The sandstone slab, buried 2 meters (6.5 feet) below the surface, was dug up in 2018 at the Oc Eo archaeological complex in southern Vietnam. The site was once an overseas trading hub of an ancient Southeast Asian kingdom known as Funan, according to a new study of the substances found on the slab. The findings offer clues to how curry — and the people who made it — migrated to Southeast Asia. “Nowadays, preparing curry in Vietnam has become much simpler for most families due to the widespread availability of curry powder in supermarkets. Nguyen added that the team planned to recreate the 2,000-year-old curry based on the ingredients found at the site.

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Persons: ”, . Hsiao, chun Hung, ” Hung, Hung, Khanh Trung Kien, Khanh Trung Kien Nguyen, Nguyen Organizations: CNN, Australian National University, Center for Archaeology, Southern Institute of Social Sciences, Oc Eo, Eo Locations: Vietnam, Canberra, India, Southeast Asia, Ho Chi Minh City, South, Cambodia, South Asia