Curry Chicken - Name

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In most places the terms "chicken curry" and "curry chicken" are interchangeable. However, in some regions there is a considered difference between the two terms, even though both dishes include curry and chicken.

One such distinction is concerned with the order of preparation: In adding a curry mixture to chicken meat, the act of "currying the chicken", the name generally is derived from the action. Thus "curried chicken" or the derivative term "curry chicken". If however a curry flavoured sauce is prepared and then chicken pieces are added to form a kind of stew, the term "chicken curry" is often used to describe this.

When all is said, depending on the regional difference many cultures call any dish consisting primarily of chicken and curry either, curry chicken or chicken curry. This difference of naming is purely what has developed culturally.