Food & Drink Nov 21, 2020
Top 5: The best soup curry restaurants in Tokyo
by Florentyna Leow
With temperatures dropping, what’s more comforting than soup curry? The Japan Times shares five of the capital’s best bowls.
Food & Drink | TOKYO FOOD FILE Oct 17, 2020
Whether in curry or gelato, Kalpasi’s spice blends are aromatic — and intriguing
by Robbie Swinnerton
Curry has been Tokyo’s go-to comfort food this summer, and Curry Spice Gelateria Kalpasi’s low-key June arrival hit the moment.
Food & Drink Sep 28, 2019
From noodles to sushi, Japanese cuisine makes inroads in India
Japanese food favorites such as udon noodles and sushi are gaining a presence in India, where the country's distribution network and tradition-bound food culture present Japanese entrepreneurs with formidable challenges.
Business / Corporate Sep 24, 2019
Coco Ichibanya restaurant chain plans to sell Japanese curry ... to India
by Shoko Oda and Ayaka Maki
A Japanese plan to sell curry in India all stemmed from a hungry expat looking for good food in Tokyo. It was 2015, and New Delhi native Robin Srivastava had started a two-year temporary transfer to Tokyo in the mineral and metal resources division of ...
Food & Drink | KYOTO RESTAURANTS Jul 27, 2019
Taiyo: Curry excellence built atop 'waves' of flavor
by J.J. O'Donoghue
The first time I went looking for Taiyo, I couldn't find it. But I could smell it. Quite a few people had recommended that I check it out, especially as I have a crater-sized soft spot for curry. And so there I was in ...
Food & Drink | JAPANESE KITCHEN Jul 20, 2019
The ongoing evolution of Japan's soup curry
by Makiko Itoh
This perfectly spicy soup curry is packed with healthy vegetables in a light, flavorful broth for an easily customizable, quick and easy meal.
Food & Drink | TOKYO FOOD FILE Jul 20, 2019
Mu-Hung: Chicken rice, laksa and classic hawker fare
by Robbie Swinnerton
For close on 20 years, this friendly, no-frills diner has been the go-to destination for Singapore street-level cooking — the kind of wholesome dishes you find at hawker centers and food courts in the island state — at least for the lucky people who ...
Food & Drink | TOKYO FOOD FILE Jun 1, 2019
The SG Club: Where the curry is as creative as the cocktails
by Robbie Swinnerton
Sometimes genius rears its head in the unlikeliest of guises. Or perhaps it's only to be expected that two of the most creative curry recipes in recent memory have been dreamed up by one of Tokyo's most innovative cocktail specialists, Shingo Gokan.
National / Science & Health Apr 15, 2019
Joint study finds curry spices can suppress inflammation in airway cells caused by PM2.5 particles
Spices commonly used in curry may be able to curb inflammation caused by pollution-causing fine particles in the air, according to a joint study by Japanese curry roux maker House Foods Corp. and a Kyoto University professor. The study found cloves, turmeric, cinnamon and coriander ...
Food & Drink Jan 26, 2019
Calayer's curry slays with both flame and flavor
by Matt Kaufman
At Calayer, a curry restaurant that pays homage to thrash metal band Slayer, chef Takahiro Kubo prepares innovative, constantly changing curries for meat-lovers and vegans alike.
Food & Drink Jan 19, 2019
CoCo Ichibanya curry makes London debut
by Richard Vines
Altogether CoCo Ichibanya, also known as "CoCoIchi," has more than 1,100 restaurants in Japan and about 150 more around the world, serving up unusual curries such as sausage; hamburger; and tomato and asparagus. Back in Japan it's a household name, but Ichibanya hasn't ventured into ...
Food & Drink | Kamakura Restaurants Sep 29, 2018
Oxymoron Komachi: Piquant curry favored by the locals
by Robbie Swinnerton
In a tourist town, it pays to know where to eat before you get there. Pro tip: The best places are usually off the main drag. Look where the locals are lining up; the queue outside Oxymoron in Kamakura is always one of the ...