Wagamama Hot Chicken Katsu Curry

Wagamama hot chicken katsu curry costs £15.30 (est.) and carries 1115 kcal, and it is exactly what the name promises: the standard chicken katsu curry with the sauce turned up. Same panko chicken, same sticky white rice, same dressed salad and pickles, but the mild coconut curry swaps for a spicy katsu sauce with real chilli behind it.

The heat changes how the plate eats. The standard katsu is comfort food from the first bite to the last; this one keeps you honest, warmth building through the sauce rather than sitting on top, so the rice and the crisp crumb start doing the cooling work. The pickles matter more here than on the mild version, and the salad stops being a garnish. Anyone who finds the original katsu slightly sweet for a full plate tends to prefer this one.

The numbers sit close to the standard dish, around 45 g of protein and a salt figure worth respecting across a whole plate. Wagamama publishes no separate price for the hot version, so the £15.30 (est.) shown here is our estimate taken from the standard chicken katsu curry it is built on, and it is marked as an estimate wherever it appears on this site. The till price on the day settles it.

On the question of how much is the hot chicken katsu curry, expect it level with the standard katsu, with London and airport sites slightly higher. The hot chicken katsu curry calories at 1115 kcal make it a full commitment of a meal, so keep the sides light. Katsu pickles double down on the sharpness the plate already relies on, and a cloudy lemonade does more against the chilli than water ever will.