Cruising in Japan right now. Found this curry spot that lets you choose the spice level from 1 – 20. I chose level 5 and it was a nice bit of spice. Comparable to regular Buldak (maybe a bit less). Will be trying level 10 tomorrow. What a tasty dish!
by Global_Objective4162
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You missed out on the spicy garlic, mix that in and it’s so delicious. I was pleasantly surprised with the level five spice.
JapanEats is currently going through the levels here. He’s on 7 which is already very spicy, report back with impressions of 10
I’m jealous
Looks lush
idk if i’ve developed a spice tolerance (probably after all these years)but 10 used to kick my ass back in college.
nowadays it doesn’t even register on my palate
I love the level 20!
Still not as spicy as a Buldak x2. But the flavor 👌
I can’t remember what number I tried, might’ve been like 15 or something, but the spice was pretty horrible. Would not recommend. The curry itself is actually kind of nice so it was just stupid of me to completely ruin it.
I miss coco ichibanya so much
I love that restaurant.
Really nice spice level options from very mild to pretty damned hot!
They have really good coffee too. Was kinda surprised by that one.
I never associate Japanese cuisine with spice, especially curries, so would be intrigued by the higher spiced ranks 😀 Looks really nice though
Coco is a top 5 restaurant for me!
I miss Coco’s in the Honch.
Beautiful looking dish too! Great plating, that line is perfect.
I generally find Japanese hot to be several degrees less than other regions such as Korean.
Paolo (https://paolofromtokyohotsauce.com/) just opened a hot sauce vending machine at Shibuya Beam if you want to try his stuff. It’s a blend of chili/habanero/reapear. I didn’t buy any because it is on the expensive side for hot sauce, but sounds good.