#cocoichi

[udonangya]

CoCo壱番屋金山南口店で、カレーうどん（小盛）＋ライス（150g）＋半熟タマゴ901、カキフライ(4個)408、〆て1,309円也。

Curry udon noodles, Soft boiled egg, Rice, and Deep fried oyster at the Kanayama_minamiguchi branch of Coco Ichibanya in Nagoya city.

[nyannyannihon]

[foodffs]

Japanese Katsu Curry – CoCoICHI Style Curry Rice

[agambleaday]

Ed thinking he's about to pass out after a Level 8 CoCoIchi curry (Charlie talked him down from a 15).

Thank God for Charlie, we would've lost Ed a long time ago otherwise, probably from some mandoline based incident.

[sorakazeno]

Chaos Theory Act 68 Extras

Would highly recommend going to CoCo Curry! It is an international chain and if you live in California, go ahead and check it out!

We went to the Coco Curry in Akihabara on December 5, 2022.

Hubby got chicken with some extra garlic.

I had tonkatsu (pork) and with some extra garlic and some extra potatoes.

Coco Curry USA website.

Coco Curry Japanese website.

Hotel mentioned in this chapter, ANA InterContinental Hotel, was mentioned in a previous post linked below.

Found this bracelet while I was shopping and became the inspiration for Usagi's birthday gift. Will be wearing at the wedding I'm attending tomorrow.

[fizzingwizard]

A few months ago I was complaining to my mom that family restaurants and other cheaper food places here had gone all fat all the time. Everything is fried, everything is meat-based. Hard to find any vegetables at all on a lot of the most common menus.

The yen tanking and issues related to covid-19 and the Russia-Ukraine war really drove places to cut back, increase prices while offering less overall. But the absence of vegetables was stunning to me. Talk to anyone, in Japan or out, and they'll say oh, the Japanese diet is so healthy. And even though we're talking about eating out, which is considered special and you don't necessarily expect the same dishes you'd make at home, people would really be surprised, I think, by how hard it was just to find even veggie sides. (This is restricted to the cheaper places, especially chain restaurants that like to keep costs low - if you go out to eat at a real restaurant-y restaurant in Japan I feel confident that you'll never be disappointed.) Japanese food is about color and balance, and for a very long time that extended to youshoku as well. That's one reason why when you go out for something like tonkatsu, you always get cabbage, and probably miso soup and Japanese pickles as well.

A few years before covid, I feel, is when I started to see things change. Maybe the expectation of so many foreigner tastes arriving for the Olympics played a part too, idk. But I remember Yoshinoya, a fast food gyudon chain, used to have a delicious curry with carrots, onions, and potatos - cheap vegetables commonly found in Japanese curry. Then they got rid of it and have just the roux with meat now. And most places that do takeout curry are the same these days. One exception is Matsuya, which now has a "My Curry" off-shoot that lets you customize with veggie options. A while ago they were doing a veggie-heavy curry that I loved, but was only seasonal :( Probably because of the price of vegetables. But at least the usual onion/potato/carrot seems here to stay. But even curry-centric places like Cocoichi don't do much with veggies. Cocoichi's veggie curry is like a kid's curry, bits of carrot, potato, and green beans. There's a spinach option and an eggplant option too, but to me they're still just so uninspired. I don't really like Cocoichi curry though so that's probably part of it. It's a shame because curry is a GREAT way to get kids (and adults who've never developed a taste for veggies) not just to eat veggies, but to learn to like them. It worked for me - I definitely wish my parents knew about the magic of curry when I was little, because I don't really blame my younger self for getting sick of microwaved frozen cauliflower and baby carrots.

Anyway - all that to say, recently I've been noticing veggies making a comeback! Yoshinoya didn't bring back it's veggie curry, but it's got some salad options, including a gyudon that comes with veggies mixed in. (Which I might try tonight.) I've been noticing it other places too, especially convenience stores. Lawson and 7-11 have been boasting about their healthy options for years, but these past months I feel that I've begun to see variety and thought for nutrition that was pretty absent before. I wonder if prices for vegetables have gone down, or if restaurants just noticed that everyone was selling the same brown or beige food options with very little flavor differences. I'm happy, because it felt like a pretty important part of Japanese food culture was wasting away, and it's such a healthy and pretty to look at part. Yeah, it was just the chain restaurants, but the loss starts when major groups of people get priced out of values that used to be available to all. I hope Japanese food, whether it's traditional or Western, continues to value balance and color no matter how many people insist they really just want red meat and fried stuff.

