“Japanese curry is a common home cooked dish,” Yuko told Coal Coast magazine. “ It is yummy and anyone can make it!”

Yuko grew up in Nagano and Tokyo, Japan and moved to Australia in 2005 where she started her own family. She remembers her grandmother first making this curry when she was a little girl.

“When she cooked it, all the veg and meat were cut up into very small pieces. She would also make it spicy, and when dad cooked, he cut them into chunky pieces but not as spicy. I loved both ways of cooking and always enjoyed their home made curry,” said Yaku.

“We would sit and eat together. In summer we would sweat while eating curry and in winter we would feel warm.”

Yuko said she made this curry for the very first time when she was just eight years-old. 

“It didn’t go well!  it was overcooked and I don’t know why but I added salt  so it was not just spicy it was salty. But they enjoyed it and seemed like they were happy with my work! 

At the time I thought the curry wasn’t good enough, I was disappointed, but for them it was a very very special curry!”