Photo: PR Times
new products

Drinkable canned curry with 10 spices

9 Comments
By grape Japan

When perusing vending machines and convenience store aisles in Japan, it's not uncommon to stumble upon a "drinkable" version of food you may not have previously identified as such. Many are sweets such as drinkable cheesecake and roasted sweet potato, whereas hotter seasons offer canned spicy mapo soup and even microwavable dashi with sake cups.

But just when one believes themselves past the point of surprise, a new one comes out--and sometimes with a stroke of genius. Longtime Japanese beverage maker Pokka Sapporo has cooked up one that is getting viral social media delight: drinkable canned curry.

On its own, an instant can of Japanese curry might seem a bit too much, but Pokka Sapporo's creative inspiration for the drink explains it all. There has been a recent trend of people in Japan buying light meals and hot drinks such as rice balls or bread and a hot drink to fill them up for the day. Replacing the hot drink with a 10-spice mild hot curry? Their research found that the most commonly bought items were bread and rice balls...all of which are the best partner for curry.

The drinkable canned curry is called "Curry no kibun", which translates to "I'm in the mood for curry".

While it's intended to pair with bread or rice, it's loaded with veggies and meat that Pokka Sapporo indicates can be an instant meal in a can. Then 10 spices come from Pokka Sapporo's own Mascot spice lineup, which results in a mildly spicy taste.

fe-2-1.jpg

Curry no kibun will go on sale throughout Japan on Aug 23 --sold in both as a hot and room temperature drink.

Read more stories from grape Japan.

-- Burger King releases 100% plant-based Version 2 Whopper in Japan

-- Japanese volcanic ash cooking plates suppress smoke, use sustainable resource

-- Propose to your rice ball loving crush with onigiri filling rings and cases

© grape Japan

©2024 GPlusMedia Inc.

9 Comments
Login to comment

Curry tea? Probably good in the winter. They should have also mentioned all 10 ingredients. Both Japan and India uses different spices.

0 ( +1 / -1 )

Not curry tea, curry curry. Loaded with veggies and meat?! Hmm....

-2 ( +0 / -2 )

I will drink whatever you are drinking!

0 ( +0 / -0 )

Well it has a wide screwable lid...they should sell a tubular rice ball (like the maki sushi) but only rice that you could 'dip' in the can. I'd definiitely go for that as a snack in winter.

0 ( +0 / -0 )

Each week it seems these companies are trying to outdo each other on the originality of gross products.

Smh....

2 ( +2 / -0 )

Oooh, portable diarrhea?

I’ll take two.

1 ( +1 / -0 )

Never!

0 ( +0 / -0 )

Login to leave a comment

Facebook users

Use your Facebook account to login or register with JapanToday. By doing so, you will also receive an email inviting you to receive our news alerts.

Facebook Connect

Login with your JapanToday account

User registration

Articles, Offers & Useful Resources

A mix of what's trending on our other sites