The Spirit of Japanese Curry
I consider myself as extremely lucky person. Because yesterday I got a package from Japan. The package contained my favorite thing - Japanese curry.
This curry can be got from convenience store in Japan, or a traditional grocery store. The taste is very similar than in Yoshinoya shop in Japan.
I'm really poor cook, I can barely cook a bearable simple spaghetti. Therefore I was really glad to get ready made curry. Only thing I needed to take care was the rice.
So I went to the shop around here and bought a porridge rice. I usually use that to cook like Japanese style rice. Then I just put rice and water in ratio of 1:1,5 and hit the on switch. Heating the
curry sauce was really easy too. I just boiled some water and showed the folio bag in for five to ten minutes.
Gosh the taste was great. I truly wonder of food can have spirit. Truly marvellous, fantastic taste. I went to Japanese foodshop then and bought a curry block. It contains nine blocks - so you can get nine small cubes and use them for soup, or whatever to add some spice and curry flavor. Ofcourse you can use that to cook this Japanese style curry as well. I have no idea how since instruction is all in Japanese.
Curry has indian origin. But this curry I can get from Japan seems to be totally different kind of food than indian. At least in Indian restaurants here in Helsinki you can't get anything like this. Finnish curry foods are very different as well. Nothing like this. Especially that sauce cannot be found from shops around here.
Amazing thing about curry is that after you eat it, you feel simply full, but you dont feel too full. Comparing to pizza or hamburgers or things like that, the sensation is whole a lot different.
Carefully I scratched remaining rice from the cooker and made a small package and showed it into the fridgerator. "The rest I might use for making onigiri, or perhaps, another plate of curry.."
I felt simply refreshed after the meal. And I truly wondered, if food can have spirit? If so, I never want to microwave any foods, but stick with the oldschool hot plates and oven. Besides, wont the food taste better after its warmed by natural means?
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Japanese Foods | See also: okonomiyaki, nori, sushi, miso, ramen, tofu, onigiri, obento, chopsticks, japanese curry
I just stumbled upon this page because I was looking for pictures of Japanese curry rice! And I must say I'm in love with it too! hahaha
my favourite too! heh heh! So i just dropped by to say hi to a fellow Japanese-curry lover! ;)
:D
Living in Japan has really opened my eyes to see how meal can change person's feeling, and drive the tiredness away.
Let's enjoy good atmosphere foods!