Everyone loves "curry rice". Japanese curry, which has undergone its own evolution, can be said to be one of the national dishes.

Although it is such a curry, it turns out that the "standard ingredients" differ depending on the region. We would like to introduce some interesting survey results that were announced at the "National Local Curry Popularity Vote" held on the portal site "RECEIPO" operated by Softbrain Field!


● The most popular curry ingredient is "pork"

A popularity vote was held for men and women nationwide under the theme of "This is the ingredient for curry at home!", And the following results were obtained.

1st place: Pork (370 votes)
2nd place: Beef (267 votes)
3rd place: Chicken (206 votes)
4th place: Vegetables (119 votes)
5th place: Seafood (28 votes)

The most popular curry ingredient in Japan is "pork," which has gained more than 30% of its support. It seems that it is standard to use pork for curry. By the way, when I was in elementary school, I think the ingredients I used when I cooked mess tins at the camp were pork, carrots, potatoes, and onions.


--But. Looking at each region, it was found that beef is the most popular in western Japan, especially in Kinki , while eastern Japan is all about pork. Since pork ranked first in Mie prefecture and beef ranked first in Shiga prefecture, it seems that the "border" between pork and beef is around here.


However, even in western Japan, chicken ranks first in Shimane and Oita prefectures . In addition, vegetables are ranked first in Ehime prefecture, and there are some ingredients that are ranked first in the same number in some areas of China and Kyushu, so it seems that beef is not major in all areas of western Japan.

By the way, some people enjoy curry using local ingredients unique to the area, such as "fried tofu" for people from Kyoto prefecture, "natto" for people from Ibaraki prefecture, and "spam" for people from Okinawa prefecture. It looks like there is.

● This is our "curry roux"!

And one more, the popularity vote held under the theme of "My curry roux is this!" Has the following results.

1st place: House food "Vermont Curry"
2nd place: S & B Foods "Golden Curry"
3rd place: House food "Kokumaro Curry"
4th place: House food "Java curry"
5th place: Ezaki Glico "2-stage ripe curry"

The most popular curry roux, which received about 24% of the votes, is the house food "Vermont Curry". It features a mellow taste using apples and honey. I often see it on TV commercials, and it's easy to pick up familiar product names.


It is impressive that "Golden Curry", which came in second place, is pushing "fragrance" in the commercial in which Yo Yoshida appears. According to the official website, a "golden scent" is created by combining 35 kinds of spices and herbs in an "exquisite balance".


The third place was "Kokumaro Curry", which is a blend of two types of roux, "Ameiro Onion's Rich Roux" and "Dairy Product's Mellow Roux". In addition, "Java curry" with roasted onion and fried garlic is ranked in 4th place, and "2-stage ripe curry" familiar with "2-stage roux with richness and fragrance" is ranked in 5th place. Of the top five, three were house food products.

What kind of ingredients and roux do you use for your "home curry"?