Curry Rice

Japanese curry is a thick, mild, faintly sweet brown sauce of onion, carrot, potato, and a piece of meat, ladled over rice on the same plate. It bears little resemblance to Indian or Thai curry — it is closer to a spiced stew and is one of the most-cooked home dinners in the country, usually from a block of instant roux. Restaurant versions include katsu curry, and the roux is generally not vegetarian (beef or pork fat).