Curry bread (カレーパン, karē pan) is a popular Japanese food. It consists of Japanese curry wrapped in a piece of dough, which is then coated in bread crumbs and deep fried.[1] On occasion it is baked instead of deep fried, but deep frying is the most common method of cooking. Curry bread is usually found in bakeries and convenience stores.

Curry bread
Curry bread
Alternative nameskarē pan
TypeBread
Place of originJapan
Main ingredientsDough, Japanese curry, bread crumbs
Yaki karē pan (baked curry bread)

In popular culture edit

  • Karē pan man (lit.'Curry bread man') is one of the superheroes in Anpanman. He has a head made out of curry bread. [2] In addition to his special moves, "Curry Punch" and "Curry Kick", he also attacks by spraying hot curry from his mouth onto his opponent.

See also edit

  • Bunny chow – South African dish consisting of a hollowed-out loaf of white bread filled with curry
  • Curry puff – Pastry with curry filling

References edit

  1. ^ Sen, Colleen Taylor (2009). Curry: a Global History. London: Reaktion Books. p. 116. ISBN 9781861895226.
  2. ^ Sen 2009, p. 116

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