Chicken katsu curry don with scrambled egg ($11.90)!
Raffles Place Japanese — chicken katsu curry don with creamy scrambled egg omelette, furikake, scallions, Japanese curry over rice. $11.90.
Dinner — chicken katsu curry don + scrambled egg at a Raffles Place Japanese counter for $11.90. Triple comfort combo. 😋
What was on the plate ($11.90):
- A round ceramic plate with:
- White rice at the base (partial visible on the left).
- Creamy half-cooked scrambled egg omelette draped over half the rice — the omurice-style soft yellow-orange egg fold.
- Furikake seasoning (sesame + nori bits + bonito flakes) sprinkled on top of the egg.
- Chopped scallions scattered on top.
- Panko chicken katsu chunks on the right side — sliced into pieces.
- All smothered in Japanese brown curry sauce — the signature dark golden roux-style curry.
This is the omurice + katsu curry hybrid that’s been trending at SG Japanese casual diners — instead of choosing between chicken katsu curry rice OR omurice (rice + creamy omelette), the dish gives you BOTH on one plate.
Japanese curry = curry roux (S&B golden curry style) browned with onions + apple + soya + flour, served over rice. Gentler-sweeter than SG-Indian curry, more umami-savoury. The viscous sauce coats rice evenly.
The creamy scrambled omelette is the SG twist — instead of the classic American-style folded omurice covering ALL the rice, this dish does the half-coverage drape so you can see both the omelette AND the curry on the same plate. The omelette is intentionally soft + creamy + half-set (not fully cooked) — break + stir into the rice for the eggy richness.
Furikake on top of the egg is the upgrade — sesame + nori + bonito + sometimes salt, adds umami-savoury aromatics + textural crunch.
Chicken katsu = panko-breaded chicken cutlet, sliced into bite pieces, sitting in the curry pool. The breading inevitably soaks up some curry (the half-crispy + half-curry-soaked texture is part of the appeal).
$11.90 for this combo = good value. Most Japanese chain mall versions of katsu curry alone start at $15+. The omelette + furikake adds layers without raising the price much.
Total: $11.90.
Overall: 4.2 / 5. Triple-comfort combo of curry + katsu + omelette + rice, creamy egg balanced the heavy curry, furikake was the bonus umami crunch. Will reorder. 😋👍🏼
