I have to say Ms. Tennie definitely knows her stuff. She cleared so many misconceptions and gave so much knowledge while keeping it simple enough is amazing.
@@JunkFoodJapan Glad to see such high quality content. Subbed immediately after the video. Thank you for being so enjoyable and creating enjoyable content as well ☺️
@@JunkFoodJapan OMG! Thank you so much for replying! Was introduced to your channel by watching Chris and have been loving every second of your high energy and friendly vibes ever since. Hope you come to India someday! PS you guys rocked Lud’s Chess boxing event Congrats 🎉
India is basically a continent with many countries in one. Communities, cultures, cuisines change after every 100 miles. There are 28 states a handful of Union Territories and each state will offer you atleast 2-3 cuisines. So I hope you get the picture of how diverse India actually is. Also there is no such thing as an Indian cuisine but a list of cuisines from India. And there is no such thing as curry spice in India. Curry basically translates to a sauce or gravy cooked with different spices and which spices are cooked together, defines the curry. Barbequed and fried items are not curries unless a sauce or gravy is added to the dish. The north indian curries are dairy based whereas the south indian curries are coconut or groundnut based. You will also find plenty of cuisines to try from various regions in India. The more popular cuisines are - Mughlai cuisine - (Delhi, North Indian) dishes eg Mughlai chicken, Changezi, Nihari, Mughlai Paratha, Haleem, Keema, Pulao, Kadai, Pasanda, Mughlai biryani,etc Kashmiri cuisine (Kashmir, North Indian) - Rogan Josh, Goshtaba Punjabi cuisine - (Punjab & Delhi, North Indian) eg Tandoori Chicken, Butter Chicken, Tikka Masala, Sarson ka Saag, Rajma chawal, Palak Paneer, Amritsi Kulcha, Chole Bhature, Chana Masala, Dal Makhani, Naan, Bhatura etc Tamil cuisine - (Tamil Nadu, South Indian) eg Dosa, Idli, Uttapam, Vada, Chettinad Chicken, Chicken 65, Sambar, Pongal, Payasam, Upma, Ambur Biryani etc Malyalee cuisine - (Kerela, South Indian) eg Prawns in coconut gravy, karimeen fish, Beef Masala fry, Puttu, Appam, Idiyappam, Fish Molee, Thalassery Biryani, Banana chips etc Kannada cuisine (Bangalore, South Indian) - Udupi Masala Dosa, Bisi Bele Bath, Kori Roti Awadhi cuisine - (Lucknow, North Indian) eg Musallam, do Pyaaza, Korma, Galouti Kebabs, Malai kofta, Rumali roti, Chaat, Aloo gobhi, Gulab Jamun, Badami Chicken, Lucknowi biryani etc Bengali cuisine- (Kolkata, East Indian) eg Fish in Mustard gravy, Mutton Kosha and Chaap, Mishti Doi, Prawn Malaikari, Bhapa Ilish, Muri Ghonto,Aloo Poshto, Luchi, sandesh, rasogulla, Jhal Muri, Kolkata Biryani etc Goanese cuisine- (Goa, West Indian) eg Vindaloo, Xacuti, Cafreal, Sorpotel, Bebinca, Dangar, etc Gujrati cuisine - (Ahmedabad, West Indian) eg Dhokla, Khandhvi, Khakra, Shrikhand, Kadhi, Thepla, etc Marathi cuisine - (Mumbai, West Indian) eg Pav Bhaji, Misal Pav, Vada Pav, Chicken Kolhapuri, Batata Vada, Modak, Bhakarvadi, etc Andhra cuisine (Hyderabad, South Indian) - Pulihora, Pootharerkulu, Ulava Chaaru, Hyderabadi Biryani Indo-chinese - (Kolkata, Shillong) Chowmein, manchurian chicken/pork, sweet & sour pork, chilly chicken/pork, springrolls, Szechwan, etc Sikkimese cuisine ( North East Indian) - Momos Dishes from my community like Tenie's are exotic and you won't find them in Indian cities, except places which are within 100miles from where I am. That is again how diverse India is. Indian food is definitely spicy, as in a whole gamut of spices are used as ingredients while preparing the dishes, hence it's very flavorful. But that does not mean every dish packs in heat. Only dishes which have a significant amount of chilly peppers will be hot. Infact some dishes are even on the sweeter side because of the use of dairy products and dried fruits. A typical Indian meal is eaten in a thali. A thali refers to the plate that a thali meal may be served on. The idea behind a thali is to offer all the 6 different flavours of sweet, salt, bitter, sour, astringent and spicy on one single plate. According to Indian food custom, a proper meal should be a perfect balance of all these six flavours. So a typical normal Indian thali would consist of the following- 1. Rice 2. Flat bread 3. Lentil soup (dal) 4. Appetizer ( papad/Papadum) 5. Fried vegetable 6. Vegetable cooked in a gravy sauce 7. Fresh salad vegetable 8. Choice of Meat (chicken/mutton/fish) 9. Curd 10. Pickles / chutneys 11. Sweet dish Dishes served in a thali vary from region to region and cuisine to cuisine in the Indian subcontinent and are usually served in small bowls, called katori in India. These katoris are placed along the edge of the round tray, the actual thali. Sometimes a steel tray with multiple compartments is also used. The number of dish items may increase if you are inviting a guest home. But in some restaurants, people go overboard with the thali concept, where, each thali consist of 40-50 dishes. You can search for- Dara Singh thali Bahubali thali Big Boss Thali Ravan Thali to get an idea of what I mean. Here are some Thalis from different states - food-ndtv-com.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/food.ndtv.com/food-drinks/13-grand-indian-thalis-you-need-to-try-at-least-once-in-your-life-1758079?amp_js_v=a6&_gsa=1&=1&akamai-rum=off#referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com&_tf=From%20%251%24s&share=https%3A%2F%2Ffood.ndtv.com%2Ffood-drinks%2F13-grand-indian-thalis-you-need-to-try-at-least-once-in-your-life-1758079 The most important thing about Thalis is their unlimited refills concept. Here are some tips on eating Indian food - 1. Start off with starters like a kebab or tandoori platter usually served with tamarind sauce, mint or yoghurt sauce. 2. Next we then have the flat bread (roti, chapati, naan, puri, paratha, kulcha, bhatura) www-indiafoodnetwork-in.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/www.indiafoodnetwork.in/amp/food-stories/the-ultimate-guide-to-the-breads-of-india/?amp_js_v=a6&_gsa=1 with some of the side dishes, either vegetarian or non vegetarian curry aka gravy aka sauce. You tear the bread and scoop out the meat along with sauce/gravy/curry. The warmer the bread the more the flavors and less chewy. 