Roux in Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian, and Macedonian, () in Bulgarian, in Hungarian and in German. Japanese curry, or , is made from a roux made by frying yellow curry powder, butter or oil, and flour together. The French term has become a loanword in Japanese, , or more specifically . Roux ("meyane") has been used in Ottoman and Turkish cuisine since at least the 15th century. The fat is heated in a pot or pan, melting it if necessary. Then the flour is added. The mixture is heated and stirred until the flour is incorporated, and then cooked until at least
Flour bomb containers of other liquid, making the removal of the resultant mixture difficult. Flour bomb Flour bomb is a fragile container (e.g. a paper bag) filled with flour for the purpose to be thrown at a person or object to cause an inconvenient messy stain. Flour bombs are a classic protest method, along with the throwing of eggs and overripe tomatoes. An example from May 2004 was the use of purple-dyed flour in condoms thrown at the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Tony Blair, in the chamber of the House of Commons of the United Kingdom by Fathers 4 Justice.