Ikasumi curry
What is Ikasumi-curry?
Ikasumi curry – squid ink curry – (イカスミカレー・イカ墨カレー) is,
1. curry with squid ink in it. Curry made with squid ink. Known as Tottori’s local curry and Tottori’s B-Grade Gourmet. San’in gourmet, Food from San-in region.
The curry is characterised by its pitch-black colour due to the inclusion of squid ink, which gives the curry an impressive and strong visual impact and a rich taste with the added flavour of the squid ink.
It is served at the Ajiroya restaurant in Iwami Town, Tottori Prefecture. There is also a ‘squid ink cutlet curry’ with a cutlet on top, as well as a ‘soft cream = squid ink soft’ containing squid ink.
Curry in retort packs such as Tottori Squid Ink Curry, Daisen Squid Ink Curry and Sakaiminato Squid Ink Curry are also commercially available.
Where can I eat Ikasumi curry?
Ajiroya Restaurant at the Uradome Coast Island Tour Boat Rafting Stop
Address: 2182, Otani, Iwami-cho, Iwami-gun, Tottori Prefecture
Opening hours: 11:00 – 14:00
Closed: Tuesdays.
2. local gourmet and local curry from Hakodate, Hokkaido, which is known for its large haul of Japanese common squid.
It is served under names such as Squid Ink Black, Hakodate Squid Ink Black Curry and Squid Sumi Black Curry. There are also ikasumi ramen noodles with squid ink in them, as well as commercially available confectionery containing squid ink, such as ikasumi karinto.
3. curry made with commercially available packets of squid ink or smeared squid.
