I grew up eating Japanese curry and it is truly a national icon. There is so much culture around curry in Japan. It's a staple dish when you go out camping, as it's a simple dish that everyone can help make. And because it's so dead simple, pretty much everyone has their own version, with different regions and prefectures adding their own local vegetables to make a version unique to their area. And because it's such a reliable dish that's frankly difficult to mess up and fairly healthy, it's one of the main dishes served at schools and during disaster relief.
Things I ALWAYS do to improve my Japanese curry: 1) buy the Java (best imo) or Vermont curry brands, they taste more rich and flavourful than the standard golden curry, 2) caramelize the onions, and add even more onions at the potato + carrot stage so you can see bits of onion in the final dish, 3) add grated apple and cook it down with the other veggies, 4) use good quality beef or chicken stock if you have it, 5) finish with a few knobs of butter, 1 tbsp each of ketchup, soy sauce, and Worcestershire sauce (or even better - Japanese Bulldog/tonkatsu sauce) and adjust these to taste. Some people even like to add chocolate or coffee to deepen the flavour! These additions will truly make your curry taste and look like the restaurant quality curries you find in Japan!
@Møøn̑̈ Light It depends on how strict you are but there is no pork in the curry unless you put it in. The curry cubes have beef concentrate I believe and that beef will not likely be halal certified. In that case you will have to find a vegetarian curry block, these definitely exist. S&B makes one and it is the green one.
Some star anise during the simmer and stirring in crushed fenugreek leaves at the end also does wonders. I do my own spice mix which is 1/3 generic yellow curry powder, 1/3 garam masala and 1/3 fenugreek with cayenne pepper to taste.
Since I've made curry for Christmas I eat it every day now (made it again after it was over). I'm obsessed. The pre made pack is too expensive here, so I just make the roux myself (takes 5 minutes), like my grandma taught me. Since then I've tried again, thickening with corn starch. It worked great, but I still prefer the result with the roux.
Instantly bought the golden curry blocks and tried this yesterday, mixing veggies in my fridge, adding a fish filet made in the oven and of course, rice. It was delicious and it will definitely be added to the family menu! 🙏🏻
Every Japanese has a word or two about how to make curry rice. Of course it is all about the meat and the brand, but each person has his or her own secret condiments. For example, soy sauce, Worcestershire sauce, fruit, honey, and some even add coffee or chocolate. Anyway, I am very glad you enjoy Japanese curry rice! Keep up good work!
i have japanese and peruvian roots, and i’m very proud to say that both cultures have amazing food. you should do a peruvian dish next, maybe ceviche or lomo saltado, there are plenty of options really :)
Nice curry, but just some tips: Half a carrot, half an onion.1 mediun size potato 200g meat per 1 packet. so, for the curry you made you need to double your curry cubes.(that is why it was a bit watery) Also, you want to use a bigger pot so you can take the scum easier lastly, better melt the cubes first before putting it into the pot. This prevents the cube from just sinking end burning at the bottom of the pot. Anyways, great job! (side note: you can add some cumin/garam masala in the end for better flavour)
I will try this curry, it looks amazing! I would love for you to try the Mexican national dish, mole poblano, but damn, good mole paste is hard to find overseas and making it from scratch is... well... it's a complicated dish lol
i love to make japanese curry when i am almost out of groceries. i always have the curry around so i just add whatever random fresh or frozen veggies i have left, sometimes chinese sausage too!
I love Japanese curry rice, I make mine with ground beef but otherwise it's pretty similar to how you do it. I have also put mushrooms and beets in with much success and I've had it at restaurants that had peas in it and it was good. I also like to layer the veggies in the pot in order of what needs the most cooking so mushrooms/onions, carrots, potatoes and then pre cooked beef on top and I also do the entire veggie cook/simmer with the curry mix already in instead of adding it at the end so that everything is nicely infused with curry goodness.