3. Then we take the rice into the plate and have it with the lentils or veg/meat sauce/gravy/curry and clean it all up. The hotter the rice, the more chance your mouth will get burnt. And If you are having the biryani rice, you take it with a salan gravy and a raita based yoghurt dip. And it's a complete meal on its own. There are 20+ varieties of biryanis depending on which community is cooking it and the region from where it's from. And many will argue that vegetable Biryani is not a biryani. www.whatsuplife.in/different-variety-types-biryani-india 4. Finally finish off with a sweet desert either gulab jamun, rasogulla, kheer, payasam, barfi, sandesh etc We don't scoop out the bread and rice and the sauces/gravy/ curries together at the same time. Also many people eat samosas in their meals on TH-cam but then Samosas are usually eaten as a snack during tea time. Also some people have just the bread or rice along with the side dishes as eating both bread and rice at the same time can be too heavy in a single meal. If you are feeling adventurous and plan on eating with your hands, especially rice, you pour the curry sauce on the rice then use your fingers (not the palm) to roll the rice to something like a ball, then take the thumb behind the rice ball, take your hand close to your mouth, and then push the rice into your mouth with your thumb. Would love to see you try out more Indian Food on your channel.
Wow that was really educational thank you for sharing all this. I definitely need to explore and learn more about Indian cuisine, thank goodness that there is so much more to experience Happy New Year
@@JunkFoodJapan Well i sure hope this will be of some use to you. I hope to see you try out the other cuisines from India as well. By the way Tenie is from the same state as I am just about 150 miles away but we are from different communities with completely different cuisines all together. Happy New Year to you as well ☺️🙏
Japanese curry actually was introduced to Japan by Brits during the Meiji era, so that's how the circle closes. It always confused me they call that curry, because it's so, so different from indian curry, it's an entirely different dish (not very fond of the fenugreek flavour)
@@LaNoir. to make it even more confusing here in the Netherlands Curry (kerrie) it self is a dry spice blend. that was introduced to us by the same Brits. so big chance that for us and a lot of British people curry before was just that spice blend.
i'm surprised it's your first time having real indian food and real curry. though i guess since you've lived in japan so long, i shouldn't really be surprised. it's cool to see what looks like a traditional indian restaurant in tokyo, was not expecting it. it's always interesting to see someone try indian food for the first time because for many, it's a very unique flavour palette. don't be afraid to get your hands dirty though! also man, you need to come to toronto, our food is extremely diverse and multicultural since we have people from all over the globe. you can get traditional indian, greek, japanese, korean, viet, somalian, etc. you name it.
Now that sounds like a great goal to have. Feel free to help promote the channel by sharing with your friends and family so we can go overseas and make more content! I am all for it
I like this new approach. Trying out other cuisines in japan. 🤤 Lately I tried Middle eastern and Indian restaurants and haven’t found one that does it well. Might give Nandhini a try. I tried Nair’s in Ginza but the curry is less Indian and too Japanese-y😂 Junk food rating: 9/10 (some of those look healthy) Umai-ness: 10/10
I like these rating systems! It sounds Flasty :) I want to share my Ethiopian restaurant that I am absolutely in love with I’ll talk to the boys about it
I like these rating systems! It sounds Flasty :) I want to share my Ethiopian restaurant that I am absolutely in love with I’ll talk to the boys about it
Oddly the first time I ever had Indian food in my life, it was near Kyoto Station. Looks like a great place. 120 item menu will keep you busy for months.
What Nick ate, is technically just normal everyday food to us :) Although gotta admit they are quite oily and heavy :/ Some examples of Indian junk food would be Samosa, Kachori, Gol Gappe, Pakoras and also Indian sweets. Do try them Nick if you ever find them or come across them in Japan Edit: Ok, so I commented too quick before even watching the whole video :P So they did try the sweets and as to what Tenie said about it being fast food, she might have said that because these foods are available at food stalls and you can get it as street food, but this is actually the MAIN cuisine
your normal everyday food is a novelty for others. It's often harder to get them as people tend to cook the more festive like versions if you even get the chance.
@@sirBrouwer What I meant by saying that it was a normal food didn't have to do with it being a food we consume on a daily basis, but more with the fact that it was just a regular meal, not junk food. Because well, after all, this is JFJ
Curry is So Versatile It’s Delicious on Mostly anything Especially in the Winter I love it Super Spicy 🌶 Warms the Insides with that Oils the Spices Boil into like a Pure Extract
I'm starting to realize that Nic has a food experience a lot like mine - He's willing to try most anything, but just never thinks about doing it/gets the chance to. My birthday was yesterday, and I got the same thing I always get, BBQ. Never dawned on me to try something new when I went out.
I guess it is good to know that mutton is always goat (not "real" mutton like the word actually means in English or even young lamb) in Indian cuisines. Love South Indian food
just an update- 'she is correct about 'curry leaves being used only in south indian dishes'....3:05 that thing is called 'curry leaves' but I misunderstood the term as including all the leaves that r used in a curry. [the fact that i dont cook south indian dishes, i wouldn't know] 'tej pata' is a curry leaf-leaves used in a curry. North indian dish called chola bhatura is delicious. Fishes r popular in the eastern region
What a great video lol, Ms. Tenie seems fun as hell instant subscribe. Very informative too, and your editor killed it 😂. Also what are you wearing in your next video?! Lol guess I'll have to watch and find out.
