.” These days it refers to a variety of dishes from countries across Asia which, wet or dry, contain fish, meat, or vegetables and a blend of spices and chili. Curry, in Western usage, is a dish composed with a sauce or gravy seasoned with a mixture of ground spices that is thought to have originated in India and has since spread to many regions of the world. However, spicy, gravied dishes have been a mainstay of South Asian cookery since antiquity, perhaps deriving from sour-milk stews. They are also integral to the cuisines of Thailand, China, Indonesia, Japan, and the Caribbean islands.1 Due to this variety,
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even in Korea, curry comes in different flavors and styles from the original Indian ones that have been adapted to Korean dishes. Crescent (초승달커리) is a small, cozy restaurant in Yangnim-dong, close to the GFN radio station. It specializes in serving curry that has a unique flavor. However, it is not like the original Indian curry, nor is it like Korean-style curry. Here the dishes have a unique flavor that conquered my palate on the very first try. My favorite one is the Thailand-style curry because it is spicy, while the others are not. The simple but cozy interior makes the place perfect for a delicious lunch or dinner experience, a romantic date (they have a “couples” menu) or quality time spent with friends over a beer. All four curry dishes have a meaningful design with rice
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