A UNIQUE CULINARY EXPERIENCE
7 Curry or “7 cari” in creole, is an array of several vegetable preparations served on fresh plantain leaves along with hot rice. The Mauritian 7 cari originated from a journey of culinary traditions from Southern India with the arrival of Tamil immigrants on the island after the abolition of slavery in 1835.
The South Indian meal is an adaptation of Ayurvedic principles to food preparation and consumption. A meal should contain the six different tastes in a proper ratio so as to be healthy and digestible. The six tastes, known as the ‘Aru Suvai’ in Tamil are the following: sweet, sour, salty, pungent, bitter and astringent. Those the six tastes are incorporated through different spice combinations and other ingredients.
