Trying Indian Food in Tokyo, Japan!

The Barefoot Nomad
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18 Video Views·Oct 21, 2022
Alright boys time for dinner.
It's dinner and we're hungry and we're bringing our appetites.
The area that we're staying in apparently has a lot of Indian food restaurants.
It does.
We've been walking by it for the last few days.
Not apparently.
It definitely does.
And we've got Indian food on our mind so that is exactly what we're going to do.
We're going to go to an Indian restaurant, order a whole bunch of different dishes and
have an Indian food taste test.
What do you think Rob?
Sounds good.
I mean I've had Indian food taste tests a few times on my channel and they're always
fun.
I love Indian food.
You love Indian food.
You know Audrey loves Indian food.
Yeah.
And if you're watching this you probably love Indian food.
Exactly.
Indian food in Japan guys.
Let's do it.
Choices choices.
We actually have two Indian restaurants right across from each other.
I think we're sticking to this one just because it is on the right side of the road.
But yeah we can already see all of the different curries.
Vegetable curries.
Chicken curries.
Yeah check out that menu.
Butter chicken.
Oh yeah.
Lots of naans.
We're going to get after it.
Samosas.
We're going to get after it.
Lots of choices.
This is looking good.
Actually I think last night Sam tried to drag us in here but now is the time.
So we've decided on samosas and chicken tikka so far.
What else do we have here?
We need some curries.
Check this out.
Man there is just like options galore.
We need a vegetable curry like.
Oh I like the paneer.
Take a look at this.
Okay.
Oh that is a problem.
We're in the chicken curries.
Look.
Vegetable curries.
Oh.
Aloo Gobi is also good.
Oh Palak Paneer.
Okay.
This one is spinach and cheese curry.
And going over here.
La la la la.
We need to get to the vegetarian.
Yeah.
Okay one Palak Paneer.
Yeah.
Oh we do like spicy.
Medium spicy.
One to five.
Shall we say three?
Let's say three and a half.
Three and a half.
Hahaha.
Okay turn around.
One vegetable curry.
Let's make that one a four.
Four okay.
And the other one you wanted paneer butter masala.
Okay.
Let us make our own mistakes man.
Hahaha.
Because you never know.
Two okay.
I mean I've ordered really spicy before and it is not spicy but you never know when you're
going to get burned.
Literally.
Maybe that will be today.
Oh okay.
So we will have one garlic.
Yeah.
A garlic naan.
One cheese.
Oh yeah.
One butter.
Sounds good.
Yes.
Alright my friends what did we order?
So there is a cheese naan, a butter naan, a garlic naan, a vegetable curry, a spinach
one and a peanut butter one and then there is a chicken tikka and there is a samosas.
So we're well taken care of.
We're well taken care of.
What are you most looking forward to?
I'm most looking forward probably to the vegetable curry.
I'm also looking forward to the one with the spinach.
That is the one you ordered at level 4 spice.
Yeah, I'm also looking forward to seeing if I made a big mistake or not on the spice scale.
Hahaha.
Oh.
Oh hard at work.
We're a little late to the party though.
That looks awesome.
That does look awesome.
Our stuff is being prepared right before our eyes.
Sizzle me timbers.
Look at that.
Look at the smoke coming off.
This is what I'm talking about.
The tikka.
Chicken tikka.
What do we have first?
Alright well we've got two dishes that have just arrived.
The first one the chicken tikka which is one of my favorites and we also had the samosas
just arrive.
But let's focus on the chicken.
I'm going to steal Rob's knife because we've only got one knife at the table.
Yes.
So we'll make it work.
Can't ask for another one.
Hahaha.
Mmmm.
Wow.
Is it good?
How is it?
I like the spice yeah.
Juicy?
That is really good.
Some nice chicken.
And you had a bite.
What did you think sir?
I think it was good.
It was um it was chicken tikka.
I don't know I was expecting a little more of a flavor sensation.
Explosion of kind of sorts.
Yep.
But it was good.
Alright let's get a closer look at that samosa.
Let's do a turn.
I broke that bad boy up.
Check that out.
So you've got some potato in there.
There is some serious potato action going on.
A bit of peas.
A bit of corn.
You've got the veggies going on.
Vegetarian.
Alright let's try a big bite.
I want to get some of that outer shell.
Are you a ketchup dipper?
Mmmm.
I love beef.
It is.
Oh my gosh.
It is right in front of you.
Funny you should mention.
Jeez.
Jeez Louise.
Mmmm.
Crunchy on the outside.
With the shell.
