Japanese curry chain Coco Ichibanya to open a branch in India next year
/soranews24.com | July 10, 2019
...Japan’s unique version of curry is planning to make its way to India. That’s like our little baby curry being released into the wild, where all of the big curries can beat it up and eat it for breakfast!
The company that runs CoCo Ichi doesn’t seem concerned; they’re teaming up with Mitsui & Co in a joint venture to bring the first CoCo’s shop to New Delhi or the surrounding area as early as next February. They’re even considering making it a franchise opportunity in the country, with the hope that by 2030 there will be as many as 30 CoCo shops.
But that perhaps depends on how well the initial shop will do. The plan is to keep the chain’s original curry sauces, flavors, spice levels, and toppings, so it will stay true to the Japanese style of curry, but there will also reportedly be options to purchase naan instead of rice, and add other toppings that suit the tastes of locals, too.
More...▼ CoCo Ichi’s standard BEEF curry
Hmm. Coco Ichi's signature dish, beef curry (above), topped with fried tonkatsu/pork cutlet, ought to be a big hit in India.
Let's see now:
Hindu Indians {79.8%} can’t eat beef---Muslims {14.2%} can’t eat pork---Buddhist {?!?%} Indians can't eat animals.
