Popular Curry November 22, 2013

In our PC TECH classes, food from various cultures is often a favorite topic of discussion.  Mai from Japan has written a “delicious” essay about curry:

 I’ll write about curry-rice, which is one of my favorite Japanese [foods].  In Japan it’s really popular and everybody has been eating it since they were kids.  It’s not only for kids, but adults also love it.

Curry is from India, but Japanese curry-rice is a little different.  Authentic Indian curry has many spices and [it is eaten with naan].  However, the Japanese [style] doesn’t usually have as much spice, and we eat it with rice, sometimes with noodles.

It’s not difficult to make it, so we cook it at home a lot.  We have different tastes of curry for each home because each [family] has a different way to make it.  That is why we call curry-rice the “taste of mothers.”  Curry-rice and mothers are inextricably linked.

Now it’s popular to make curry [when camping] too.  Many people, especially college students or young people – go camping and cook curry leisurely.  It’s really fun to cook with friends.

Curry-rice isn’t just one kind.  There are many curry restaurants in Japan and have so many kinds of curry.  For instance, curry with egg, curry with cheese, curry with hamburger, etc.  We can also choose how spicy it is.  We can order our own [favorite] curry.

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