The potatoes are cooked to perfection.
I love all of those vegetables.
Just the right amount of spice.
Yeah, this is good stuff.
But I'm waiting for the curries.
That is going to be the star of the meal.
Yes.
The curries.
So what did the two of you think of the samosa?
It was good.
But I mean I'm a fan of the curry so I don't want to fill up on samosa.
The curry is definitely going to be the star of the show.
Yeah.
And how about you Rob?
I think it is good.
Um the samosa.
It is nice.
It is a samosa.
In the future do I need to eat another samosa before curry?
Probably not.
But it is something nice to have.
It has got a good spice.
It has got a lot of potato in it.
Like what it is is if you were say not going to eat all of these curries and have the chicken
tikka you could eat two of these and they'd probably fill you up.
Yeah.
Can we just talk about the size of the naan.
Okay.
This is like a giant pizza slice.
Oh my gosh.
And there is another one.
Wow.
That is a cheese one.
Mmm.
Talk about that naan.
Hold it up nice and high.
Just look at this one.
The garlic one.
That is like twice the size of your head.
It is like bigger than my head.
I know.
Wow.
And the curry here.
Oh and here come the curries.
Oh.
Oh my gosh.
Yeah.
Now the full ensemble is here.
Look at that.
Thank you.
Thank you so much.
So each of us ordered a different curry and a different naan.
I went for the Palak Paneer.
That is my favorite.
It is made with spinach and fresh cheese.
I'm going to need some form of cutlery here.
Actually no I don't.
That is what the naan is for.
Duh.
So let's just break off a piece of this.
And I don't know if you can see this.
It has got a bit of cream drizzled all over.
Oh dunk it in.
Let's get in there.
Nice and green.
Like baby food green.
Green machine.
That is hot.
Isn't it hot?
It is hot.
Wow.
It is hot hot hot.
Good?
I forgot we asked for the spice.
Oh my gosh.
Is it hot?
This may be the form.
Did they pack the spice?
That was the spice.
They packed the spice.
Alright Rob moving on to yours.
What did you get my friend?
The garlic naan.
Yep.
And I got a vegetable curry.
From one to five you can choose the spice.
Yeah.
I chose a four.
Oh okay.
And I think it was perfect.
Almost top level there.
Almost top level.
Dig in.
You know what I'm going to dig into this to show you guys.
You can see there is like all sorts of vegetables in here.
So you miss out a lot just getting the naan.
Yeah.
And the spiciness.
Spice is bearable which means it is good.
Yep.
Like basically you want to push it as much as you can.
Eating spice is like a big night out.
You want to go as hard as you can without overdoing it.
If you overdo it it is all for naught.
But this is good.
I think if I went five maybe a bit too much.
It has got a nice texture to it.
Alright Sam you've been waiting patiently to try yours while you film us.
Check out this.
I've got the cheese naan and that is just jacked with copious amount of cheese.
It is oozing from the outside.
Look at that guys.
Oh my gosh.
It is inside too.
It is stuffed inside.
Oh my gosh.
Stuffed inside.
It is like a cheese pizza sandwich.
And I got the paneer butter masala and you can see check out the big chunks of paneer
over here.
Oh my goodness.
It looks so good.
I've been waiting patiently.
Alright I'm taking that in for a dunk.
It is going in for a swim.
Oh yeah.
Look at that.
This reminds me like the look of the pizza Bianca in Italy where it was just dough.
That is what the naan looks like.
Oh my gosh.
That has so much flavor.
That curry is just so rich and spicy and savory.
What level of spice did you choose?
I think it was only a three.
It is not like it is not burn spice just like a nice kick to it.
That is how I would describe it.
It is really good and this is like some thick thick naan bread with the cheese.
Wow.
Alright, wrapping things up.
That was an official feast of feasts.
We are leaving stuffed.
We probably could have like paced ourselves a little better.
Brought a little bit home.
It was a fantastic meal.
Yeah, we couldn't even finish all of the naan.
There is so much on the table.
Yeah, we couldn't even take care of it.
That cheese naan was deadly good.
Oh my.
Deadly good.
So anyways the price was 4,450 Yen.
Roughly about just over 40 US dollars.
So you're looking at 13 to 14 US dollars per person for that entire meal.
That included chicken, that included samosas, three different curries, three different naan
breads.
Yeah, that is outstanding value.
You know this is an expensive city Tokyo and to get good authentic Indian food for 13 US
dollars per person.
Yeah, that is a steal.
Anyways, we will see you with more food and travel videos from Japan.
Ciao for now!
