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Note though that the Japanese call their curry カレー ("karee"), and adopted it via the British, so it's not appropriate to call its name a colonial viewpoint.
by karatinversion 6y ago
Note though that the Japanese call their curry カレー ("karee"), and adopted it via the British, so it's not appropriate to call its name a colonial viewpoint.
- arethuza 6y agoThe Japanese Navy apparently acquired a "curry" tradition from the British Royal Navy https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/japanese-curry-history https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/japanese-curry-history NB Jared Diamond's book Upheaval mentions how Japan reacted to a crisis in the 19th century by going out and seeking the best sources to copy - for naval matters that happened to be the Royal Navy and curry came with that: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Upheaval:_How_Nations_Cope_with_Crisis_and_Change https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Upheaval:_How_Nations_Cope_wit...
- blaser-waffle 6y ago> Japan reacted to a crisis in the 19th century by going out and seeking the best sources to copy That would be the Meiji Restoration, where the Japanese decided they were tired of being kicked around and were going to reform and westernize on their terms. They chose to model their Navy off of the British, and their Army off of the Prussians (though in both cases they ended up with advisors from all over the place, like the US and Italy). No evidence that they copied the British tradition for Pussers and regular rum rations. See also: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meiji_Restoration https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meiji_Restoration and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rum_ration https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rum_ration