You should totally try Portuguese food. We have a lot of good stuff! We have *Cozido à Portuguesa* (Portuguese stew), *sardinhas assadas* (grilled sardines), *Bacalhau à Brás* (cod with potato and beaten eggs, all mixed) and many others.
@NC Existential I had to Google that. 😅 No, we don't have Nando's... We just have "churrasqueira" (barbeque) everywhere: places where spicy chicken are sold are so common here, it's not really a franchise. But on that note, the ones that distinguish themselves are the ones that either sell BBQ suckling pig (Bairrada) or BBQ rabbit (Ribatejo), because they're less common (but roast rabbit, made in the oven, is very common).
Oh heck yeah!! Golden curry is awesome! I have been having this brand since I was in elementary school. After I opened my lunchbox with this curry, my classmates said it was stinky!! They were really missing out this hidden gem lol 🤣🤣🤣
I realy wanna see a version off our lovely german HAUSMANNSKOST ! Love your Videos. Im a broke student and i'm just cooking your recepies since i found your channel 🥰
Please try Polish food. I would advise you to make our dumplings (we call them pierogi here), they are quite easy to make and don't take 10 years to get used to them lol.
I live in a tiny city without asian supermarkets but during lockdown i really wanted to try making that, so instead I found a way to make the spices mix myself (I dont make it as thick as the cubes though, i just thicken the broth afterwards to my liking) and i love it so much. I keep making it for my friends and since its always so much and cheap to make, i keep freezing portions for when my need for comfort food hits. i enjoy putting in some sour apples and dark cocoa depending on the mood. One day i want to try it with fish instead of meats.. its such a forgiviing dish, you can mess it up as you want... itll always turn out okay after a bit experimenting. ah anyway, I love it so much and one day i want to try an authentic japanese curry somewhere haha
I loved you tasted the curry with some kimchi🥰🥰 In Korea, it is a must to eat that plate with kimchi cause it balances really well the mild/sweet flavor of the curry with some spiciness❤️🔥❤️🔥
Damn, it's so weird that Japanese Curry is Japan's national dish considering it's not what you'd think when you think Japanese food. I can give this to a commoner and they would never guess Japan.
Japanaese curry seems really similiar to what we make in Kerala (south india) called kerala beef curry. I think the main difference between the two is use of spices. Our curry has so many different spices and also we add coconut milk and ghee to thicken the curry. Ofcourse, Japanese curry has its root in indian curry
There is a missing link in the creation of Japanese curry that is often not discussed and that is the British Royal Navy. When Japan was building its modern in the late 19th and early 20th century, it looked to Britain as the strongest navy in the world and copied everything it could. This included food, and Britain adopted ingredients and recipes from its colony in India and modified them for use in the Royal Navy. The Japanese then took this new British curry and spread it throughout their own navy to fix their malnutrition problems.
You should try the national dish from Argentina: locro. It's kind of a stew based on corn, potato, pumpkin, beans, meat and vegetables. There are too many ways to prepare it, but it's pretty good, and better on winter :)
Honestly I tried it in a Japanese restaurant over here with friends and we were quite perplexed : there's hardly any curry taste ! The veggies okay, how can you call it a curry ?
You should try Lithuanian food we have 2 national food "Šaltibarščiai" it is nice cold soup that doesn't look like any other soup this soup colour is pink and second food is "cepelinai" that is meed inside potato it is really good
There was some book a read a long time ago that made me really want to try Borscht. Only when I went to look for a recipe I realized it's made from beets, which I can't eat for the love of me... I was so disappointed hahaha But literature makes it sound so amazing my disappointment is mainly on me for being such a picky eater.
Could you please try 5 curry soru. It actually has daalcha, flavored rice, white kurma, birni (sweet to have in the end) This food is little heavy, but trust me it is worth giving a shot. Hope you will like it.
