Hokkaido’s soup curry is a great change-up on the regular Japanese curry. I remember the first time a girlfriend served this to me. I thought she had messed up the recipe as the curry was so watery, but she explained to me that this is what soup curry is. Once I got over the mind shift that I should not compare this to the thick Japanese curry we are most familiar with, I could enjoy it for what it is.
Domenica, a soup curry shop in Sapporo, has a branch in Kyobashi, just between Ginza and Tokyo Station. The Special Vegetable Curry (Tokusen Yasai Curry 特選野菜カレー) comes with a dozen vegetables and half of a boiled egg. The vegetables are about 300 grams, and in Japan it is said that 350 grams is what your body needs daily, so pretty good for one bowl. The vegetables here are deep-fried and then put into the soup curry. It was a colorful selection including kabocha squash, carrot, young corn, and much more. Chicken can be added to the soup curry.
There are four soups to choose from:
original – kombu, Japanese-style dashi, chicken and pork
tonkotsu – thick pork
tomato – tomato
tonyu soup – soymilk
The original was a nice combination of meat and seafood. When picking your spiciness you tell them a number from 1 to 10. I think I did four and it had a nice heat, but not unbearable.
I asked if the soups were vegetarian and was told that it wasn’t. Sadly, this wouldn’t be good for strict vegetarians, but a good place for those craving vegetables.
Domenica
Chuo-ku, Kyobashi 3-4-1, TM Ginza Bldg. 2F
中央区京橋3-4-1ＴＭ銀座ビル２Ｆ
There is also a branch near Tokyo Station’s Yaesu exit.
Chuo-ku, Nihonbashi 2-2-21, Nihonbashi 2-Chome Bldg. B1
中央区日本橋2-2-21日本橋２丁目ビルＢ１Ｆ
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