in case anyoneâs wondering, the joke with the curry is that he ordered sole (or flatfish, to preserve the wordplay), specifically the meat at the base of the back fin, which is ăŤăŹă¤ăŽç¸ĺ´ (karei no engawa). The thing on the conveyor belt is labelled ăŤăŹăźăç¸ĺ´ăŤ (karei ga engawa ni), meaning âthe curry is on the engawa,â with âengawaâ in this being the flat strip of wood that the curry is sitting on. Itâs playing on the fact that ăŤăŹă¤ (karei), meaning sole (the fish), and ăŤăŹăź (karei), meaning curry, sound the same, and that ç¸ĺ´ (engawa) can mean both the strip of meat at the base of the back fin of a flat fish OR a strip of wood usually placed in front of windows and storm shutters. Also when the guy says, âI didnât order curry, I ordered sole,â it comes out as âI didnât order karei, i ordered KAREI!â and itâs great.