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005 Herb of Sri Lanka (1) Karapincha

Since English name serves as " curry leaves " , one Japanese translate this herb as " Kareye -no-ki " means " the tree of curry". The original meanings and figure was misunderstood completely. The original name of this herb is " Kaariveppirai " in Tamil language witch meands " leaves for cooking curry " , then it turns the name as " karapiincha " in Sinhalese language.. It is rather difficult for bringing it up in the house darden in Sri Lanka because young karapincha trees do not like strong sun shine. 　A Japanese writer once wrote it that " There is the smell of curry powder " but it is not right. There is a scent of fragrant beans in karapincha leaves. This scent tempts appetite. Several leaves are used for cooking. Some Cookary books onsist that laurel can be a substitute for karapincha ,but scent is completely different.