This sauce is very easy to make and very tasty for such an easy meal. We generally follow the recipe on the side of the box, but usually add more vegetables. A few tips on buying and using this mix:
1. Beware of price gouging. Supermarket price is $2 for the 3 ounce box and $4 for the 7 ounce box.
2. Sodium content per serving is pretty high, so beware of using more than you need to for your meal.
2. The 7 ounce box is rated for 12 servings, but only contains 8 cubes. We use 2 cubes for 3 meals (dinner for 2 then leftover lunch for 1). That gives us much less sauce than restaurants usually serve, but it is enough for us.
3. Recipe on the box says use 5 cups of water for 12 servings. We use 1.25 cup of water for 3 servings (2 cubes).
4. Extra-hot is less spicy than medium-hot at our local Japanese restaurant. We always get extra-hot then add more Japanese pepper to taste.
Note that Amazon sells several other brands of Japanese curry mixes. The Vermont curry costs less than S&B (for the 8 ounce box) and is not as popular as S&B (in terms of sales), but a lot of people like it better. The Vermont curry gives you a dark brown sauce like what you get in Japanese restaurants (S&B is a yellowish sauce). Vermont curry has a richer flavor than S&B which many people like, but it may be too much for some people. Some people like to mix the 2 brands to get a hybrid flavor, e.g. using 1 cube of S&B curry with 1 cube of Vermont curry.
| Cuisine | Japanese |
|---|---|
| Brand | S&B |
| Item Package Quantity | 1 |
| Manufacturer | S&B |
| Package dimensions | 19.81 x 9.91 x 2.29 cm; 204 Grams |