Butter chicken was invented by Punjabi Hindus in 1950s in Delhi,why is she saying it's a mughlai dish? Mughals were all muslims,she don't have much knowledge about Indian food
After having watched the first upload and only now realizing it has ben reuploaded i can say: It was really interesting to see the different indian dishes. Sadly up until now my only contact with indian food was a butter chicken that i absolutely hated, it tasted so aweful i never want to try it again. But after watching this video, if i ever find an Indian restaurant near me i will give it another try.
I was going to suggest you try Persian food and not gonna lie when you said halvarde I was like : what the hell??? ( I was surprised ), have you tried other Persian food as well ? that was a nice surprise. each of your videos are sooo good, that's why you are one of my favorite channels
paratha bread, in Malaysia, we called them Roti Canai. Dip with 2 water sauce. Curry sauce can be variety to chicken, beef, fish and goat. Mutton sauce is for non curry eater, those were mainly for children and a few adult that hate spicy curry. These paratha were among best seller in Asia, Malaysia, Indonesia, Borneo, Singapore etc. Paratha can also be bought variety choices. Can be as planta @ butter, cheese, egg, sugar etc... those were good for breakfast.
@@JunkFoodJapan there's a price however eating to much spice and herbs. You might ended up in toilet half an hour due to heavy poo or blood poo. Just a fair reminder since I came from Malaysia, hence spice and herbs are part of daily dietary too.
@@JunkFoodJapan Definitely worth a try, although I imagine it might be difficult to come across in Japan. If you can get your hands on Lump Rice (lamprais) then go for it, you will love it.
Can't say I've ever come across a restaurant that *only* specialises in Southern Indian cooking. It's usually something of a mixture here in the UK (things like Biryani are really common here), but the pancake and that bread you had, I haven't seen those before. I think the deserts are pretty universal, because I've not come across a single Indian restaurant here that doesn't serve these XD Some of my Indian friends here have the Gulab Jamun hot with vanilla ice cream (the ice cream serves as a sort of cleanser since the syrup is so thick and overly sweet) My gosh, Nick's editor is on fire today, look at all that sass X'D
BoooM I am so happy we did this episode as it has opened up for a whole new chapter in my life where I want to try so much more than just the go to butter chicken
Oh man, my last dinner in Tokyo before I left to get back home was Indian food but it wasn't that great. Too bad I didn't see this first! Oh, one thing I found that was great on this trip is Okinawan food! I didn't think I'd ever want to eat pig's feet again but now I'm craving it. I think I'm going to take some more time to get used to goya, though.
chicken tikka masala is British. But butter chicken is Indian. Just like Shezwan Chicken, Chilli chicken, Gobi manchurian etc. are Chinese dishes found in india which the people in china didn't even heard of.
I’ve been compiling a 食べ歩き food journey for when I take my friends to Tokyo and Osaka in November next year. I never expected to add Indian cuisine to that list but this just looks amazing. Must visit here. Thanks Nick ! PS… what would it take to drop in and train for a day at your CrossFit Gym ?
Just hit us up on the website and sign up for a drop in? Do you do CrossFit ? Or just want to work out during open gym ? Either way, can find us on CrossFit Nishi Azabu And that Indian place is so good !
@@JunkFoodJapanAwesome ! Nope never done CrossFit before but will definitely drop in when I hit up Tokyo ! Probs for an Open Gym Session or two since I’ll be around Tokyo for a while visiting some of the Climbing Gyms & showing my friends around 😅 After a second watch, that Indian place is now officially 3rd place on my Must Visit Restaurants List !
13:48 I'm surprised I missed this part the first time I watched this video. Æbleskiver and takoyaki really do look similar. Need to try those gulab jamun when I find an indian restaurant that make em.
Thank God she said that there's nothing like "curry" in India 🙈 I mean you can find few dishes which are named curry...just because of the way they are made. But it's just 5% of all our other indian cuisines. Curry was used by Britishers to simplify the vast majority of dishes we had & they just spread the word. What you call curry... Is just *gravy* for us. And every dish has it's own set of spices, as India has thousands of verities of spices growing here. Again, Indian Spicy ≠ chillies. Spiciness in India means Levels of flavours 💯 Also, Indian homemade food is a whole different world, made completely different from restaurants. Every indian mom has her own recipes and way of cooking.
We do love our dairy so it's technically vegetarian. Indian cuisine heavily relies on diary in north side. South Indian dishes use coconut milk instead of cow milk tho.
That part about how to say "itadakimasu" in an Indian language got me laughing, there are more than 120 languages spoken in India, but I guess the most appropriate language would be Tamil. A lot of the food here is very familiar to me as you can commonly find this in Southeast Asia thanks to the South Indian diaspora. Wait till you find out about all the various customizations made to the humble roti prata.
You should definitely do a video of nepali food in japan, there are far more nepalis than indians in japan and our food is quite unique if youve never had - 二世在日ネパール人
Looked really good. I've been to a few Indian restaurants, each has butter chicken and a variety of other Indian dishes. Always have to get a lassi. Beyond the dessert, I don't think you can call it junk food. Might have to consider some sort of channel sub branding for the not junk food coverage.
Hey Nick, you've got to try North Indian/Pakistani food and Biryani. Since you liked Mutton, I think you'll like it more since it's much more meat focused.
120 items on the menu is not a boast I like hearing from chefs- I imagine he gets away with it since Indian food is *very* hard to find in Japan. No chef can stand there and honestly say that every single item on a menu that size is given the equal amount of love and care needed to create truly good food. The food looks decent, and I could be wrong in that this is a truly prodigious chef who's a master at his craft, but I have doubts. Always default to less is more with restaurants- give me 20 options on the menu any day of the week over 120.
