Tonkatsu (トンカツ) is one of the most beloved western style Japanese foods called yōshoku (洋食). It is a pork loin breaded with flour, egg, and Panko (bread crumbs), then deep fried. It’s not the healthiest Japanese food, but it is rather a comfort food which everybody can’t get enough of.
Karaage (唐揚げ) is Japanese-style fried chicken (two words: kara age). It is a great appetizer to go with drinks, a kid (and adult) friendly…
Zaru Soba (ざるそば) is cold buckwheat noodles with dipping sauce. It is a cool noodle dish often served in summer in Japan. Zaru means…
Ham Katsu Sandwich (ハムカツサンド) was known as “Katsu” sandwich in the 70s and 80s in Japan, and it was more thriftily made with ham…
Ham Katsu (ハムカツ) is Panko-coated deep-fried thinly sliced ham. It was a popular food in the Showa era (1926-1989) in Japan. Ham Katsu has…
Fried Squid Ring (イカリングフライ) is squid sliced into “rings,” coated with Panko and deep-fried. It could be an appetizer dish to go with drinks…
Dry Curry is a kind of curry dish that is made of ground meat and minced vegetables. It has been a popular home cooked…
Piman Nikuzume (ピーマン肉詰め) is Japanese green pepper stuffed with a ground meat mixture and pan-fried. The meat stuffing is just like hamburger meat, and…
Fish Tempura (白身魚の天ぷら) is deep-fried white fish in Tempura batter. It has a very light feel even though it’s deep-fried, therefore this even appeals…