Army vs Navy

As seen on 'Japanese Food Report' on facebook

"Japanese army making curry for 200 using a special curry field kitchen! Set to Wagner, as an added bonus..."



"Video about curry in the Japanese navy. Ingredients include peach, ketchup, red wine, heavy cream, black coffee and "secret sauce." Looks amazing! Curry is eaten every Friday aboard Japanese naval vessels, like this one, the "Ariake." Thanks, Japanese navy!"

somehow this does not look good. the brown sludgy stuff does not inspire confidence. maybe its just a bad photo but not appetizing. I see from the internet that there is a long history of curry in japan and it is a popular meal introduced by the british.

toria wrote:somehow this does not look good. the brown sludgy stuff does not inspire confidence. maybe its just a bad photo but not appetizing. I see from the internet that there is a long history of curry in japan and it is a popular meal introduced by the british.

Actually, it looks like just about every curry served in homes, restaurants, and curry shops across Japan. Japanese curry is not like Indian or SE Asian curry.

There are "Curry and Coffee" shops everywhere. It is more than just popular -- it's tied with sushi as a lunch option. I got completely hooked on Japanese curry on my first trip to Japan. (So it looks very appetizing to me.) As shown in the video, it's served with rice, which helps you sop up all the yummy curry gravy.

If you want to try it, two options are ordering a plate of Japanese curry in the food court at Mitsuwa or buying a block of "curry roux" (the base for all Japanese curries -- there is usually an entire aisle of different brands of curry roux at Asian grocery stores) and follow the directions. Mmm. I almost always have a block of curry roux in my pantry, for when I want a warming dish with relatively little effort.

But if you try it, be thinking more British influence than Indian influence.

Anything that reminds me of eating at a USAF mobile field kitchen in the desert can't be good.

Cynthia wrote:
If you want to try it, two options are ordering a plate of Japanese curry in the food court at Mitsuwa or buying a block of "curry roux" (the base for all Japanese curries -- there is usually an entire aisle of different brands of curry roux at Asian grocery stores) and follow the directions. Mmm. I almost always have a block of curry roux in my pantry, for when I want a warming dish with relatively little effort.

The Katsu Curry served at GNR Winner Renga Tei is excellent. Perfectly fried pork cutlet served over rice with a bowl of curry sauce served on th side to use as you see fit. It's solidly in my rotation of things to order at Renga Tei.

Renga Tei
3956 W Touhy Ave
Lincolnwood, IL 60712
(847) 675-5177

The little Japanese place we at at in Honolulu offered curry at lunch. It smelled good!

little500 wrote:Anything that reminds me of eating at a USAF mobile field kitchen in the desert can't be good.

Except this is good. Throughout the videos, you hear people saying (enthusiastically) "oishii," which means "delicious."