imported and people started making curry in Japan. ?
to Japan. Early in the Meiji era, curry powder was !
British curry later sailed across the sea and came
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At that time, curry was an expensive dish. For the
price of a plate of “curry and rice," a person could
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buy eight bowls of soba. Also, in those days, curry
was a little strange. Surprisingly, long green onions
and frog meat were used in it!
6) Since the late Meiji era, curry has been popular
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all over Japan. Some people say it was because the
Japanese military adopted curry as a food for its
soldiers.
Curry was an ideal food for the soldiers
because they could make it in large amounts and
keep it for a few days. W hen the soldiers went back
home, they took the recipe for curry with_them.
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Because of this, people began eating it in many parts
of Japan.
