Recommendation of Unique Japanese Products and Culture
Product Introduction through My Daily Life in Japan
The traditional Japanese bread crumb “Panko (パン粉)” is an essential part of Japanese “Katsu (カツ)“dishes and, in recent years, has gained popularity in many countries. Nama Panko (生パン粉) Panko actually comes in 2 different...
As Katsu (カツ) is the Japanese word for cutlet, the food is deep-fried in plenty of oil, featuring its crispy brown Panko breadcrumb covering. The main ingredient of the Japanese cutlet is usually pork,...
As for the brown sauce, in addition to Tonkatsu sauce, Worcester sauce, and Chuno sauce, we commonly use Okonomiyaki sauce at home. As I wrote in this article, the first three sauces are similar...
Umaibo (うまい棒: Delicious Stick) is a classic Dagashi (駄菓子) snack sold by Yaokin (やおきん). *It is a cheap corn puff stick that only costs 10 yen, but the snack is so yummy! * Due...
Tonkatsu (豚カツ) is the Japanese pork cutlet featuring its crispy deep-fried breadcrumb covering, typically accompanying shredded cabbage, and eaten with Tonkatsu sauce (とんかつソース). For those unfamiliar with Japanese food culture, as its name suggests,...
Tonkatsu (豚カツ) is one of the quintessential Japanese pork dishes that have gained popularity in many countries. Other than Tonkatsu, there are several dishes in Japan whose name includes the word Katsu (カツ), such...
When it comes to the restaurant unique to Japan, it may be hard to find the same type of restaurant as Tonkatsu-Ya (とんかつ屋) in your country. Tonkatsuya is a restaurant of Japanese origin that...
Agemono (揚げ物), literally meaning deep-fried thing in Japanese, is the generic name for deep-fried foods, such as Tempura (天ぷら), Karaage (唐揚げ), Kakiage (かき揚げ), Katsu (カツ), and Furai (フライ). Many overseas people may have heard...
