Katsu curry () is a Japanese dish consisting of (

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cutlet) served with Japanese rice and curry. It is served on a large plate and is typically eaten using a spoon or fork. The cutlet is usually precut into strips, eliminating the need for a knife. Generally eaten as a

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, the dish can be accompanied with '' fukujinzuke'' pickles and miso soup. In Japan, there are fast-food restaurant chains which specialize in serving katsu curry, with varying meats and types of curry. The pork cutlet can be substituted with

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. In Japan, the name refers exclusively to a dish of curry served with a cutlet. However, in the UK, where the dish has become extremely popular in recent years, the name is sometimes erroneously applied to any type of Japanese curry, with the curry itself sometimes referred to as "katsu sauce".https://www.joe.co.uk/food/mcdonalds-announces-new-chicken-katsu-wrap-in-new-menu-lineup-469005

History

There are three restaurants that are said to have been the first to serve this dish. The first theory is that ''Kawakin'' (河金), a '' yatai'' in Asakusa,

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, served it in 1918, and the second theory is that ''Ōroji'' (王ろじ), a yōshoku restaurant in Shinjuku, Tokyo, served it in 1921.Kazuhiro Ono (2007). ''Karē hōrōki (カレー放浪記)'', p.258. Soshinsya. The third theory is that ' ( 銀座スイス), a yōshoku restaurant in Ginza, Tokyo, served it in 1948.

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player Shigeru Chiba, a frequent patron of the establishment, complained that it was too bothersome to eat curry and katsu separately, leading to the creation of the combination. Currently, the restaurant advertises the dish as the "original curry" and "Chiba-san's curry" on its menu.

Gallery

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Katsukare Japanese pork dishes Meat and rice dishes Breaded cutlets Japanese rice dishes East Asian curries Curry dishes Japanese curry