Curry in a hurry Curry is not what you think it is…. You probably think yes I do! It a yellow power they got it in the supermarket and sometimes is says Jamaican curry Jamaican Curry powder Before we get in to that lets talk about where does it come 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 2500bc but it was only known to us much much later down the timeline around 1510 where Portuguese traders started