{"id":3581,"date":"2025-05-12T11:06:01","date_gmt":"2025-05-12T03:06:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thermogourmand.com.au\/?p=3581"},"modified":"2026-05-05T13:03:17","modified_gmt":"2026-05-05T05:03:17","slug":"japanese-curry-powder","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/thermogourmand.com.au\/index.php\/2025\/05\/12\/japanese-curry-powder\/","title":{"rendered":"Japanese Curry Powder"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Japanese <\/span>curry <\/span>stands <\/span>apart <\/span>from <\/span>other <\/span>types <\/span>of <\/span>curry <\/span>due <\/span>to <\/span>its <\/span>distinct <\/span>sweetness. <\/span>While <\/span>it <\/span>shares <\/span>many <\/span>ingredients <\/span>with <\/span>Indian <\/span>curry, <\/span>Japanese <\/span>curry <\/span>incorporates <\/span>fruits <\/span>like <\/span>mandarin <\/span>and <\/span>honey <\/span>to <\/span>mellow <\/span>the <\/span>spice <\/span>and <\/span>add <\/span>a <\/span>gentle <\/span>sweetness. <\/span>A <\/span>thick <\/span>roux <\/span>is <\/span>also <\/span>used, <\/span>giving <\/span>the <\/span>dish <\/span>a <\/span>rich <\/span>texture <\/span>and <\/span>a <\/span>glossy, <\/span>appealing <\/span>appearance. As you can see above, the curry powder for Japanese Curry uses a LOT of spices!
I prefer to use chicken for Japanese Curry, but lamb or beef would work well too.<\/span><\/p>\n

I haven’t been able to find a Japanese Curry Powder anywhere. The only product available in supermarkets and Asian stores are these curry cubes<\/a>. I have avoided them after looking at the ingredients – they are loaded with MSG! I found a great recipe for curry cubes from Dani Valent<\/a> which also contains a lot of ingredients and these work well too.<\/p>\n

Here’s a recipe that I have adapted from various sources.<\/p>\n

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Course: <\/span>Spice mix<\/span><\/div><\/div>
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