curry bread
{{Short description|Japanese curry-filled fried pastry}}
{{Expand Japanese|topic=cult|カレーパン|date=June 2023}}
{{Infobox prepared food
| name = Curry bread
| image = Curry-bun,curry-pan,katori-city,japan.JPG
| image_size = 250px
| caption = Curry bread
| alternate_name = karē pan
| country = Japan
| region =
| creator = Nakata Toyoharu (?)
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| type = Bread
| served =
| main_ingredient = Dough, Japanese curry, bread crumbs
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| calories =
| other =
| year = 1927 (?)
}}
{{Nihongo|Curry bread|カレーパン|karē pan}} is a popular Japanese food. It consists of Japanese curry or other types of curry wrapped in a piece of dough, which is then coated in bread crumbs and deep fried.{{cite book|last=Sen|first=Colleen Taylor|title=Curry: a Global History|url=https://archive.org/details/curryglobalhisto00senc|url-access=limited|year=2009|publisher=Reaktion Books|location=London|isbn=9781861895226|page=[https://archive.org/details/curryglobalhisto00senc/page/n117 116]}} 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.
History
The exact origin of curry bread in Japan is unknown, but it is often said that it was created in 1927 by a man named Nakata Toyoharu.{{Cite web |title=カレーパンの起源 – 日本カレーパン協会 |url=https://currypan.jp/currypan/history/ |access-date=2024-07-09 |website=currypan.jp}}{{Cite web |title=歴史 {{!}} 全日本カレーパン振興会、ニュースサイトのカレーパン通信。カレー総研/カレー大學が運営 |url=https://curry-pan.jp/academy/history |access-date=2024-07-09 |language=ja}} It was during this time period that foods from Western countries were becoming popular in Japan and many businesses were experimenting with making Japanese-style Western dishes. As curry was introduced to Japan by Anglo-Indian Royal Navy officers, curry bread was originally called "Western food bread" (洋食パン, yōshoku pan) when it was first sold in Tokyo during the early Shōwa era.{{Cite web |last=Itoh |first=Makiko |date=2011-08-26 |title=Curry — it's more 'Japanese' than you think |url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2011/08/26/food/curry-its-more-japanese-than-you-think/ |access-date=2024-07-16 |website=The Japan Times |language=en}} It eventually became widely referred to as "curry bread" (カレーパン, karē pan) due to its curry filling.{{Cite web |title=カレーパンの歴史 {{!}} カレーパンの平川 |url=http://currypan.com/%e3%82%ab%e3%83%ac%e3%83%bc%e3%83%91%e3%83%b3%e3%81%ae%e6%ad%b4%e5%8f%b2/ |access-date=2024-07-09 |language=ja}}
In popular culture
- Karē pan man ({{lit.|Curry bread man}}) is one of the superheroes in Anpanman. He has a head made out of curry bread.Sen 2009, p. 116 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
- {{annotated link|Bunny chow}}
- {{annotated link|Curry puff}}
References
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External links
- {{Commonscat-inline|Curry breads}}
- [http://www.justhungry.com/japanese-curry-bread-kare-pan How to make curry bread]
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