Try Philippines “Tapsilog” its something you can buy for breakfast in philippines the shop is called “ tapsihan / tapsi “ I like “chicksilog” which is tapsilog but chicken “ tapsilog “ the dish is tapa which is pork im not sure tho Second fried rice and im not really sure what kind of fried rice but i just know its fried rice cause i just ate it for breakfast today and third put some egg at the top of the fried rice 😀👍 its so delicious you should definitely cook it ( you can go to philippines beacuse other people are welcomed always and pilipinos can speak english everyone in the philippines can speak it your welcome to go there ) now please do it im. Not forcing but alot of people want you to do it 🇵🇭🇵🇭🇵🇭
I grew up eating Japanese curry and it is truly a national icon. There is so much culture around curry in Japan.
It's a staple dish when you go out camping, as it's a simple dish that everyone can help make. And because it's so dead simple, pretty much everyone has their own version, with different regions and prefectures adding their own local vegetables to make a version unique to their area. And because it's such a reliable dish that's frankly difficult to mess up and fairly healthy, it's one of the main dishes served at schools and during disaster relief.
Things I ALWAYS do to improve my Japanese curry: 1) buy the Java (best imo) or Vermont curry brands, they taste more rich and flavourful than the standard golden curry, 2) caramelize the onions, and add even more onions at the potato + carrot stage so you can see bits of onion in the final dish, 3) add grated apple and cook it down with the other veggies, 4) use good quality beef or chicken stock if you have it, 5) finish with a few knobs of butter, 1 tbsp each of ketchup, soy sauce, and Worcestershire sauce (or even better - Japanese Bulldog/tonkatsu sauce) and adjust these to taste. Some people even like to add chocolate or coffee to deepen the flavour! These additions will truly make your curry taste and look like the restaurant quality curries you find in Japan!
@Bucketz thanks a lot, I'll try to find the most halal one
@Møøn̑̈ Light It depends on how strict you are but there is no pork in the curry unless you put it in. The curry cubes have beef concentrate I believe and that beef will not likely be halal certified. In that case you will have to find a vegetarian curry block, these definitely exist. S&B makes one and it is the green one.
Idk if these consist of halal ingredients tho and its really important
Some star anise during the simmer and stirring in crushed fenugreek leaves at the end also does wonders. I do my own spice mix which is 1/3 generic yellow curry powder, 1/3 garam masala and 1/3 fenugreek with cayenne pepper to taste.
I like to add pork Katsu as well.
Since I've made curry for Christmas I eat it every day now (made it again after it was over). I'm obsessed. The pre made pack is too expensive here, so I just make the roux myself (takes 5 minutes), like my grandma taught me. Since then I've tried again, thickening with corn starch. It worked great, but I still prefer the result with the roux.
my mouth was watering while listening to this, this sounds so goddamn good
Actually, my family from Hong Kong used to make Japanese curry rice using ACTUAL CHOCOLATE instead of that chunk. And it tasted awesome!
Chocolate is a classic add in for curry rice but it doesn't replace the roux since that contains the actual curry spices.
Instantly bought the golden curry blocks and tried this yesterday, mixing veggies in my fridge, adding a fish filet made in the oven and of course, rice. It was delicious and it will definitely be added to the family menu! 🙏🏻
Every Japanese has a word or two about how to make curry rice. Of course it is all about the meat and the brand, but each person has his or her own secret condiments. For example, soy sauce, Worcestershire sauce, fruit, honey, and some even add coffee or chocolate. Anyway, I am very glad you enjoy Japanese curry rice!
Keep up good work!
麺つゆも美味いで〜
Curry it’s still an Asian thing, I’m excited to try it
Bravo! Fain frumos romantic drăguț atrăgător
i have japanese and peruvian roots, and i’m very proud to say that both cultures have amazing food. you should do a peruvian dish next, maybe ceviche or lomo saltado, there are plenty of options really :)
No waaaay. My great grandmother had Peruvian ancestry but the rest is Japanese, so I’m a Japanese- Korean(dad) with Peruvian roots too!!
After I got to try Peruvian food a couple years ago I am obsessed! It is so amazing!
When will you try Somali food ?