@@JunkFoodJapan sounds like a good idea. Fasting helps me when I’m trying to lose weight if for no other reason than I’m not over eating from “snacking” all day.
Junk Food Japan is just the channel name. Anything in moderation is fine! And BoooooM the professor of Flasty approves of your handsome glasses comment.
First chutneys (I love coconut, there were just two available there, then sambar). Well it is Japan in the end and the "expert" did not turn out to be one for eating/describing dosa(i) 😆 but it looked good.
Hahaha, does Nic knows why only use the right hand? I am sure that would be really weird to him if he doesn't know why Indians must only use the right hand to eat. 😂
"itadakimasu" is unique to Japanese culture. There is no relative word in India. But in India we do have concept of "food is gift from universe" and wasting even grain of rice or disrespectful to food is a sin ( just like in japan).
He's awesome, humorous and above all so down to earth guy.
Hey. Thank you. This is he himself Nic and I welcome you to the channel TOMODACHI
The authentic representation of traditional Indian food by Ms. Tenie is so nice 🥰.
She is Legend for sure
Japanese curry originated from Indian curry…the British Navy brought Indian curry to Japan 150 years ago
I have to say Ms. Tennie definitely knows her stuff. She cleared so many misconceptions and gave so much knowledge while keeping it simple enough is amazing.
Thank you. Really wanted to find out more myself, and she is just so patient and educational.
@@JunkFoodJapan Glad to see such high quality content. Subbed immediately after the video. Thank you for being so enjoyable and creating enjoyable content as well ☺️
Between the interesting food, Nic's energy, the yelling, and the editing....man I love this channel!
And we love that you are here watching it!
So happy to see south Indian cuisine represented so well. As someone from south India, this video puts a smile on my face
and you put a smile on my face for your awesome comment! BoooM feel free to hang around for more food stories
@@JunkFoodJapan OMG! Thank you so much for replying! Was introduced to your channel by watching Chris and have been loving every second of your high energy and friendly vibes ever since. Hope you come to India someday!
PS you guys rocked Lud’s Chess boxing event Congrats 🎉
It's nice to know there's an Indian restaurant in Japan. All I've known is Japanese curry, but I'm willing to try something new.
This place is truly Indian food and well
worth visiting. Say hi to Negi-San from me if you ever go
Theres like one on every block lol you won’t walk far without seeing an Indian restaurant here
Indian restaurant are every in Japan specially in Tokyo..
U will find one indian restaurant on every block..
So glad you chose Indian restaurant in TOKYO …..LOTS OF LOVE from India 😇😇
You are welcome and it’s sooooo good that I have to go back
India is basically a continent with many countries in one. Communities, cultures, cuisines change after every 100 miles. There are 28 states a handful of Union Territories and each state will offer you atleast 2-3 cuisines. So I hope you get the picture of how diverse India actually is. Also there is no such thing as an Indian cuisine but a list of cuisines from India.
And there is no such thing as curry spice in India. Curry basically translates to a sauce or gravy cooked with different spices and which spices are cooked together, defines the curry. Barbequed and fried items are not curries unless a sauce or gravy is added to the dish.
The north indian curries are dairy based whereas the south indian curries are coconut or groundnut based.
You will also find plenty of cuisines to try from various regions in India.
The more popular cuisines are -
Mughlai cuisine - (Delhi, North Indian) dishes eg Mughlai chicken, Changezi, Nihari, Mughlai Paratha, Haleem, Keema, Pulao, Kadai, Pasanda, Mughlai biryani,etc
Kashmiri cuisine (Kashmir, North Indian) - Rogan Josh, Goshtaba
Punjabi cuisine - (Punjab & Delhi, North Indian) eg Tandoori Chicken, Butter Chicken, Tikka Masala, Sarson ka Saag, Rajma chawal, Palak Paneer, Amritsi Kulcha, Chole Bhature, Chana Masala, Dal Makhani, Naan, Bhatura etc
Tamil cuisine - (Tamil Nadu, South Indian) eg Dosa, Idli, Uttapam, Vada, Chettinad Chicken, Chicken 65, Sambar, Pongal, Payasam, Upma, Ambur Biryani etc
Malyalee cuisine - (Kerela, South Indian) eg Prawns in coconut gravy, karimeen fish, Beef Masala fry, Puttu, Appam, Idiyappam, Fish Molee, Thalassery Biryani, Banana chips etc
Kannada cuisine (Bangalore, South Indian) - Udupi Masala Dosa, Bisi Bele Bath, Kori Roti
Awadhi cuisine - (Lucknow, North Indian) eg Musallam, do Pyaaza, Korma, Galouti Kebabs, Malai kofta, Rumali roti, Chaat, Aloo gobhi, Gulab Jamun, Badami Chicken, Lucknowi biryani etc
Bengali cuisine- (Kolkata, East Indian) eg Fish in Mustard gravy, Mutton Kosha and Chaap, Mishti Doi, Prawn Malaikari, Bhapa Ilish, Muri Ghonto,Aloo Poshto, Luchi, sandesh, rasogulla, Jhal Muri, Kolkata Biryani etc
Goanese cuisine- (Goa, West Indian) eg Vindaloo, Xacuti, Cafreal, Sorpotel, Bebinca, Dangar, etc
Gujrati cuisine - (Ahmedabad, West Indian) eg Dhokla, Khandhvi, Khakra, Shrikhand, Kadhi, Thepla, etc
Marathi cuisine - (Mumbai, West Indian) eg Pav Bhaji, Misal Pav, Vada Pav, Chicken Kolhapuri, Batata Vada, Modak, Bhakarvadi, etc
Andhra cuisine (Hyderabad, South Indian) - Pulihora, Pootharerkulu, Ulava Chaaru, Hyderabadi Biryani
Indo-chinese - (Kolkata, Shillong) Chowmein, manchurian chicken/pork, sweet & sour pork, chilly chicken/pork, springrolls, Szechwan, etc
Sikkimese cuisine ( North East Indian) - Momos
Dishes from my community like Tenie's are exotic and you won't find them in Indian cities, except places which are within 100miles from where I am. That is again how diverse India is.
