Evidence of 2,000-year-old Vietnamese curry sheds new light on ancient trade routes

The port city of Oc Eo in Vietnam played an important role in the global spice trade as a cultural and trading crossroads. - The Straits Times/ANN

CANBERRA/HANOI (Xinhua): Researchers from Australia have discovered the remnants of a curry dating back thousands of years in Vietnam, shedding new light on ancient trade routes.

Believed to be the earliest known curry in South-East Asia, the 2,000-year-old meal was found by a team from Australian National University (ANU) at the Oc Eo archaeological site in Vietnam’s far south.