MAiSEN Malaysia - No.1 Tonkatsu in Japan (2024)

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How much is tonkatsu in Japan? ›

Tonkatsu-ya typically serve a variety of tonkatsu dishes as well as other deep fried foods and seafood. Regular tonkatsu dishes cost typically around 800 to 1500 yen.

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 or katsu curry

Tonkatsu could be a dangerous food if you eat batter-fat one with lots of rice and dipping sauce. It's a carb and fat bomb. Curry contains flour and lots of sodium, so the combo of katsu and curry is even more dangerous even though it's really addictive.

In brief, tonkatsu is a fried pork cutlet dish. Tonkotsu is the name for the rich pork-bone broth used in ramen. Sound similar, very different. Should one order tonkatsu ramen outside of Japan, however, you will probably get tonkotsu soup and not noodles topped with pork cutlet, though that would probably be great.

Tonkatsu is often eaten before competitions in order to have good luck, because “katsu” also means “to win” in Japanese. October first was designated as Tonkatsu Day by the Japan Anniversary Association after Ajinochinuya Co., Ltd., a food company, first advocated it.

Katsu is most often made using pork, with chicken coming in a close second, though beef or even ham or hamburger is not uncommon in parts of Japan. I typically stick with pork or chicken, or firm tofu or tempeh if I'm in the mood for a non-meaty version.

It's an deliciously sweet, savory, spicy barbecue sauce -- something like a thicker, sweeter Worcestershire. We got some Bull Dog-brand tonkatsu sauce at our neighborhood Japanese market (which we are always so grateful to have close by). The tonkatsu sauce is addictively tasty.

Ramen Prices in Japan

Ramen is a casual meal in Japan and is priced usually around 600-1,200 yen per bowl. If you add extra toppings, a side dish, and a drink, like beer, you will still likely pay no more than 2,000 yen.

A meal at a more average restaurant costs roughly between 1000 and 3000 yen, while there is no upper price limit when it comes to high-class restaurants such as ryotei. During lunch hours, many restaurants offer inexpensive teishoku (set menus) at around 1000 yen.

A typical serving of gyoza consists of about half a dozen dumplings and costs around 300 to 600 yen. Gyoza are usually eaten with a dipping sauce made at the table of equal amounts of soy sauce and vinegar.

How much is Tori Katsu in Japan? ›

The lowest price is 800 yen for two items, but the popular value set meal is a three-item platter of ham cutlet, chicken cutlet, and croquette for 800 yen, which is good value for money and delicious.