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tonkatsu

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[tahng-kaht-soo, tawng-kat-soo] / tɑŋˈkɑt su, tɔŋˈkæt su /

noun

  1. Japanese Cooking. a dish including a breaded and deep-fried pork cutlet, shredded cabbage, rice, and sauce.

  2. Japanese Cooking. a breaded and deep-fried pork cutlet; katsu.


Example Sentences

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His performance venue, Yokozuna Tonkatsu Dosukoi Tanaka, opened in central Tokyo in November 2022, a month after Japan restarted visa-free travel.

From Reuters

But it’s everyday things the American is looking forward to, like eating Japan’s popular pork cutlet dish, tonkatsu.

From Seattle Times

“As cliched as it sounds, just being back in Japan after all this time is what I am most looking forward to. That of course includes hopefully meeting new people, eating the food that I’ve missed like good tonkatsu, being in nature at that time of the year, riding the trains,” he said.

From Seattle Times

One is chef Tandavanitj’s housemade tonkatsu sauce, for dipping your pork cutlet slices/your life into.

From Seattle Times

My favorite had been tonkatsu, fried panko-crusted pork cutlets with a sweet thick sauce.

From Literature