SAMRAT Takanawa Curry-house
Supervisor / Recommender
General Incorporated Association Japan Halal Business Association Secretariat Public Relations / Director
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I am currently working as an editor. However, I experienced working as a cook in restrunts, hospitals, and catering industry. Looking back now, I was connected to the Idea of Hala, since then.
At one point, few decades ago, I worked in a cafeteria at an auction site. More than 60% of the visitors to the venue were foreigners, including many Muslims (There were mosque in the venue as well). I remember many people asked me about the food we serve, the types of meat and whether they are Hala qualified.
At a certain time, the cafeteria becomes lively like a festival. Because the Indian restaurant next door to the venue served food for free. Indian dish, such as biryani, curry and sweet drinks were served to the visitors. Over 100 foreigners dressed in red turbans, garabayas and folk costumes gathered in the cafeteria, and everyone had a great time surrounding the same table. Now I learned about Muslim culture, it was a fast-starting Iftar.
Also, I remember that many participants were only eating curry from the Indian restrunt, eventhough there were choices of other food. As I study about Halal, I learned that they did not chose to eat curry, but they did not have a choise. I personally think that they wanted to try some of the Japanese food, if they had a chose. I still regret that moment, when I could not do anything because of the lack of information. “Inconvenience” of food is quite different based on their cultural background, and therefore, I understand now, that it is crucial to create an environment where all people can enjoy delicious meal, regardless of their backgrounds.
In Japan, Halal food is still a minority. Many people from Muslim background visit Japan, but they fell enconvininet about it. Japan Halal Business Association advocates in the halal business: HAVO (Halal, Organic, Vegetarian, Allergy).
The idea is to aim to create products and services that many people can eat and use, regardless of their religion and various backgrounds.
Seeking for delicious, safe and secure meal is commonly shared through the nations. The time demand us to find new ways of living that transcend borders and religions. We hope that Halal will help eliminate food inconvenience and contribute to the harmony of the world where you can respect, coexist, and co-prosper with a more liberal idea to eating and enjoying food.
SAMRAT’s Naan and Curry, have a lot of fans, sticking to commitment.
SAMRAT is a long-established Indian food chain restaurant founded in 1980. Have few stores, mainly in Tokyo.
The Curry House Takanawa branch is a 2-minute walk from the Tokyo Metro Namboku Line, Mita Line and Shirokane Takanawa Station. You can enjoy authentic Indian food in the casual store, which also can be used as a cafe.
SAMRAT’s naan is very particular about high quality flour. It is cooked one by one by an Indian chef in a tandoori kettle. And it brings the best combination with SAMRAT’s curry.
The mild, creamy curry that fills your mouth is not too sweet, and has a well-balanced flavor.
A Muslim manager checks each store and is very particular about Halal
At the time of opening, SAMRAT did not support Halal and had no certification.
The meat used domestic chicken and other products, but at one point the price remained so high that it was difficult to stock up.
When the store was looking for other meat to use, the CEO met Pakistani trader who handles Halal imported meat. Because of the stable supply and cost, they decided to switch all meat suppliers to Halal meat.
It seems that the current CEO seeks to obtain Halal certification. He was strict about business. He thought, in order to use Halal meat and run business properly, the store must obtain Halal certification.
Samurat has a factory in Ogikubo. Not only the restaurant, but the products, such as retort curry and naan, have obtained the Halal certification of the Japan Asian Halal Association.
The owners and chefs are not Muslims, but Samrat has a Muslim manager. It seems that the manager also agreed to the idea of obtaining Halal certification in Japan.
They also have a desire to convey the food culture of India to Japan and to protect the food safety of Muslims.
Even if it’s named as Indian restaurant, many Nepalese stores use pork.
SAMRAT has Indian chefs. SAMRAT provides all menu in Halal, and Muslim quality control is supervised by the chefs, so Muslims can eat with confidence!
Uber Eats available for all SAMRAT stores!
To-go is OK for all menu. You can use Uber Eats, a home delivery service, to enjoy the taste of the restaurant at your home!
Uber Eats available from the links below;
「 SAMRAT Takanawa Curry-house」Basic information
Store name | SAMRAT Takanawa Curry-house |
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Tel | 03-5420-9230 |
Address | 1-2-1 Takanawa, Minato-ku Fujinami Building 1F |
Business hours | 11:00-23:30(LO 23:00) |
Holiday | NewYears |
Budget | 970yen~ |
Payment method | Ticket vending machine, Credit card accepted |
Parking Lot | N/A |
Language | Japan, Nepal, Hindu, English |
Advance reservation | Available |
Cooking description | Indian restaurant SAMRAT since 1980. |
Note | 2 minutes walk from Exit 2 of Shirokane-Takanawa Station, 25 seats |
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