I ate Cocoichi's 'Horomeku Dokan and Demi-Glace Curry' which is so meaty that there is too much meat
Curry House CoCo Ichibanya released ' Horomeku Dokan and Demi-Glace Curry, ' a curry topped with a huge chunk of meat, on November 14, 2025. The 'meat chunk' is made from a block of pork shoulder loin, soft enough to crumble with a spoon, and is topped with a demi-glace sauce with a red wine aroma. The meat size can be selected from four levels: 'LEVEL 1' to 'LEVEL 4.' I was curious about how meaty it would taste, so I ordered LEVEL 4 and tried it.
Cocoichi to release 'Horomiku Dokan and Demi-Glace Curry' in stores and in limited quantities on November 14th
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After checking out the stores that sell it , I went to Curry House CoCo Ichibanya. There were flags in front of the store that said 'Meat chunks' and 'Demi-glace.'
There was a menu for 'Horomiku Dokan and Demi-Glace Curry' on the table.
They have a 'meat chunk ordering system' where you can choose the size of the meat chunk from LEVEL 1 to LEVEL 4, so I ordered one serving each of LEVEL 1 and LEVEL 4. I chose normal spiciness and regular amount of rice.
Within a few minutes, the Level 1 'Thick Meat and Demi-Glace Curry' arrived. A large chunk of meat was placed on top of the rice.
It's topped with a demi-glace sauce and sprinkled with spices and herbs, including black pepper, garlic, chili pepper, coriander, white pepper, oregano, basil, parsley, and rock salt, according to the official website.
Several chunks of meat gather together to form a large chunk of meat. When you line up a transportation IC card next to the chunk of meat, it looks like this.
When viewed from the side, it can be seen that not only the area but also the thickness is considerable.
I was impressed by the size of the meat in the LEVEL 1, and then the LEVEL 4 arrived. The meat in the LEVEL 4 completely covered the rice, and it had such an overwhelming presence that it surprised me more than delighted me.
I compared LEVEL 1 and LEVEL 4 side by side. LEVEL 1 is 1202kcal and LEVEL 4 is 1860kcal. LEVEL 1 has 42g of protein and LEVEL 4 has 87.4g.
Each piece of meat is so heavy that it makes your hand shake while holding the spoon.
It's soft enough to crumble easily with a spoon, so it's not difficult to eat. You can enjoy the rich flavor of the pork shoulder along with Curry House CoCo Ichibanya's curry roux and sweet demi-glace sauce. The meat isn't simmered together with the curry roux, but is cooked separately and then added later. Because of this, the curry roux flavor doesn't permeate the meat itself, and it becomes more of a base to be eaten with the curry roux, like rice, rather than a curry ingredient.
The demi-glace sauce is not mixed in completely, but is poured on top, so the thickness of the demi-glace sauce changes depending on where you eat it, which is an interesting point. If you don't customize the spiciness, it will be quite sweet, so you can sprinkle the 'spicy spice' on the table to enjoy a hotter taste.
At LEVEL 4, there is so much meat that even if you scoop it up roughly with a spoon, some meat always ends up in your mouth. When eating curry rice, you are careful to eat it in a way that doesn't leave any rice left over, but at LEVEL 4, you end up with some leftover meat.
The in-store prices for the 'Horo Niku Dokan and Demi-Glace Curry' are 1,690 yen (tax included) for Meat Block Level 1, 2,220 yen (tax included) for Meat Block Level 2, 2,750 yen (tax included) for Meat Block Level 3, and 3,280 yen (tax included) for Meat Block Level 4. It is available at approximately 660 Curry House CoCo Ichibanya stores nationwide, and a list of stores where it is available can be found at the link below. It will be sold out while supplies last, so be sure to get there as soon as possible.
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https://tenpo.ichibanya.co.jp/list/?c=16
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