Nice curry, but just some tips:
Half a carrot, half an onion.1 mediun size potato 200g meat per 1 packet.
so, for the curry you made you need to double your curry cubes.(that is why it was a bit watery)
Also, you want to use a bigger pot so you can take the scum easier
lastly, better melt the cubes first before putting it into the pot.
This prevents the cube from just sinking end burning at the bottom of the pot.
Anyways, great job!
(side note: you can add some cumin/garam masala in the end for better flavour)
I will try this curry, it looks amazing! I would love for you to try the Mexican national dish, mole poblano, but damn, good mole paste is hard to find overseas and making it from scratch is... well... it's a complicated dish lol
couscous topped with meat and vegetables from tunisia
YEAH I LOVE JAPANESE CURRY since I am Japanese, but if there was Fukujinzuke instead of Kimchi, the score would be 10/10 for me 🤤
Absolutely agree. kimchi is another good choice to go with Japanese curry though:)
i love to make japanese curry when i am almost out of groceries. i always have the curry around so i just add whatever random fresh or frozen veggies i have left, sometimes chinese sausage too!
I love Japanese curry rice, I make mine with ground beef but otherwise it's pretty similar to how you do it. I have also put mushrooms and beets in with much success and I've had it at restaurants that had peas in it and it was good. I also like to layer the veggies in the pot in order of what needs the most cooking so mushrooms/onions, carrots, potatoes and then pre cooked beef on top and I also do the entire veggie cook/simmer with the curry mix already in instead of adding it at the end so that everything is nicely infused with curry goodness.
Such a hearty recipe, I'll save this for cold autumn evenings 🔥
Japanese curry is one of my fav dishes so I'm glad to see some ways I could make it even better, both from the vid and comments.
You should totally try Portuguese food. We have a lot of good stuff! We have *Cozido à Portuguesa* (Portuguese stew), *sardinhas assadas* (grilled sardines), *Bacalhau à Brás* (cod with potato and beaten eggs, all mixed) and many others.
@KWOOWK Try Lithuania! Cepelinai is life. Though it might be hard to make.
@NC Existential I had to Google that. 😅 No, we don't have Nando's... We just have "churrasqueira" (barbeque) everywhere: places where spicy chicken are sold are so common here, it's not really a franchise.
But on that note, the ones that distinguish themselves are the ones that either sell BBQ suckling pig (Bairrada) or BBQ rabbit (Ribatejo), because they're less common (but roast rabbit, made in the oven, is very common).
you also have Nandos
@KWOOWK I've been asking you to do Sudan for months.
Could you please do it
Pls🥺
@Space cat isn't Feijoada also Brazils national dish with colonisation and all? Maybe choose a different food for the Portuguese because of that
I made this to tonight and it was amazing ! It tasted exactly like the Japanese restaurant near my house! Keep it up 👍
Honestly I really loved the video production on this. Beautiful editing!
@KWOOWK Could you do Sudan, I'm genuinely begging.
Pls🥺
wow thanks so much
Oh heck yeah!! Golden curry is awesome! I have been having this brand since I was in elementary school. After I opened my lunchbox with this curry, my classmates said it was stinky!! They were really missing out this hidden gem lol 🤣🤣🤣
Please do the national dish of Belgium, Flemish stew with French Frites and a glass of a good traditional beer.
I realy wanna see a version off our lovely german HAUSMANNSKOST !
Love your Videos. Im a broke student and i'm just cooking your recepies since i found your channel 🥰
Please try Polish food. I would advise you to make our dumplings (we call them pierogi here), they are quite easy to make and don't take 10 years to get used to them lol.
Polish food better than Ukraine food tho
Pierogis are good but in a way a slider is good compared to a burger because dumplings just win.
The fact that you have to beg people to try polish food shows everything.
I love your vids they teach me about foods I never knew about
You are an amazing chef OMG!!! You make me soooo hungry ever time I watch your videos 🤤🤤🤤
I love curries, but for me, Japanese brown curry is one of the most satisfying meals.
finally japanese one! i really like curry because it's very simple to make!
