Curry

Curry is a type of spiced dish that is derived from India or other South Asian countries.

History
Originally an Indian dish, it was prepared with meat, vegetables, and other ingredients cooked in spices. It made its way into Great Britain around the 16th century. It was later adopted into the British Navy due to its nutritious nature as well as being capable of being preserved. During World War II in the early 20th century, Japan developed Curry as rations for its navy. Upon returning, it eventually found its way to Japanese homes and was formally adopted into the Japanese Self Defense Forces.

During the Peace Walker Incident in 1974, Big Boss managed to procure recipes for Curry after neutralizing a T-72U Tank at El Cadalso. His Mercenary unit, the Militaires Sans Frontieres later managed to develop a spicy curry that was sealed in specially manufactured retort pouches. Eventually, the MSF R&D included more spice, creating Great Curry that has a flavor more closely related to freshly cooked curry, and later made it 95% fat free and made it even more spicy to create future curry, which as the name implies goes far beyond freshly cooked curry.

Trivia

 * Curry was apparently Kazuhira Miller's favorite food.

Behind the scenes
In the Japanese version of Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker, the various levels of curry were actually Bon Curry, Bon Curry Gold 21, and Bon Curry Neo, added in by Hideo Kojima as a joke in regards to Product Placement.

In-game descriptions
"Ready-to-eat, instant curry developed by the lab boys at MSF's research section. Prepared with meat, vegetables and other ingredients cooked in spices, curry dishes are originally an Indian cuisine that made its way to the U.K. With its spices acting as preservatives and ingreedients that provide balanced nutrition, curry was adopted by the British Navy as military food. In the early 20th century, Japan developed curry as rations for their navy. When the soldiers returned home from war, curry gradually found its way into Japanese households. Currently, curry is adopted by Japan's Self Defence Force and is Kaz Miller's favorite dish. MSF has developed curry as a ration that can be easily carried, preserved in specially manufactured retort pouches."

- Spicy Curry description from the English version of Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker

"Ready-to-eat, instant curry developed by the lab boys at MSF's research section. Prepared with meat, vegetables and other ingredients cooked in spices, curry dishes are originally an Indian cuisine that made its way to the U.K. With its spices acting as preservatives and ingreedients that provide balanced nutrition, curry was adopted by the British Navy as military food. In the early 20th century, Japan developed curry as rations for their navy. When the soldiers returned home from war, curry gradually found its way into Japanese households. Currently, curry is adopted by Japan's Self Defence Force and is Kaz Miller's favorite dish. MSF has developed curry as a ration that can be easily carried, preserved in specially manufactured retort pouches. Improved version with a flavor that is much closer to freshly cooked curry."

- Great Curry description from the English version of Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker

"Ready-to-eat, instant curry developed by the lab boys at MSF's research section. Prepared with meat, vegetables and other ingredients cooked in spices, curry dishes are originally an Indian cuisine that made its way to the U.K. With its spices acting as preservatives and ingreedients that provide balanced nutrition, curry was adopted by the British Navy as military food. In the early 20th century, Japan developed curry as rations for their navy. When the soldiers returned home from war, curry gradually found its way into Japanese households. Currently, curry is adopted by Japan's Self Defence Force and is Kaz Miller's favorite dish. MSF has developed curry as a ration that can be easily carried, preserved in specially manufactured retort pouches. Improved to the point that the flavor goes beyond that of freshly cooked curry. Most likely to change the future of cuisine as we know it!"

- Future Curry description from the English version of Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker