Different topic for a change:
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Originally Posted by aohige
All those Korean-ran "asian food" restaurants in US put them on menu as "donkatsu", but that's a bastardised spelling of Korean pronunciation mixed with the original Japanese katsu.
It's Tonkatsu, damnit.  |
As I said before, there's a difference between tonkatsu and donkatsu/donkkasu. It;s mainly based on
how the meat is prepared and breaded. Donkatsu tends to be much thinner than tonkatsu, to the point its one of the thinnest kind of cutlets around. Furthermore, the breading is different, with the panko being much fluffier and crisper than the bread crumbs used in donkatsu. In a way, donkatsu is closer to schnitzel than tonkatsu.
As a side note, even the sauce is different. Tonkatsu is usually eaten with Worcester in a separate bowl, while donkatsu uses a tomato/beef-based sauce on the donkatsu itself.