Tonkatsu

[Gurowake 4,151]

My boss wanted to order from a sushi place for lunch today (as he does every Friday during the busy season), and I at first was not particularly interested, but I looked at their full menu and they had a dish that sounded exactly like tonkatsu, though it was called Don Katsu for some reason.  This was the first time I've had it, despite having thought about it whenever I see Onokatsu's name, and I was rather happy with it, particularly the sauce.  It was not quite the same as any sauce I had before, but I found it quite delicious, living up to the claims the restaurant made on their menu that I was skeptical about.  The only problem with the sauce is that it seemed a bit too strong; I was kinda getting sick of it by the time I finished what I wanted for lunch (saving much of it for dinner).

[Yamanashi 4,078]

Well, there are several variations in the sauce, including mild versions from Osaka and a somewhat spicy version from Hiroshima.  Also regional variations in Kanto area, Sendai, Hokkaido and Detroit.

[Bunbukuchagama 975]

2 hours ago, Gurowake said:

sounded exactly like tonkatsu, though it was called Don Katsu for some reason. 

I think Korean places tend to call it that way. 

[Atenzan 1,084]

On 07/02/2025 at 21:35, Gurowake said:

 I was rather happy with it, particularly the sauce.  It was not quite the same as any sauce I had before, but I found it quite delicious, living up to the claims the restaurant made on their menu that I was skeptical about.

Interestingly enough, I can find bottles of tonkatsu sauce in the local Chinese supermarkets but not the Japanese ones. I am a frequent visitor to the Chinese supermarkets in large part due to my actual East Asian condiment of choice, Lao Gan Ma.

[Churaumi 753]

On 07/02/2025 at 15:41, Bunbukuchagama said:

I think Korean places tend to call it that way. 

You know, in Korean.