Indian food is definitely spicy, as in a whole gamut of spices are used as ingredients while preparing the dishes, hence it's very flavorful. But that does not mean every dish packs in heat. Only dishes which have a significant amount of chilly peppers will be hot. Infact some dishes are even on the sweeter side because of the use of dairy products and dried fruits.
A typical Indian meal is eaten in a thali. A thali refers to the plate that a thali meal may be served on. The idea behind a thali is to offer all the 6 different flavours of sweet, salt, bitter, sour, astringent and spicy on one single plate. According to Indian food custom, a proper meal should be a perfect balance of all these six flavours.
So a typical normal Indian thali would consist of the following-
1. Rice
2. Flat bread
3. Lentil soup (dal)
4. Appetizer ( papad/Papadum)
5. Fried vegetable
6. Vegetable cooked in a gravy sauce
7. Fresh salad vegetable
8. Choice of Meat (chicken/mutton/fish)
9. Curd
10. Pickles / chutneys
11. Sweet dish
Dishes served in a thali vary from region to region and cuisine to cuisine in the Indian subcontinent and are usually served in small bowls, called katori in India. These katoris are placed along the edge of the round tray, the actual thali. Sometimes a steel tray with multiple compartments is also used.
The number of dish items may increase if you are inviting a guest home. But in some restaurants, people go overboard with the thali concept, where, each thali consist of 40-50 dishes. You can search for-
Dara Singh thali
Bahubali thali
Big Boss Thali
Ravan Thali
to get an idea of what I mean.
Here are some Thalis from different states -
food-ndtv-com.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/food.ndtv.com/food-drinks/13-grand-indian-thalis-you-need-to-try-at-least-once-in-your-life-1758079?amp_js_v=a6&_gsa=1&=1&akamai-rum=off#referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com&_tf=From%20%251%24s&share=https%3A%2F%2Ffood.ndtv.com%2Ffood-drinks%2F13-grand-indian-thalis-you-need-to-try-at-least-once-in-your-life-1758079
The most important thing about Thalis is their unlimited refills concept.
Here are some tips on eating Indian food -
1. Start off with starters like a kebab or tandoori platter usually served with tamarind sauce, mint or yoghurt sauce.
2. Next we then have the flat bread (roti, chapati, naan, puri, paratha, kulcha, bhatura)
www-indiafoodnetwork-in.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/www.indiafoodnetwork.in/amp/food-stories/the-ultimate-guide-to-the-breads-of-india/?amp_js_v=a6&_gsa=1
with some of the side dishes, either vegetarian or non vegetarian curry aka gravy aka sauce. You tear the bread and scoop out the meat along with sauce/gravy/curry. The warmer the bread the more the flavors and less chewy.
3. Then we take the rice into the plate and have it with the lentils or veg/meat sauce/gravy/curry and clean it all up. The hotter the rice, the more chance your mouth will get burnt.
And If you are having the biryani rice, you take it with a salan gravy and a raita based yoghurt dip. And it's a complete meal on its own. There are 20+ varieties of biryanis depending on which community is cooking it and the region from where it's from. And many will argue that vegetable Biryani is not a biryani.
www.whatsuplife.in/different-variety-types-biryani-india
4. Finally finish off with a sweet desert either gulab jamun, rasogulla, kheer, payasam, barfi, sandesh etc
We don't scoop out the bread and rice and the sauces/gravy/ curries together at the same time.
Also many people eat samosas in their meals on TH-cam but then Samosas are usually eaten as a snack during tea time.
Also some people have just the bread or rice along with the side dishes as eating both bread and rice at the same time can be too heavy in a single meal.
If you are feeling adventurous and plan on eating with your hands, especially rice, you pour the curry sauce on the rice then use your fingers (not the palm) to roll the rice to something like a ball, then take the thumb behind the rice ball, take your hand close to your mouth, and then push the rice into your mouth with your thumb.
Would love to see you try out more Indian Food on your channel.
Wow that was really educational thank you for sharing all this. I definitely need to explore and learn more about Indian cuisine, thank goodness that there is so much more to experience
Happy New Year
@@JunkFoodJapan
Well i sure hope this will be of some use to you. I hope to see you try out the other cuisines from India as well.
By the way Tenie is from the same state as I am just about 150 miles away but we are from different communities with completely different cuisines all together.
Happy New Year to you as well ☺️🙏
I think Chris Broad would appreciate this. Most British love a good curry.
Japanese curry actually was introduced to Japan by Brits during the Meiji era, so that's how the circle closes.
It always confused me they call that curry, because it's so, so different from indian curry, it's an entirely different dish (not very fond of the fenugreek flavour)
🤔 I shall ponder on this ?
@@LaNoir. to make it even more confusing here in the Netherlands Curry (kerrie) it self is a dry spice blend. that was introduced to us by the same Brits. so big chance that for us and a lot of British people curry before was just that spice blend.
@@sirBrouwer Those damn brits again, ruining everyone's local dish by cultural inappropriation and forcing everyone to drink tea! _slurp_
@@LaNoir. it's what they do best. And you need something to be good at
i'm surprised it's your first time having real indian food and real curry. though i guess since you've lived in japan so long, i shouldn't really be surprised. it's cool to see what looks like a traditional indian restaurant in tokyo, was not expecting it. it's always interesting to see someone try indian food for the first time because for many, it's a very unique flavour palette. don't be afraid to get your hands dirty though!
also man, you need to come to toronto, our food is extremely diverse and multicultural since we have people from all over the globe. you can get traditional indian, greek, japanese, korean, viet, somalian, etc. you name it.
