Tonkatsu and Curry

I feel like having some Tonkatsu and Japanese Curry. The thought has been going through my mind for a couple of hours now and I can't seem to get it out of my head. However, it will just have to wait for the weekend. I've been enjoying myself a bit too much lately.

Last weekend, after two months of postponed reunions, I finally managed to meet up with my friends from primary-middle school. It was wonderful to meet everyone again after so long. No matter what, no matter how long, it is always the same feeling of friendship when we meet up. I can imagine this going on until we are old and wrinkled.

Anyways, my friends took me to try out this new chain of restaurants serving Japanese Tonkatsu and Curry called CocoIchibanya from Japan. It's delicious.

The experience itself was unique and personalized. Instead of just ordering something from the menu, at CocoIchibanya you can actually customize the food! For example, they have standard dishes of Pork Tonkatsu, Chicken Tonkatsu, Kimchi Pork.. etc. After choosing your main dish, you can choose your level of spiciness and then opt to 1) increase the amount of rice for 20thb or 2) decrease the amount of rice by 20thb 3) add special toppings of mushrooms, spinach, eggplant, etc.... or 4) choose a set meal.

Love it. Everyone gets their own customized Tonkatsu with Curry. I am conscious of how much carbohydrates I eat, so I don't eat a lot of rice. Having the choice to have less rice is wonderful news to me, and for just a little bit more I can get some added mushrooms or spinach with my curry to have a more balanced meal.

If you want even more veggies, you can also order a set which includes fresh salad and your choice of drinks. All this and my meal came out to only 250thb (roughly $8).

Ok, so what about the taste? I thought the taste was definitely above average. The tonkatsu was crispy without the oil, and the pork wasn't fatty. The rice wasn't as japanese as I would like, but the curry was thick and savory without being too heavy. I love the sauce poured over the rice. The thought of it makes me hungry again. It certainly was a satisfying and fulfulling meal. So fulfilling, my chubby me feels like going out to enjoy herself with a bit of Tonkatsu and Curry with Spinach even though I'm full! (No, we won't get tempted to return to the chubby me.)

Almost forgot to mention where you can find it. I tried the one at MBK, but they supposedly have chains in Paragon and also other shopping malls. :)

Itadakimasu!

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Eggs for Easter

Happy Easter! Its Easter Monday today and eggs are in fashion. Okay, in Thailand we don't have the whole big Easter vacation with easter eggs and egg hunting, but its something I always liked as a child growing up in europe. We get to eat chocolate easter eggs and get our hands dirty painting them...ahh, those good old days. What about eating eggs then? Are they good for you given that they are high in saturated fat and cholesterol (211mg versus daily recommendation of 300mg) ? According to nutrition data, a large egg has only 70 calories and are filled with lots of nutrients. Eggs are a good source of Riboflavin, Vitamin B12 and Phosphorus, and a very good source of Protein and Selenium. These nutrients are especially beneficial for you as they a good source of energy, help build up your immune system and also help your mental health. According to Harvard Health, "Eggs are also a good source of choline, which has been linked with preserving memory, and lutein and zea...
Read more

It's all in your Mind

For everything we want to achieve in life, I think the most important factor to its successful achievement depends on our ability to control how we think and keep ourself motivated. When I first started out running, I was so unfit I could hardly run for 1 minute.  I gasped for breath and my face would turn completely red.  My stomach and chest would feel a pain and a little voice inside my head would start telling me to stop running and just walk!   The little voice would get louder and LOUDER the longer I ran.  It would tell me all sorts of things, such as "You've done enough running, you've done a great job, just stop and walk."    Sometimes it would say "Your chest hurts and your stomach is having stitches, something must be wrong.. therefore STOP!"   On other occasions it would tell me the time and say "You are running late today, cut your workout short.  You have a long day ahead, save your energy." At times, it would tell me, "I hate thi...
Read more

One for All and All for One

The other day I got this fascinating Forward from a friend about decision making. It tells the story of a group of children playing on railroad tracks. One child is playing alone on the unused railroad track, while five children are playing on the active rail. Suddenly, a rain is spotted on the tracks heading straight towards the five children. You have to decide what to do. 1) Do you divert the train onto the unused track to save five children while sacrificing the lone child on the other track? or 2) Would you let the train continue on its path towards the group of five children? What would you do? Most people would in an instant answer that they would sacrifice the lone child to save the group of five children. Sacrifice one in the name of saving many. It's the rational and logical solution. It's for the better "good" of society. One death is better than five. However, there is more. There is a dilemma. The great critic Leo Velski Julian (do you know ...
Read more