Japan’s best curry breads revealed as “2025 Curry Bread Grand Prix” results announced
The winners of the “Curry Bread Grand Prix 2025,” an annual nationwide competition to determine Japan’s best curry bread, were announced on the 21st of July at an awards ceremony in the Osaki Bright Core Hall.
The event is organized by the Japan Currypan Association, an organization dedicated to promoting and celebrating the culture of curry bread, a popular Japanese pastry.
Curry bread, or “curry pan,” is a popular fried or baked pastry filled with savory Japanese curry.
Earlier this year, a new Guinness World Record for the “Most Curry Bread Sold in 8 Hours” was set at the Sapporo Snow Festival.
The association explained that it holds the awards ceremony on Marine Day (a public holiday in July) to symbolize the fact that both curry and bread originally arrived in Japan from overseas.
The Grand Prix is decided by a public vote, which this year saw 166,157 votes cast for 137 different entries from bakeries across the country.
Awards were given in multiple categories, with each category crowning a “Supreme Gold Prize” winner and several “Gold Prize” winners.
The top winners in the main categories are as follows:
- West Japan Fried Curry Bread
- Supreme Gold Prize: “Charcoal-Grilled Chicken Curry Bread” from Agebiyori in Yufu, Oita.
- Central Japan Fried Curry Bread
- Supreme Gold Prize: “Homemade Beef Curry Bread” from A-1 Bakery in Osaka City, Osaka.
- East Japan Fried Curry Bread
- Supreme Gold Prize: “Slowly Simmered Curry Bread” from Croissant in Ichihara, Chiba.
- West Japan Baked Curry Bread
- Supreme Gold Prize: “Hearty Beef Spicy Baked Curry” from BAKERY&CAFE GAUDI in Daito, Osaka.
- East Japan Baked Curry Bread
- Supreme Gold Prize: “Adult’s Addictive Spicy Curry Bread” from Natur in Fukuroi, Shizuoka.
- Cheese Curry Bread
- Supreme Gold Prize: “Honey Triple Cheese Curry Bread” from Pâtisserie & Boulangerie Soleil in Funabashi, Chiba.
- Keema Curry Bread
- Supreme Gold Prize: “Hokkaido Beef Keema Curry Bread Fondue” from Penguin Bakery in Sapporo, Hokkaido.
- Variety Category
- Supreme Gold Prize: “Curry Panini (Shrimp & Eggplant)” from VIE DE FRANCE in Minato, Tokyo.
- Super Bakery Category
- Supreme Gold Prize: “Chanko-Style Curry Bread with Ultimate Dashi” from O-ban in Tendo, Yamagata.
For the first time, a single “Grand Champion” was chosen from among the Supreme Gold Prize winners.
The inaugural Grand Champion award was given to the “Slowly Simmered Curry Bread” from the bakery Croissant in Ichihara, Chiba.
Source: Official Website
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