I tried the Michelin-listed Osaka spice curry at Columbia 8's main store, where I grabbed a shishito pepper in my left hand and ate it while sweating.
Columbia8 , a curry restaurant with its main store in Osaka's Chuo Ward, is a restaurant that serves curry in a unique style, with a spoon in the right hand and a shishito pepper in the left.The Michelin Guide Kyoto/Osaka edition included Columbia8. It is supported by many people from curry lovers to foodies, including
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The 'retort curry supervised by Columbia8' that we sampled in the editorial department is the 'rumored famous Osaka Spice Keema Curry' sold by SB Foods Co., Ltd. ``Rumor-famed Osaka Spice Keema Curry'' is a retort curry made using an unusual process of sprinkling nuts and spices on top of the rice and then pouring curry sauce on top.The Japanese-style stock of bonito and kelp and spices such as cardamom are perfectly combined. Enjoy the balance. The following article summarizes the recipe and taste of 'Rumor-famous Osaka Spice Keema Curry' in detail.
``Rumor-famous Osaka Spice Keema Curry'', which covers the cardamom that covers the rice and the umami of the Japanese-style soup stock, is a masterpiece that destroys the common sense of retort curry that you should try anyway - GIGAZINE
This time, we will head to the Kitahama main store in Osaka's Chuo Ward to try Columbia8's original taste. If you're going by public transportation, take the train to Kitahama Station and walk a few minutes from there.
Arrived at the building where Columbia 8 is located.
Columbia8 is located on the second floor up the stairs.
The signboard that says 'Curry & Sake' is the landmark.
enter Shop. A menu was posted at the entrance. The owner said, ``If you are visiting for the first time, please try Keema curry or mixed curry,'' so I ordered Keema curry.
When I looked around the store while waiting for my curry to be served, I saw the famous Osaka Spice Keema Curry displayed behind the counter. There are also many stickers showing that the restaurant has been listed in Michelin.
After a few minutes of waiting, the keema curry was served. A generous serving of rice is placed in the middle of a sea of curry sauce, topped with pickled onions and shito peppers.
At the same time as the food was served, I was given an explanation: ``Please bite into the shishito peppers to let the bitter taste settle in your mouth before eating the curry.This will allow the aroma of the spices to spread through your mouth.'' The owner says, ``Have a spoon in your right hand and a shishito pepper in your left.It's common sense in Osaka.''
So, first of all, I copied Shishito. A faint bitter taste spreads in your mouth.
I put the curry into my mouth while the bitter taste still remains in my mouth. Then, the scent of refreshing spices such as cardamom spread through the mouth, which had a bitter base. I got the impression that the spices were mixed with emphasis on cooling rather than spiciness. At the famous Osaka Spice Keema Curry, I felt the taste of Japanese-style stock and spices in a ratio of about 50:50, but from this Keema Curry, I felt the taste of Japanese-style stock and spices in a ratio of about 20:80. You can
Nuts are mixed into the rice, giving it a crunchy texture and aroma that enhances the flavor of the curry. In addition, the green beans that can be seen in some places are seasoned with a strong salty taste, and have a distinctive crunchy texture. Pickled onions are less sour and have a sweeter taste. Although it is a curry with many elements, the flavor of the soup stock and spices are the main ingredients, and the curry brings together a dish that allows you to enjoy a variety of flavors.
The grapefruit juice that comes with the set washes away your mouth with its sour and bitter taste. This sourness and bitterness also seem to have the effect of highlighting the taste of spices, and by eating shishito peppers → curry → grapefruit juice → curry alternately, I was able to constantly feel the taste of spices vividly.
The keema curry I ate this time had a very strong spice taste, but the spiciness felt on the tongue was a little low, so anyone who can eat a standard medium-spicy curry could eat it without any problem. However, even though the spiciness on my tongue was modest, for some reason I found myself sweating profusely, so I recommend bringing a towel or washcloth.
The mixed curry that the accompanying editorial staff ordered looked like this. Boiled eggs and several types of vegetables were added to the keema curry, resulting in a slightly milder flavor than the keema curry.
As a result of eating curry at Columbia8's physical store, I was able to enjoy the significantly stronger spiciness and the marriage of shishito peppers, grapefruit juice, and curry compared to the famous Osaka Spice Curry. 'The famous Osaka Spice Keema Curry' also reproduces Columbia8's characteristic points such as the compatibility of spices and soup stock and rice with nuts, but you can enjoy overwhelmingly higher quality curry at the actual store. . If you like the ``Rumor-famous Osaka Spice Keema Curry'', we strongly recommend you to visit Columbia8's actual store.
At the time of writing, Columbia8 has four physical stores in Osaka: Kitahama Main Store , Sakaisuji Honmachi Store , Uehonmachi Store , and Eki Marche Osaka Store, Tokyo Yaesu Chikamachi Store , and Okinawa. There is a ' Naha store '.
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