I live in a tiny city without asian supermarkets but during lockdown i really wanted to try making that, so instead I found a way to make the spices mix myself (I dont make it as thick as the cubes though, i just thicken the broth afterwards to my liking) and i love it so much. I keep making it for my friends and since its always so much and cheap to make, i keep freezing portions for when my need for comfort food hits. i enjoy putting in some sour apples and dark cocoa depending on the mood. One day i want to try it with fish instead of meats.. its such a forgiviing dish, you can mess it up as you want... itll always turn out okay after a bit experimenting.
ah anyway, I love it so much and one day i want to try an authentic japanese curry somewhere haha
Omg, thank you for this recipe, it was sooo delicious 😍
Japanese curry will always be one of my favorites. Especially while I’m a poor college student
If you add chicken katsu or mochiko chicken, this would be one of my favorite dishes of all time! Great videos!
Could you please do Finland? Finnish food dosent get enough love 😅
3:04 Nice to know how you used the pre made one because my family used a similar one from a brand called glico.
Amazon has this brand of curry available. I order from there.
I give my Japanese curry a 9/10.
I loved you tasted the curry with some kimchi🥰🥰 In Korea, it is a must to eat that plate with kimchi cause it balances really well the mild/sweet flavor of the curry with some spiciness❤️🔥❤️🔥
To improve this you should coat the beef with flour, then eggs, then panko bread crumbs, then fry it
Damn, it's so weird that Japanese Curry is Japan's national dish considering it's not what you'd think when you think Japanese food. I can give this to a commoner and they would never guess Japan.
I have this exact pot at 1:08 that’s also used for the curry. Mines red, that’s beriberi cool.
Japanaese curry seems really similiar to what we make in Kerala (south india) called kerala beef curry. I think the main difference between the two is use of spices. Our curry has so many different spices and also we add coconut milk and ghee to thicken the curry. Ofcourse, Japanese curry has its root in indian curry
@米空軍パイロット thanks for the information 😊
There is a missing link in the creation of Japanese curry that is often not discussed and that is the British Royal Navy. When Japan was building its modern in the late 19th and early 20th century, it looked to Britain as the strongest navy in the world and copied everything it could. This included food, and Britain adopted ingredients and recipes from its colony in India and modified them for use in the Royal Navy. The Japanese then took this new British curry and spread it throughout their own navy to fix their malnutrition problems.
Bro try 🇧🇩Bangladesh's breakfast🍽👍
I'm happy that you liked my country's cuisine🥰
WASH YOUR RICE !!!
Yunno, Japanese curry is one of the most warming dish I’ve ever tried as I was living in hk
3:54 omg your pickled white radish evolved into Kimchi I think??
shhhhh
You should try Malaysian's Nasi Lemak
Yay thank you so much for doing Japan ✌🏻
You should try the national dish from Argentina: locro. It's kind of a stew based on corn, potato, pumpkin, beans, meat and vegetables. There are too many ways to prepare it, but it's pretty good, and better on winter :)
Honestly I tried it in a Japanese restaurant over here with friends and we were quite perplexed : there's hardly any curry taste ! The veggies okay, how can you call it a curry ?
Îți mulțumesc pentru calitatea excelentă! Felicitări din Ungaria!
i'm making this at 2am right now and i'm not even hungry
my apartment is filled with amazing smells right now
Yeees ,Japan !!! I love Japan🥰
I'm from Japan and we eat this a lot and a love it
If you try Indian don't even take think about taking 'kichdi' according to google. I believe biriyani is the unofficial non veg national dish.
Why the kimchi, that's Korean...
I do like curry better so I'm happy you chose it, but I'm pretty sure the actual national dish for Japan is Ramen.
You should try Lithuanian food we have 2 national food "Šaltibarščiai" it is nice cold soup that doesn't look like any other soup this soup colour is pink and second food is "cepelinai" that is meed inside potato it is really good
hi kwoowk i watch ur vids a lot and was wondering when you were gonna do the serbian national dish
Bruh I was thinking of try and making curry for the first time in my life and you just posted this video. Thanks
I love watching your videos and i would really like seeing you try byriani from India
Try national Slovakia food called "halušky" u will love it.
