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Ahh, I absolutely love this. I frequently prepare this for dinner. This is how you do it: https://youtu.be/QhsrBz9Cceg https://youtu.be/QhsrBz9Cceg (nope, see

Ahh, I absolutely love this. I frequently prepare this for dinner. This is how you do it: https://youtu.be/QhsrBz9Cceg https://youtu.be/QhsrBz9Cceg (nope, see edit.) Fun thing is, my mom sort of makes this… she learned from my grandma. Almost the same recipe, except for the spring onion and other topings. When i saw this in a japanese cookbook and then the video from Kenji, i was totally amazed. Like if my grandma learned this from Kenji. But we are as Dutch as Heineken. Where did my grandma got this recipe from… 50+ years ago? Probably some magazine and then an indian curry recipe from the uk? Who knows :-) Edit: the image on top does look different from what I mean though. Interesting. Apparently there also is a different style of japanese curry.

rjh29 4y ago
Two different types of curry. The article/image are about Indian restaurants in Japan, which tend to have a large naan and a few small metal bowls of curry. The one you're talking about is usually known as 'curry rice' (カレーライス) or 'Japanese curry' and has its roots in English beef stew, but with spice powder added. It is eaten over regular sticky white rice, often with a pork or chicken cutlet on top. I personally love it.
- bigyikes 4y ago
  I tried Japanese curry for the first time in San Francisco a couple of weeks ago. Absolutely delicious. I definitely noticed the English vibes. Actually, it reminded me a lot of Southern US homestyle food. Swap the rice for some potatoes and you could’ve fooled me.
- kizunajp 4y ago
  You're right! While I was doing the research for this article I found this to be an interesting read on Japanese curry aka カレーライス: https://metropolisjapan.com/the-origins-of-japanese-curry/ https://metropolisjapan.com/the-origins-of-japanese-curry/
  - BozeWolf 4y ago
    This is great! Thanks!
- dole 4y ago
  S&B Golden Curry (Mild, orange box) is what I grew up on as “curry rice.” Onions, potatoes, carrots, beef stew meat, super easy. https://www.sbfoods-worldwide.com/lp/us/golden-curry/ https://www.sbfoods-worldwide.com/lp/us/golden-curry/
- sowbug 4y ago
  Co Co Curry in Japan is my favorite of the second kind. It's easy to come close at home, as dole says, but the restaurant lets you pick the exact spice level, and they always get the rice just right: sticky enough to carve out with a spoon, but still porous enough that it absorbs the curry sauce. Go Go Curry is also worth a visit, and their US franchises are reasonably authentic. But it's a slightly different style: darker sauce that's more tangy than umami.
  - johnwalkr 4y ago
    Co Co is great in how much you can customize it. I always go for very spicy curry with potatoes and fried chicken on top. Go Go is funny in that they list the calories of each meal in terms of rice balls. And some are like 10 rice balls! They used to have a world champion curry, limited to a few orders per day per store [1]. 2.5kg! [1] https://14fourteen.jp/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/b3bb8c6af2d45ce631fa8fa0637a1b05-724x1024.jpg https://14fourteen.jp/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/b3bb8c6af2d...
    - rawicki 4y ago
      For me, my neighbourhood Co Co had completely broken spicyness scale - 3 was not spicy enough, 4 was the most I could eat (and it goes to 10!).
      - sowbug 4y ago
        I worked my way up to 5, but I don't think I'll go higher than 4 in the future. Five was nothing but suffering.
  - rjh29 4y ago
    Go Go Curry is Kanazawa-style (thick almost like gravy, served over the rice with cabbage, on a metal bowl). It's very popular and lots of places do that style. If you like it I also recommend Champion Curry and Joto Curry. I agree the rice is quite important. I've tried making it at home with basmati rice and it's not the same.
  - seanmcdirmid 4y ago

rjh29 4y ago

Two different types of curry. The article/image are about Indian restaurants in Japan, which tend to have a large naan and a few small metal bowls of curry. The one you're talking about is usually known as 'curry rice' (カレーライス) or 'Japanese curry' and has its roots in English beef stew, but with spice powder added. It is eaten over regular sticky white rice, often with a pork or chicken cutlet on top. I personally love it.

bigyikes 4y ago
I tried Japanese curry for the first time in San Francisco a couple of weeks ago. Absolutely delicious. I definitely noticed the English vibes. Actually, it reminded me a lot of Southern US homestyle food. Swap the rice for some potatoes and you could’ve fooled me.
kizunajp 4y ago
You're right! While I was doing the research for this article I found this to be an interesting read on Japanese curry aka カレーライス: https://metropolisjapan.com/the-origins-of-japanese-curry/ https://metropolisjapan.com/the-origins-of-japanese-curry/
- BozeWolf 4y ago
  This is great! Thanks!
dole 4y ago
S&B Golden Curry (Mild, orange box) is what I grew up on as “curry rice.” Onions, potatoes, carrots, beef stew meat, super easy. https://www.sbfoods-worldwide.com/lp/us/golden-curry/ https://www.sbfoods-worldwide.com/lp/us/golden-curry/
sowbug 4y ago
Co Co Curry in Japan is my favorite of the second kind. It's easy to come close at home, as dole says, but the restaurant lets you pick the exact spice level, and they always get the rice just right: sticky enough to carve out with a spoon, but still porous enough that it absorbs the curry sauce. Go Go Curry is also worth a visit, and their US franchises are reasonably authentic. But it's a slightly different style: darker sauce that's more tangy than umami.
- johnwalkr 4y ago
  Co Co is great in how much you can customize it. I always go for very spicy curry with potatoes and fried chicken on top. Go Go is funny in that they list the calories of each meal in terms of rice balls. And some are like 10 rice balls! They used to have a world champion curry, limited to a few orders per day per store [1]. 2.5kg! [1] https://14fourteen.jp/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/b3bb8c6af2d45ce631fa8fa0637a1b05-724x1024.jpg https://14fourteen.jp/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/b3bb8c6af2d...
  - rawicki 4y ago
    For me, my neighbourhood Co Co had completely broken spicyness scale - 3 was not spicy enough, 4 was the most I could eat (and it goes to 10!).
    - sowbug 4y ago
      I worked my way up to 5, but I don't think I'll go higher than 4 in the future. Five was nothing but suffering.
- rjh29 4y ago
  Go Go Curry is Kanazawa-style (thick almost like gravy, served over the rice with cabbage, on a metal bowl). It's very popular and lots of places do that style. If you like it I also recommend Champion Curry and Joto Curry. I agree the rice is quite important. I've tried making it at home with basmati rice and it's not the same.
- seanmcdirmid 4y ago