Curry in a hurry. Curry is not what you think it is. It is not just yellow powder in a supermarket jar. Curry Is Not What You Think Curry is not what you think it is... You probably think, yes I do! It is a yellow powder they got in the supermarket, and sometimes it says Jamaican curry. Before we get into that, let’s talk about where it comes from. First, the original name was not curry. It was kuri, which means sauce or relish for rice. Kuri originated from East Asia and dates back to 2500 BC, but