Lunch Set 700 yen Located along the national highway in Urakawa, this is a Nepalese curry lunch set. The staff are also foreigners and the atmosphere is nice. There were various lunch sets available, but I ordered the set with curry, naan or rice, salad, and a drink. The curry changes daily, and today I think it was chicken curry. It was slightly spicy with a rich flavor, which I really liked. The naan was large and crispy on the outside, soft on the inside, and delicious. The salad was mainly cabbage-based, and I chose lassi as my drink. The portion was generous and overall, it was very good!

Finally, the season of full-fledged midsummer days has arrived in Hokkaido. Every year in May, there is a day when the highest temperature in the country is recorded, but that is just temporary or accidental, so the intense heat does not reach Honshu. So, I thought about where to go for a touring, and decided to head towards the cool coastline towards Erimo as the inland areas were forecasted to have midsummer days. During this trip, I visited this place for lunch. The restaurant is located along the national highway, making it relatively easy to find. From the exterior decorations, you might mistakenly think it's called "Lumbini," but the name of the restaurant is DERBY. How do you pronounce it, "Debii" or "Derubii"? It turns out it's pronounced "Darubii" (laughs). It's a name unique to the horse breeding area of Urakawa. Upon entering the restaurant and mentioning that I was visiting alone, I was seated at the counter. There are no Japanese staff, but everyone is fluent in Japanese. Looking at the menu, I realized that it is indeed a Lumbini group restaurant. There are three types of curry: red, yellow, and green, indicating that it is Nepalese curry, but they do not serve the soup curry offered at various Lumbini stores. However, since my favorite mutton lamb curry was not available, I decided to go for the Dal Chicken Curry, ordering it with a spice level of 5. The curry that came out was served in a large bowl, and the naan was also big. Indeed, on the night of my visit, I saw on TV that the huge naan in Japan is unimaginable in India. Originally the size of an anpan, when Indian restaurants started to open in the heart of Tokyo, they made the naan bigger to differentiate themselves from other stores, resulting in the current elongated large naan. The curry bowl is as big as a rice bowl, and it is filled generously. When I dipped the naan in the curry and took a bite, I thought, "Oh, this is good." It has the spicy yet gentle taste characteristic of bean curry and is delicious. The spice level of 5 is about as spicy as a hot curry, so you can really taste the curry. The freshly baked naan comes out piping hot, so hot that you can't tear it apart without saying "Hot!" The naan has a chewy outer part and a crispy inner part, making it delicious. Naan expands in your stomach, so usually one piece is enough, but for some reason on this day, even after finishing one piece, I didn't feel satisfied, and since half of the curry was still left, I ordered another serving. By the way, the second serving of naan is free up to one piece. By the time I finished the second piece of naan, the curry was just about gone, and for the first time in a long time, I felt the satisfaction of eating Nepalese curry to my heart's content. Thank you for the meal.