What is the difference between tonkatsu and Tonkotsu?
Therefore, in most Asian cuisine restaurants, “
tonkotsu” is usually referring to a broth which is made from pork bones. Therefore,
Tonkatsu would be breaded fried pork, which is exactly what it is. Many Asian restaurants serve
Tonkatsu, which is a traditional Japanese dish of a breaded, and deep fried pork cutlet.
How do you pronounce Katsu in Japanese?
豚カツ (
tonkatsu) is fried pork and a very popular dish in
Japan. English speakers like to call it
Katsu but
pronounce it as CAT-soo, instead of the
Japanese way, KAH-tsu.
How do you pronounce tonkotsu shoyu?
Many people believe soy sauce is spelled or pronounced “
shoyu”, and therefore
pronounce the “Shouyu Ramen” as “
Shoyu Ramen”. However, the correct
pronunciation is in fact “Shouyu Ramen”. Unlike the
Tonkotsu Ramen, from the name “Shouyu ramen” alone, there is not enough information to immediately assume what…
What is Tonkotsu mean?
The soup broth for
tonkotsu ramen is based upon pork bones, and “
tonkotsu” (豚骨 in Japanese)
means “pork bones”.
