Today, after being somewhat nostalgic for non-Japanese style curry, we went to an 'Indian'
curry house a short cycle ride from the university. I think it was actually Nepalese
judging from the artwork and posters on the walls, but I couldn't be certain... ^_^
We had the cheapest lunch set menu, which meant we got a curry, a naan, rice, a small side
salad and a glass of lassi for 700 yen, which is ~£5.50. The portions of rice and curry
were on the smaller side, but the naan was monstrous and about half a metre long, so the
meal was satisfyingly filling.
The waiter/cook was on his own in the restaurant, so he had to bring out our curries in three batches as there were 8 of us. We also could see him making the naans from scratch in the kitchen, which was cool.
Curry is a very popular dish here, but the Japanese style curry is the same flavour pretty
much anywhere, save for a slight difference in spiciness. And spice in Japan is not really
that spicy, they tend to prefer the sweeter curry. Supermarkets usually have a whole aisle
dedicated to curry roux blocks and sauce packets, and about half the dishes you can buy in
the student cafeteria involve curry in some form. I'm not complaining ^_^
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