Tonkatsu

Tonkatsu
Place of originJapan
Region or stateEast Asia
Main ingredientsCutlet (pork fillet or loin), panko, cooking oil
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Tonkatsu (豚カツ, とんかつ or トンカツ, pronounced [toŋkatsɯ]; "pork cutlet") is a Japanese dish that consists of a breaded, deep-fried pork cutlet. It involves coating slices of pork with panko (bread crumbs), and then frying them in oil. The two main types are fillet and loin. Tonkatsu is also the basis of other dishes such as katsukarē and katsudon.