Now that sounds like a great goal to have. Feel free to help promote the channel by sharing with your friends and family so we can go overseas and make more content! I am all for it
I like this new approach. Trying out other cuisines in japan. 🤤
Lately I tried Middle eastern and Indian restaurants and haven’t found one that does it well. Might give Nandhini a try. I tried Nair’s in Ginza but the curry is less Indian and too Japanese-y😂
Junk food rating: 9/10 (some of those look healthy)
Umai-ness: 10/10
I like these rating systems! It sounds Flasty :)
I want to share my Ethiopian restaurant that I am absolutely in love with
I’ll talk to the boys about it
I like these rating systems! It sounds Flasty :)
I want to share my Ethiopian restaurant that I am absolutely in love with
I’ll talk to the boys about it
Curry is the best. Seems like both of you had a great time trying out new things.
It was so good… that mutton! OMG 😱
Nick, star anise has a licorice flavor. It's also used in Vietnamese cooking, like pho broth.
Hmmm 🤔 interesting! And good to know because I love it !
Oddly the first time I ever had Indian food in my life, it was near Kyoto Station.
Looks like a great place. 120 item menu will keep you busy for months.
You got that right!
What Nick ate, is technically just normal everyday food to us :)
Although gotta admit they are quite oily and heavy :/
Some examples of Indian junk food would be Samosa, Kachori, Gol Gappe, Pakoras and also Indian sweets. Do try them Nick if you ever find them or come across them in Japan
Edit: Ok, so I commented too quick before even watching the whole video :P
So they did try the sweets and as to what Tenie said about it being fast food, she might have said that because these foods are available at food stalls and you can get it as street food, but this is actually the MAIN cuisine
Well, thank you for actually watching the whole video. Feel free to hang around and share with your friends and family
your normal everyday food is a novelty for others.
It's often harder to get them as people tend to cook the more festive like versions if you even get the chance.
@@sirBrouwer What I meant by saying that it was a normal food didn't have to do with it being a food we consume on a daily basis, but more with the fact that it was just a regular meal, not junk food. Because well, after all, this is JFJ
Curry is So Versatile It’s Delicious on Mostly anything Especially in the Winter I love it Super Spicy 🌶 Warms the Insides with that Oils the Spices Boil into like a Pure Extract
OK now I am hungry 🤤
I'm starting to realize that Nic has a food experience a lot like mine - He's willing to try most anything, but just never thinks about doing it/gets the chance to. My birthday was yesterday, and I got the same thing I always get, BBQ. Never dawned on me to try something new when I went out.
There are so many food stories waiting for you out there and trust me when I say that you should not be afraid to experiment. It’s quite the journey.
I guess it is good to know that mutton is always goat (not "real" mutton like the word actually means in English or even young lamb) in Indian cuisines. Love South Indian food
Thank you for sharing
Mutton is used for the meat of both Goat and Lamb ( young or old )
Curry leaves called 'tej pata' usually dried r used in 'north india' mostly in curries/gravies.
Mmmm mmm you had me at Curry leaves... now I just want to eat Indian food today !
just an update- 'she is correct about 'curry leaves being used only in south indian dishes'....3:05 that thing is called 'curry leaves' but I misunderstood the term as including all the leaves that r used in a curry. [the fact that i dont cook south indian dishes, i wouldn't know] 'tej pata' is a curry leaf-leaves used in a curry. North indian dish called chola bhatura is delicious. Fishes r popular in the eastern region
What a great video lol, Ms. Tenie seems fun as hell instant subscribe. Very informative too, and your editor killed it 😂.
Also what are you wearing in your next video?! Lol guess I'll have to watch and find out.
LOL that next video is a trip for sure... soon to upload ! thanks for hanging around to watch food stories
Butter chicken was invented by Punjabi Hindus in 1950s in Delhi,why is she saying it's a mughlai dish? Mughals were all muslims,she don't have much knowledge about Indian food
Ms. Tenie is such a good host
That does looks amazing! ITADAKIMASU ME! haha 😂 Totally gonna check that restaurant out.
Dude! You need some Nahdini ? In your life for sure
After having watched the first upload and only now realizing it has ben reuploaded i can say:
It was really interesting to see the different indian dishes.
Sadly up until now my only contact with indian food was a butter chicken that i absolutely hated, it tasted so aweful i never want to try it again.
But after watching this video, if i ever find an Indian restaurant near me i will give it another try.
Butter chicken is all I had for the last 30 years. But, as you can see there is so much more there to explore. Happy hunting
curry leaves are definitely used in north indian food too
In Delhi, nobody I ever knew did the one hand rule while eating. Both hands going in for the meal my guys. Gotta enjoy and be efficient lmao
This video deserves a million views
I agree! Please feel free to help us grow by sharing with your friends and family TOMODACHI
I was going to suggest you try Persian food and not gonna lie when you said halvarde I was like : what the hell??? ( I was surprised ), have you tried other Persian food as well ? that was a nice surprise.
each of your videos are sooo good, that's why you are one of my favorite channels
BooooM I love Halva Arde it’s so rich and Flasty
@@JunkFoodJapan I agree it so flasty (love that word, I'm afraid I will steal it from you)
The content and editing quality is absolutely amaaazing. I'm so lucky Chris brought me to your channel
And you are welcome TOMODACHI
Nice to see Nic expanding his palate (and collaborations) on this. UMAI!
Ooh trust me. I really want to go back and explore more
Gotta love Indian food!!!
Are you telling me ? My Gosh that mutton was off the hook
@@JunkFoodJapan I had mutton for lunch yesterday. 😄🤌
paratha bread, in Malaysia, we called them Roti Canai. Dip with 2 water sauce. Curry sauce can be variety to chicken, beef, fish and goat. Mutton sauce is for non curry eater, those were mainly for children and a few adult that hate spicy curry. These paratha were among best seller in Asia, Malaysia, Indonesia, Borneo, Singapore etc. Paratha can also be bought variety choices. Can be as planta @ butter, cheese, egg, sugar etc...
those were good for breakfast.
thanks for sharing, I can't wait to go back again
@@JunkFoodJapan there's a price however eating to much spice and herbs. You might ended up in toilet half an hour due to heavy poo or blood poo. Just a fair reminder since I came from Malaysia, hence spice and herbs are part of daily dietary too.
