As I used to be trying up locations to eat in Tokyo, I found an unbelievable place within the district of Jinbocho: Curry Land, a store that makes a speciality of promoting prompt curry from throughout Japan.
Positioned in a small facet avenue not removed from the primary intersection in Jinbocho, Curry Land is a tiny store with no frills. Previous the sliding door on the entrance are three or 4 cabinets stuffed with pre-cooked curry in reheatable pouches. A lady was working the store after I visited, and he or she was very useful, although I don’t know if she’s the proprietor or simply somebody employed there.
Many of those packages are native varieties of curry, usually discovered solely within the particular areas from which they originate. There are additionally different uncommon choices, reminiscent of curries eaten on naval vessels or perhaps a whaling ship. The store even has its personal particular curry obtainable!
I purchased 9 packs in complete, which ended up being about 7,000–8,000 yen, with the worth of particular person packages various.
Clockwise from high left: Go Go Curry (not really on the store however I included it within the picture anyway), Whaling Ship Curry (doesn’t comprise whale), Curry Land’s Personal Black Wagyu Cream Cheese Curry, Sleek Girl Pink Curry, Iwakuni Naval Flying Forces Curry, Ibaraki Chestnut Curry, Well-known Osaka Curry with Worcestershire sauce, Enoshima Naval Curry, Dinosaur Curry (made with rooster), and Spicy Mutton Curry.
Some might be comparatively costly (~1,300 yen), so whereas this retailer gained’t break the financial institution (until you attempt actually, actually exhausting) this isn’t the place to go if you happen to actually care about getting the most affordable choices. Nonetheless, Curry Land is mainly a dream come true for me, and I like to recommend it to anybody who loves curry, but in addition anybody who needs to expertise a skinny but broad slice of Japanese meals.
I plan to overview every curry finally, however I don’t know if I’m going to dedicate a separate weblog submit for every curry, or if I’ll cowl a couple of at a time. I do know it’s not precisely anime, however I hope you’ll indulge me.
