tonkatsu
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Japanese Cooking. a dish including a breaded and deep-fried pork cutlet, shredded cabbage, rice, and sauce.
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Japanese Cooking. a breaded and deep-fried pork cutlet; katsu.
Example Sentences
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But it’s everyday things the American is looking forward to, like eating Japan’s popular pork cutlet dish, tonkatsu.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 11, 2022
Familiar Japanese meals of tonkatsu and natto were replaced by vaguely Asian noodle soup and rice.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 1, 2021
Choose tonkatsu, yakiniku flank steak, miso-glazed salmon and thick tofu steak in arranged bowls or with a D.I.Y. garnishes.
From New York Times ● Oct. 27, 2020
In theory, this sweet barbecue sauce is meant to pair with the fried pork cutlets known as tonkatsu, but ramen chef Ivan Orkin once declared the sludgy stuff perfect for anything fried.
From Slate ● Jul. 3, 2018
My favorite had been tonkatsu, fried panko-crusted pork cutlets with a sweet thick sauce.
From "Keep It Together, Keiko Carter" by Debbi Michiko Florence
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