Japanese curry

The Japanese TV program 'Omoumai Mise' is drawing attention with previews of its latest episode. Coverage highlights a restaurant near Tokyo Station serving duck, sausage and stuffed cabbage set meals for 490 yen, a soba shop famous for its unusual rule of not dipping noodles in broth, and a 1.2-kilogram zangi curry priced at 1,280 yen. Japanese media are profiling the eccentric restaurants and owners featured.

A chicken katsu curry recipe has drawn over half a million likes, making the Japanese-inspired dish one of the most talked-about food items online. The recipe combines crispy breaded chicken cutlet with a rich curry sauce over rice, a staple of Japanese-style curry houses. Home cooks are sharing results and variations as interest in the comfort dish surges.