Lol- curry rice is everyday meal of Indians too :) We all have it in lunch time mostly, But anyway yours is incredible
Hey KWOOWK!!!!!! make and rate my Malaysian breakfast Nasi Lemak for the next video
Bro u NEED to try the Egyptian one it is so freaking good like HOLY
@Roda M it is literally so perfect
@Roda Modc
Are you talking about koshary?
omg what is it :O
I had no idea golden curry was authentic japanese curry 😳
You should try an Indian dish named pav bhaji which is basically flavorful curry with spongy and crispy bread 🇮🇳
@Krish Gupta yeah but he ain’t gonna eat every state dishes
@R⃣ the thing is which of our dish is national we've only got state dishes 🫡😏
It not national
Low-key want to see him make handmade soba
Wow! Now do The Philippines!!🇵🇭🇵🇭
i like short and enjoyable contents its perfect
Yo I made Japanese curry yesterday this is insane timing
Can't wait for you to taste Ukrainian Borsch and rate it! It always has a very different reaction from foreigners, so I'm looking forward to yours!
There was some book a read a long time ago that made me really want to try Borscht. Only when I went to look for a recipe I realized it's made from beets, which I can't eat for the love of me... I was so disappointed hahaha
But literature makes it sound so amazing my disappointment is mainly on me for being such a picky eater.
please try feijoada from brazil :D
It tastes even better if you mix it up really well before eating
I personally prefer chicken instead of beef in my curry because the taste of chicken in a curry kinda fits better.
What do yall think?
Could you please try 5 curry soru. It actually has daalcha, flavored rice, white kurma, birni (sweet to have in the end)
This food is little heavy, but trust me it is worth giving a shot. Hope you will like it.
Traditional accompaniment would be pickled onions. Yes, the british style pickled onions.
Try Philippines “Tapsilog” its something you can buy for breakfast in philippines the shop is called “ tapsihan / tapsi “
I like “chicksilog” which is tapsilog but chicken “ tapsilog “ the dish is tapa which is pork im not sure tho Second fried rice and im not really sure what kind of fried rice but i just know its fried rice cause i just ate it for breakfast today and third put some egg at the top of the fried rice 😀👍 its so delicious you should definitely cook it
( you can go to philippines beacuse other people are welcomed always and pilipinos can speak english everyone in the philippines can speak it your welcome to go there ) now please do it im. Not forcing but alot of people want you to do it 🇵🇭🇵🇭🇵🇭
Plssss make ghorme sabzi❤️🇮🇷
I'm still waiting for you to try pupusas from El Salvador!
You should try the national dish of Barbados it is very good in my opinion.
I need the full story of that chocolate mistake.
Try Couscous its so good its a very good Algerian dish!
You should do Canada sometime we have a great dish
Aw yeah, I have been making this type of curry soooo often over the last months! It's sooo delicious!!
I always thought there was breaded fried chicken on top of it
You should try it with chicken, really good
YESSSSS I LOVE JAPANESE CURRY
Please, 🙏 try Bulgarian food🇧🇬
Your channel is growing fast! I use to remember when I susbcribe when you are only in 26.1k subscribers keep it going man!
Try the Norwegian national dish: fårikål 🇳🇴🍗🥬
Can you do ireland next pls I want to see it I have never tried it and I want to see what it is I am irish so I want to see it
Do the American hamburger next, I want to see how it compares lol
Bruh you must try Bangladeshi national food. Love from Bangladesh 🇧🇩❤️
Please try dishes from Myanmar (Burma). Thanks man!
Could you do poland please? 🇵🇱
Make video on North Indian breakfast it is so delicious
Make Ukrainian national dish:
Borsch or vareniki
lemme just say how cute your rice cooker is 🤍