When Tenies asked in Hindi "iska Hindi naam kya hai" I was like Damn! She is Indian
Yeah she is for real !
So glad you tried Dosa! One of my favourites, you can find it in Sri Lanka a lot as well. .
I have never been to Sri Lanka but I used to train with some friends from Sri Lanka in Karate
@@JunkFoodJapan Definitely worth a try, although I imagine it might be difficult to come across in Japan. If you can get your hands on Lump Rice (lamprais) then go for it, you will love it.
Another great video Nick!
Cheers 🥂
Can't say I've ever come across a restaurant that *only* specialises in Southern Indian cooking. It's usually something of a mixture here in the UK (things like Biryani are really common here), but the pancake and that bread you had, I haven't seen those before. I think the deserts are pretty universal, because I've not come across a single Indian restaurant here that doesn't serve these XD Some of my Indian friends here have the Gulab Jamun hot with vanilla ice cream (the ice cream serves as a sort of cleanser since the syrup is so thick and overly sweet)
My gosh, Nick's editor is on fire today, look at all that sass X'D
BoooM I am so happy we did this episode as it has opened up for a whole new chapter in my life where I want to try so much more than just the go to butter chicken
Oh man, my last dinner in Tokyo before I left to get back home was Indian food but it wasn't that great. Too bad I didn't see this first!
Oh, one thing I found that was great on this trip is Okinawan food! I didn't think I'd ever want to eat pig's feet again but now I'm craving it. I think I'm going to take some more time to get used to goya, though.
Goya is a hard one to handle, but can be quite good when you get used to it
one hand is not necessarily required, if you feel its tough then just use two hands, still one hand just looks better in formal environments
Thank you TOMODACHI
Every episode you release is 10/10 🤙🏾🤙🏾🤙🏾
ITADAKIMASU!
Thank you 🙏
ITADAKIMASU
Curry is thousand of years old orgined in tamil nadu
5:19 chicken tikka masala I'm pretty sure actually came first from Glasgow (but no doubt by indian chefs I'm sure)
It’s just super yummy regardless of where it started ?
chicken tikka masala is British. But butter chicken is Indian. Just like Shezwan Chicken, Chilli chicken, Gobi manchurian etc. are Chinese dishes found in india which the people in china didn't even heard of.
Ms. Tenie was a wonderful guest; she reacted well to your classic JFJ antics 😁 #Flasty #StayFlasted #Mmmm
She is such a nice lady with great sense of education and humor. I hope she will come one again
I’ve been compiling a 食べ歩き food journey for when I take my friends to Tokyo and Osaka in November next year. I never expected to add Indian cuisine to that list but this just looks amazing. Must visit here. Thanks Nick !
PS… what would it take to drop in and train for a day at your CrossFit Gym ?
Just hit us up on the website and sign up for a drop in? Do you do CrossFit ? Or just want to work out during open gym ? Either way, can find us on CrossFit Nishi Azabu
And that Indian place is so good !
@@JunkFoodJapanAwesome ! Nope never done CrossFit before but will definitely drop in when I hit up Tokyo ! Probs for an Open Gym Session or two since I’ll be around Tokyo for a while visiting some of the Climbing Gyms & showing my friends around 😅
After a second watch, that Indian place is now officially 3rd place on my Must Visit Restaurants List !
My Chef giving the hardest Mountainous Accents 😂 ever 🤌🏽
Star anise in hindi phool chakri
Fantastic video!!
BoooM Killer Tacos 🌮
13:48 I'm surprised I missed this part the first time I watched this video.
Æbleskiver and takoyaki really do look similar. Need to try those gulab jamun when I find an indian restaurant that make em.
Yeah it’s totally worth it
I LOVE THIS CHANNEL NOW!!
Thank you and welcome here TOMODACHI
Tip: ginger, lemon and starflower, add hot water, cures all that ails you.
Nice one. That actually sounds like it works. Thank you TOMODACHI
The "mmm" edits had me CREASING
I hope that’s a good thing?
Thank God she said that there's nothing like "curry" in India 🙈
I mean you can find few dishes which are named curry...just because of the way they are made.
But it's just 5% of all our other indian cuisines. Curry was used by Britishers to simplify the vast majority of dishes we had & they just spread the word. What you call curry... Is just *gravy* for us. And every dish has it's own set of spices, as India has thousands of verities of spices growing here.
Again, Indian Spicy ≠ chillies.
Spiciness in India means Levels of flavours 💯
Also, Indian homemade food is a whole different world, made completely different from restaurants. Every indian mom has her own recipes and way of cooking.
Yes thank you for verifying everything we covered on the show. I am happy you loved the show.
good video man keep up the good work!
That's what I love about indian food, unintentionally vegan and no one makes a fuss
You got that right! And it’s so good who cares if it’s vegan or not? Just get me some more
We do love our dairy so it's technically vegetarian. Indian cuisine heavily relies on diary in north side. South Indian dishes use coconut milk instead of cow milk tho.
@@JunkFoodJapan Everyone in Germany loves bread, but if you'd print "vegan" on the packaging, they'd lit it on fire lol
@@LaNoir. As they should 😅😂maybe
Awesome place with an awesome cohost 👏😋
Tenie is so nice ! Did you check out her channel ?
@@JunkFoodJapan I have, she's a busy body juggling work and as a mompreneur
That part about how to say "itadakimasu" in an Indian language got me laughing, there are more than 120 languages spoken in India, but I guess the most appropriate language would be Tamil. A lot of the food here is very familiar to me as you can commonly find this in Southeast Asia thanks to the South Indian diaspora. Wait till you find out about all the various customizations made to the humble roti prata.
OMG 😱 I really need to do a India food tour in my life
Proud of ne citizens
You should definitely do a video of nepali food in japan, there are far more nepalis than indians in japan and our food is quite unique if youve never had - 二世在日ネパール人
I’ll put it on the list for sure TOMODACHI thanks for reaching out. Now? Do I have any friends from Nepal?