[tigr]

Cocoichi has butter chicken now but it is not that good to be honest.

[riku-in-japan]

Day 9 Osaka

Since we returned somewhat earlier than planned, we did have some time to recharge at our room before going out for dinner at Cocoichi(banya). Still my favorite curry restaurant.

After that, we walked by Tsutenkaku Tower and the Shin-sekai area.

I was a bit disappointed to see how much it had changed since the last time I visited. (In 2017, I think?) I remembered it as this really obnoxiously lighted area, with loads of (takoyaki) restaurants that seemed to have completely incomprehensible menus.

Today it seemed to be a reasonably well developed tourist destination. Somewhat proper restaurants, loads of arcades... All in all, it seemed too clean. (Compared to what it was.) I really missed the "loud and in your face" vibe of the area. But, I suppose it just wasn't working?

We also dropped by the Mega Donki, but... It's mega-ness actually made it feel rather messy. Like, that place is messy to begin with, but since everything was on a single floor, it really just turned into a maze and finding anything was nearly impossible. I rather have multi-floor Donki's. Those give some system to the madness.

[ikari7789]

2023.01.02 Feeling worn out today. Ordered in CocoIchi curry. https://www.instagram.com/p/Cm6QopQuSBe/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[frankpalacios]

Coco Ichibanya Curry. Es un estilo de curry japonés más dulce y poco picante, con algunos ingredientes extra como vinagre, miel, salsa BBQ, salsa Perrins, unos pellizcos de café (que hace falta que sea café soluble), y unos 35gr de pasta de curry. Las verduras salteadas son media cebolla, una zanahoria y bacon, en este caso jamón. Batidos infinito con 600ml de agua. El contramuslo de pollo en la freidora de aire, y una vez hecho pasar por pan rallado y otra vez a la freidora a toda potencia 5 minutos más. Nada que ver con el curry de toda la vida. Es lo más parecido a comer manzanas. Un sabor muy afrutado que casa con el pollo y el arroz. #cocoichibanya #curry #cocoichi https://www.instagram.com/p/ChQJFHutRtL/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[anken0820]

夕食は、#cocoichi の #野菜ウインナーカレー #カレー #coco壱番屋 (CoCo壱番屋赤羽LaLaガーデン店) https://www.instagram.com/p/CBiTmnpHfYL/?igshid=10kfpx8pq8rl1

[nomusicnolifeluckystar]

#yummy #curry#cocoichi #lunch#likeme#likeback#followme#followback# https://www.instagram.com/p/B0xFwmCnSxd/?igshid=18jg2yt8j6k3s

[fallen028]

solo lunching! e kasi kahapon pako nagki-crave!~ 😊 Cheese Hamburger Curry Omurice! (๑´ڡ`๑)いただきます〜 #cocoichibanya #cocoichi #curryomurice (at Uptown Place Mall) https://www.instagram.com/p/BxWIyMZlGNC/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=16t44rp087x2d

[tarkun]

ラーメンにホルモントッピング出来るココイチって、ココくらいじゃないかなぁ？ 濃いめのスープにいい感じのトッピングだと思う #CoCoIchi #CoCo壱番屋 #ココイチ #CurryRamenNoodle #肉味噌とふんわりタマゴのカレーらーめん #CurryRamenWithMeatMisoAndFluffyEggs #ホルモントッピング #HormoneTopping #当直飯 #MealBeforeWorkOnDuty #夕食 #Dinner #カレーは飲み物 #CurryIsADrink #カレー常習者 #CurryAddict #カレー愛好者 #CurryLovers #Yummy #Yumyum #CortexCam #Painteresque #ProHDRX #TadaaSLR #InstaFood #FoodStagram #FoodPorn (Coco壱番屋 三島店) https://www.instagram.com/p/BvoGLFelc8X/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=cwh9zlpqxisz

[wehave5thousand]

[beach0819]

#宮崎 #宮崎市 #ただいま #夕飯 #cocoichi #大人のスパイスカレー #ローストチキン #3辛 #いただきます #ごちそうさま #壱番屋 #coco壱番屋 (Miyazaki, Miyazaki) https://www.instagram.com/p/BvQ-BsPA_OH/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=i1uu4kienqr4