🍛 Japanese Curry Rice with Chicken Katsu and Egg Slices 🐔🥚 チキン カツ カレー ライス

Place of origin: 🇯🇵 Japan
Main ingredients: Vegetables (onions, carrots, potatoes), Meat (beef, pork, chicken)

Curry (カレー karē) is one of the most popular dishes in Japan. It is commonly served in three main forms: curry rice (#カレーライス karē raisu, curry over rice), curry udon (curry over noodles), and curry bread (a curry-filled pastry). Curry rice is most commonly referred to simply as "curry" (#カレー karē).

A wide variety of vegetables and meats are used to make #Japanese curry. The basic vegetables are #onions, #carrots, and #potatoes. For the meat, beef, pork, and chicken are the most popular. #Katsu-karē (#カツカレー) is a breaded deep-fried #cutlet (usually pork or #chicken) with #curry #sauce.

Curry was introduced to #Japan during the #Meiji era (1868–1912) by the British, at a time when India was under the colonial rule of the British Raj. The dish became popular and available for purchase in supermarkets and restaurants in the late 1960s. It has been adapted since its introduction to Japan, and is so widely consumed that it can be called a national dish.

Description is taken from Wikipedia.