@@JunkFoodJapan 阿佐ヶ谷でネパール人多いだ。あんたがネパール人の友達が無いけど、ネパール料理の様々な部分の説明ができるんだ。どんなSNSがあるか？
多分すぐ友達が出来ると思いますので年内に行きたいです。SNSはほぼ何でもやってる
Star Anis is called chakri phool
Thanks for sharing ARUN
HELL YEAH NEW VIDD
BooooooM you got that right TOMODACHI
Looked really good. I've been to a few Indian restaurants, each has butter chicken and a variety of other Indian dishes. Always have to get a lassi.
Beyond the dessert, I don't think you can call it junk food. Might have to consider some sort of channel sub branding for the not junk food coverage.
If you over eat like I always do it’s junk… I hear you but at least you found the channel and thank you for hanging around
Loved it!
Yeah me too !
"MMM" I would agree
Mmmmm mmm mmm 😋
Hey Nick, you've got to try North Indian/Pakistani food and Biryani. Since you liked Mutton, I think you'll like it more since it's much more meat focused.
I have to go back for sure and explore more places and dishes. But I think it was a brilliant start
Is this your first time trying authentic Indian curry? There are hundreds of amazing dishes similar to this to try out
Apart from Butter chicken curry yes this was my first time and I loved it!
as a indian , GOD DAMN thats expensive
I hear you but! that's cheap in Tokyo!
You know star anis probably also from licorice or in your case from Ouzo 😉
Yeah I figured that out. It’s really delicious
actually you get more non-veg in South India than North for any type.
I see! Thank you for sharing
My favorite is vindaloo！Try if you can。
It’s on my list for sure
Idk anything about curry either so I'm learning too
Right?!? Gravy ? Curry it was confusing but now I feel like I have clarity
ill be in osaka and kyoto in a week are there any must go to food places there?
Yes so many but we have yet to get budget to swing by and film cool stuff
@@JunkFoodJapan cool maybe i wld have visited those places by the time u review them!
I've never seen paratha before! It looks so freaking GOOD!! Does it come in garlic?
As I am a newbie to authentic Indian food I don’t want to share false information, but I think everything is better with garlic.
It's called parrota typically not in garlic flavour, ask the chef if he can make one
It's always a good day when you upload a video.
BooooM you got that right
its completely fine to use 2 hands
Thank you, that comment just made my day!
ooh northeastern
Did I hear Denmark? I think we slowly need an explanatory video about your whereabouts
Christmas Q&A in the works. Make sure to send in your questions TOMODACHI
@@JunkFoodJapan For sure! Where should we send them, here in the comments?
It's not necessary to use only one hand, you can use both the hands.😂
Good cause I could not not do that LOL
I got a great Indian restaurant here too, food is outta this world!
I’ll see you there, hopefully
The best curry or the best Indian??
Indian food for sure
120 items on the menu is not a boast I like hearing from chefs- I imagine he gets away with it since Indian food is *very* hard to find in Japan. No chef can stand there and honestly say that every single item on a menu that size is given the equal amount of love and care needed to create truly good food. The food looks decent, and I could be wrong in that this is a truly prodigious chef who's a master at his craft, but I have doubts. Always default to less is more with restaurants- give me 20 options on the menu any day of the week over 120.
Interesting point of view, I can only speak from what I tried and it was all very good 👍
Amazing
Yep. You got that right
That's like... less than 10% of the dishes they have available. I feel like you could do multiple visits to get all 120 dishes.
I hear you and look forward to going back
sorry bro Let's me correct Indian don't consuming lamb 🐑 is more consuming goat 🐐 and chicken or pure vegetarians people's living
Dude these videos making fasting so difficult haha
It’s OK. I fast all the time so I can make these videos
@@JunkFoodJapan sounds like a good idea. Fasting helps me when I’m trying to lose weight if for no other reason than I’m not over eating from “snacking” all day.
5:40 dmnnn $7 for a masala dosa that's so costly...!!!
For Japan it’s cheap ! And also it’s lunch prices, evening more expensive
Dosai,chatni illa.south Indian food chettinadu Currys
Boii you should try Syrian food if there is in japan, it will blow you away
Let me talk to the team…
MMM! MMMmmmMmm!!
Mmmm mmm mmmmmmmmm mm
Curry = Gravy 🤯🤯🤯
It’s all news to me
two things.
1 is this Indian dish consider junk food? It seems pretty healthy.
2 those glasses on Nic look really good on him.
Junk Food Japan is just the channel name. Anything in moderation is fine! And BoooooM the professor of Flasty approves of your handsome glasses comment.
Best part - iska hindi naam kya hai , LOL 😂
... ? Tenie? help me
RIP editor-san's ears
(silent) shoutout to editor-san, he's doing a great job with explanations n stuff
He can handle it !
Yeah it’s great stuff for sure
That's is a strong Mmmmm 😂😂😂
I like my food!
First chutneys (I love coconut, there were just two available there, then sambar). Well it is Japan in the end and the "expert" did not turn out to be one for eating/describing dosa(i) 😆 but it looked good.
It was really nice and fun to learn about Indian culture and cuisine. And that mutton OMG 😱
Hahaha, does Nic knows why only use the right hand? I am sure that would be really weird to him if he doesn't know why Indians must only use the right hand to eat. 😂
Of course I do know…
I just don’t want to showcase that her in the channel
Fizzz😂
Mmmm mmmm
He eating dosa fir 8dollar.lol.its tokyo then
It’s Tokyo for sure
MMM
Mmm mm mmmmmm
"itadakimasu" is unique to Japanese culture. There is no relative word in India. But in India we do have concept of "food is gift from universe" and wasting even grain of rice or disrespectful to food is a sin ( just like in japan).
Got it ! Thanks 🙏
Nandhinini ? 😂 Why "nini" ? It's Nandhini.
Thanks for rubbing it in