Curry House Curry

[Anonymous No.16291429]

I'm trying to replicate the taste of curry served at curry houses in LA and I can't quite seem to get it. I followed this recipe: https://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/japanese-style-curry-karei-raisu

and while it was good it didn't taste like it does at curry restaurants. Any tips/brands? I also tried S&B curry and hated it.

[Anonymous No.16291460]

>>16291429
>Its called Vermont Curry
>Curry is originally from like, India or whatever, and a large part of Southeast Asia cuisine, like in Japan.
>The box has katakana and kanji printed on it just like a typical Japanese product
>Even though its called "Vermont Curry"
>Even if its a ploy to make a curry made in Vermont (which... what the fuck?) seem Japanese for some reason, why would they name it "Vermont Curry" when curry is so well known and so often eating and prepared Japan??
???????????????????????

[Anonymous No.16291488]

Closest to scratch-made restaurant curry is Java. Basically every other label is crap.

[Anonymous No.16291609]

>>16291488
Tried Java too. It was good but didn't taste like a restaurant. I'm shocked at how different they all taste, yet none have come close to a curry house.

I realize I probably have to make it from scratch, but I'm just looking for something that comes close.

>>16291460
iirc it's because some doctor from Vermont's book on health caught on in Japan or something

I'm seeing pic related recommended on some places. Anyone familiar with it?

[Anonymous No.16291619]

>>16291429
I fucken loved Coco curry and I feel your pain, the closest to it I felt was Golden Curry

There really isn't anything like store curry, sorry

[Anonymous No.16291638]

>>16291429
The combination of these two is my new favourite.

[Anonymous No.16291643]

>>16291638
I didn't even think of combining them... this might bring me closer to what I'm looking for. Thanks.

>>16291619
I'm really like the curry in Mitsuwa's food court too, but I can't find any recipe or anything to match it or Curry Houses' flavor. I thought for sure that the Japanese Iron Chef would be closest to what I wanted and now I'm just completely discouraged.

[Anonymous No.16291710]

>>16291643
JAVA's HOT and Vermont's MILD are the combination that is often used.
You can also add your favorite spices, butter, cream, yogurt, etc.

[Anonymous No.16292165]

>>16291638
I hear Java's the best but I can't find it anywhere and it's overpriced as fuck online.

[Anonymous No.16292295]

OP
try using unsalted chicken stock, add mirin/sake and soy sauce to the curry. adjust thickness and saltiness with the stock.
some even add a small amount of nip's worchestershire, or chocolate

[Anonymous No.16292308]

>>16291460
Are you retarded?

[Anonymous No.16292778]

>>16292308
Not that anon, but does asking questions make you retarded? If so, you're making a good argument for that lol

[Anonymous No.16292783]

>>16291609
>iirc it's because some doctor from Vermont's book on health caught on in Japan or something
Ah. I see. Seems kinda peculiar/unlikely, but makes sense.

[Anonymous No.16294077]

>>16291710
>You can also add your favorite spices, butter, cream, yogurt, etc.

That's the thing. I would love to experiment after I find the taste I'm looking for. I don't have the most sophisticated palate, but the restaurants curry doesn't taste like it had any dairy in it. I can't pinpoint the spices/roux they use.

>>16292165
I bought Java curry at a Tokyo Central sometime last year before the pandemic. It's good, but it doesn't taste like a curry place. Mixing it w/ Vermont might work though; Vermont definitely has that sweetness.

>>16292295
I'll try this too. I'm looking for what makes it sweet and the right combo of spices, a stock might work well.

[Anonymous No.16294112]

>>16292778
>not that anon
>lol!
Asking retarded questions is retarded, and warrants asking if someone is retarded, “not that anon”.

[Anonymous No.16294267]

>>16294077
>No dairy sensation
>Felt the sweetness
Ketchup, Japanese Worcestershire sauce, chutney like fruit jam
I think it's one of these
You can also use a lot of onions to sweeten it up.

[Anonymous No.16294550]

>>16294267
>You can also use a lot of onions to sweeten it up.

I don't think this is it, already added a bunch to every batch I made. The other suggestions are interesting. I'll try them all. Is Japanese worcestershire sauce demonstrably different from standard American?

[Anonymous No.16294566]

>>16294550
Not that anon, but:
Worcestershire Sauce (LEA&PERRINS brand)
vinegar
sugar
tamarind
onions
garlic
anchovies
spice
flavoring


ソース (Bulldog brand)
tomato
apple
carrot
onion
plum
lemon
vinegar
sugar
salt
yeast extract
spice

Also, for what it’s worth, many Japanese add a bit of instant coffee to their instant curry while cooking, including my wife.

[Anonymous No.16294578]

>>16294566
Ahh interesting. I have bulldog tonkatsu sauce and that seems almost exactly the same. I've seen both coffee and chocolate in some recipes but I've discredited them for not seeming like what I want, but what do I know. Thanks.

[Anonymous No.16294869]

>why doesn't my processed palm oil block taste like restaurant faire

[Anonymous No.16294877]

I have yet to find a Jap curry that doesn't taste like chip shop curry sauce.

[Anonymous No.16294892]

>>16294877
.. well.. yeah.. Japanese curry is British naval curry, it's exactly the same concept

[Anonymous No.16295051]

>>16291643
>I'm really like the curry in Mitsuwa's food court

It's good but I still go for the Santouka spicy miso with special pork when I go.

[Anonymous No.16295343]

>>16291429
Make your own. As the curry is cooking you can add to taste whatever you want.

[Anonymous No.16296959]

>>16294892
why is japanese cuisine so hilariously bad?
the main staple dish of nipponland is sushi which is literally just fish on rice
their curry is just watered soup
ramen is just inferior version of authentic Chinese noodles
even instant noodles is taiwanese (Chinese) and not from japan

why could the nips not make a satisfactory cuisine?

[Anonymous No.16297710]

>>16292308
do you suffer from brain damage or is it a painless ordeal?

[Anonymous No.16297825]

>>16295343
Except your homemade curry sucks, anon.

[Anonymous No.16297889]

>>16297825
It tastes good to me, i like chicken coconut curry, I used to make it from those glorified bullion kits that look vaguely like a chocolate bar.

Now I just add spices to taste. Soy sauce, tobasco, red curry paste, yellow curry spice, corriander. Ginger paste, minced garlic onions... oh im getting hungry.

[Anonymous No.16297918]

>>16297889
>glorified bullion kits
>uses pastes
>coconut curry
So basically you don’t like Japanese style curry, and are telling someone who started a thread about Japanese style curry to make not Japanese style curry?

[Anonymous No.16297950]

>>16297889
>tobasco
I see this a lot on here.
Is it a regional spelling?

[Anonymous No.16298002]

>>16297950
Nah, it’s a people who can’t spell thing.

[Anonymous No.16298063]

>>16297889
That's.. that's a thai curry, anon.
>>>tobasco

[Anonymous No.16298869]

>>16297918
No, I started with theae kits, and graduated, the curry I made taste muvh closer to japanese curry than any fish rot cover thai shit Ive eaten.