Japanese beef curry

I am indulged in Japanese TV series recently. Originally I just wanted something close to home, but it did put a smile on my face. In the show, I saw them having beef curry. Um~ that certainly brought back some good memories. I wanted to have it for dinner today, so I ran out of the door to the grocery store and got myself some ingredients. Curry is one of the most popular dishes in Japan. Japanese curry, unlike the Indian or Southeast Asian curry, has a slightly hint of sweetness to it. The basic ingredients for vegetables are onion, potato and carrots. For the meat, beef, pork or chicken are the most popular choices. It is so easy to make, and it tastes better today than yesterday!

Beef tomato noodle soup 番茄牛肉麵

The weather today is still cold, cloudy and drizzling. Tomorrow will be in the 80s! Isn't that crazy? Well, given that fact that there are so many natural disasters recently, and we can still wake up everyday to our love ones, we should really be thankful. Well, what is good for a wet rainy day like this? A warm noodle soup is great! 

Beef noodle soup is such a popular food in Taiwan. So much so that it has become the icon of Taiwanese food. There are "beef noodle soup" contests every year in Taipei competing for the title of the best noodle soup restaurant.

Bak kut teh 肉骨茶

It's already mid May, but it has been raining for the whole week, and the temperature is only in the low 50 degree Fahrenheit. I see people walking on the street all with heavy coats, but the temperature next week will be in the 80s! Such a weather roller coaster is not fun. It's very easy to catch a cold.

My husband worked from home today, because someone was coming to do some work around the house. Since he's already home, he's in charge of dinner, so I didn't have to beat the traffic to get home to cook. "Bak kut teh" is the best choice, it's hearty and it's easy. It's the best remedy for a cold rainy day like this, and it's easy enough for my husband to cook.