CoCo Ichibanya Curry House, Pork curry (pack of four)

There’s nothing better than seeing, opening, & preparing authentic CoCo Ichibanya curry. We fell in love with CoCo’s living in Japan & we could never quite duplicate the recipe. The flavor & thickness is perfect. As far as “warmth,” I consider that how spicy it is. In my opinion, it’s the basic number 1 on the scale of 1-10 if you were ordering in Japan. If you were able to eat level 10, I’d be surprised if you didn’t have a hole in your stomach ;) In order to get the desired amount of spice for each person, we add the CoCo Ichibanya Jikiden spice to each person’s curry individually. This is my first review for the curry, but not the first purchase. Yes it’s costly, but we feel it’s worth it. Only problem, the lingering smell leaves you wanting more! Enjoy!

Always delicious.

This will be a stocking stuffer for my hubby & kids as well as an extra little something-something gift for all special occasions. As soon as this sauce hits the pan to be warmed it smells just like CoCo Ichibanya. Tastes the way I remembered as well. Such a great treat. Very excited I can order this on amazon. It’s easy, just open, heat & eat. Each box is probably 1 serving....for my big eaters it is anyway 😉. It’s by far cheaper than making a trip back and I feel like totally worth it.

After eating Cocoichibanya in Okinawa, these have been great and just as yummy when you’re missing Japan and too far from the new chains in the states. But it does suck that prices have been going up :(

Its decent and easy to make, just don’t expect to feel like you’re eating at Coco’s

I worked as an English teacher in Nagoya, Japan for a year. I didn't have much of a kitchen and had a work schedule that also mostly got me home late enough that I didn't really want to cook all that often anyway. As I explored my close by options for food I stumbled on a CoCo Ichibanya Curry House and then began what can only be described as an addiction to amazing. It also helped me survive and not starve, so there's a chance I'm carrying some bias ;) If you've had S&B Foods curries, this has a rather similar base character of flavor. Where CoCo Ichibanya departs from that is by cooking pork (pork belly/bacon) into it until it has basically melted and the result is a really deep umami delicious. The spice level for the regular pork curry is somewhere around the hot/very hot level for the previously mentioned S&B Foods equivalent. If you haven't had that brand I would gauge it at a broadly "medium" spice level to most Indian or Thai restaurants I have been to over time. Or more simply, it ain't gonna burn you but it probably doesn't need much added unless you tend toward the spice head spectrum. That said, it is delicious with more spice and CoCo Ichibanya as a brand is well known for offering an additional 10 levels of spice above this product. The packaged product did not disappoint my memory of the real thing being served consistently at every place I hit. If you've lived in Japan in a place that had a CoCo Ichibanya just start throwing your money at the screen, get that flavor back!

Somewhere along the line, this is an abysmal taste of CoCo's curry. But, if you don't have access to a CoCo's location, this is the BEST you can get. You will enjoy it, but it is a pale imatatuon.

Thank goodness Coco's is on Amazon! This curry was my lunch almost every day while stationed in Okinawa back in 2009, and it was always so expensive trying to get my buddies still on the rock to send it to me, or to ship it from some random person on eBay. Now I get it shipped monthly and serve it CoCo's style with steamed jasmine rice and chicken Katsu cutlet. Tastes *almost* just like the real thing, but it's close enough to make you go "mmmmmmmmmm" after every bite! It's still a little expensive for just 4 portions, but it's worth every yenny.