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- noun A popular
Japanese dish consisting of abreaded ,deep-fried pork cutlet served inbite-sized pieces and often accompanied byshredded cabbage andmiso soup .
Etymologies
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The History The "katsu" in tonkatsu is short for the Japanese rendering of "cutlet" -- katsuretto
Tonkatsu 2009
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One of the most common methods used in Japanese tonkatsu restaurants to achieve crispy perfection is to fry it once in really hot oil for the crunchy exterior, followed by a longer frying period in lower temperature oil to cook the inside some more.
Archive 2006-01-01 2006
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One of the most common methods used in Japanese tonkatsu restaurants to achieve crispy perfection is to fry it once in really hot oil for the crunchy exterior, followed by a longer frying period in lower temperature oil to cook the inside some more.
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Ohroji At Ohroji, the tonkatsu is a thin-pounded pork sirloin that is rolled into a sausage-like cylinder -- not fried flat -- and battered in an egg-and-flour mixture, rather than dredged.
Tonkatsu 2009
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Amazingly, this perfectly crispy yet moist golden-brown deep fried pork filet, otherwise known as tonkatsu ton = pork, katsu = cutlet, was something I had at the Narita airport before all hell broke loose.
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Amazingly, this perfectly crispy yet moist golden-brown deep fried pork filet, otherwise known as tonkatsu ton = pork, katsu = cutlet, was something I had at the Narita airport before all hell broke loose.
Archive 2006-01-01 2006
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Emi Nakatani, Japanese Student Association president, said the menu for this year's event includes tonkatsu, which is crested pork; Oklahoma rolls; sweetened vinegar veggies; and rice.
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As for coining the name "tonkatsu," that honor goes most likely to the late Matsuzo Kisano, who founded the restaurant Ohroji in 1921.
Tonkatsu 2009
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Its current menus are adorned with old photographs of the 1930s location -- in a different area of Shinjuku -- that show "tonkatsu" emblazoned on signs outside.
Tonkatsu 2009
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He considers working for the family "tonkatsu" (pork cutlet) business but finds an ad for a part-time position at the local ward office.
nihongoose commented on the word tonkatsu
Japanese for 'port cutlet.' One of our first few vocablulary words and one of the most arbitrary. Also used in the following short dialog that to this day sounds so strange... �?�れ�?�魚�?��?��?�。�?��?��?�, �?�ん�?��?��?��?�。kore wa sakana desu ka? iie. tonkatsu desu. Eng: Is this fish? No, it's pork cutlet.
December 14, 2006