By the way, I have recommended rice bowl that is katsudon. Sometimes I go to restaurant of cutlet, and eat katsudon. And recently, I got some knowledge of katsudon. Then I will introduce them in this article.
1 What is katsudon
Firstly I will say what is katsudon.1-1．About katsudon
Many kinds of rice bowl there are in Japan. And many restaurants of rice bowl there are. Gyu-don restaurant Yoshinoya is very famous.I guess many Japanese people love rice bowl, then many rice bowl restaurants had opened in many towns. And katsudon is loved from many people. So many katsudon restaurants there are, too.
Katsudon is simple rice bowl. The image is that the cutlet covered with chicken egg on the rice, in usual.
But there are some kinds of types in katsudon. Especially it depends on prefecture.
1-2．History of katsudon
In old generation, Japanese people didn't eat pork or beef. Japanese people were eating fish traditionally. You know Japanese food made by fish, for example sushi.But about 100 years ago, Japanese people had started eating meat. In my memory, first beef menu was gyu-nabe in Tokyo. It might be similar to skiyaki in atmosphere.
Now first pork cutlet had made in 100 years ago, too. Cutlet is originally from French menu. Japanese pork cutlet was changed to Japanese style in western restaurant in Tokyo.
Then first katsudon had made in soba restaurant in yamanashi
prefecture in one old story.But there might be another story. Katsudon was thought in the town of Tokyo where many students lived.
And nowadays, many people love katsudon. Katsudon has various type, depending on areas or restaurants. So we can enjoy the good menu, with many types of katsudon.
2．Type of katsudon
Katsudon has various type. And the directions to make are different.So in this section, I will introduce some types of katsudon.
2-1．Standard katsudon
Usually katsudon is made from cutlet and sliced onion and egg topped. I think this type is known standard.By the way, there are another type of katsudon acutely. For example, cooked with miso, or tare that means special sauce there are. Then the areas of the another type katsudon is general, the standard katsudon is called nikatsudon that means there is boiled cutlet on rice bowl.
2-2．Sauce katsudon
This type is made from cutlet and Worcester sauce. This cutlet is deep fried firstly. And next, the cutlet is boiled with the Worcester sauce. Then chopped cabbage put on the rice. And the boiled cutlet put on the cabbage.
2-3．Tare katsudon
In Japan various special sauce with soy sauce there are. And many menu are made with the special sauce. For example, boiled fish with the sauce, boiled pork and potato with the sauce, there are.Tare katsudon is also made by cutlet with tare.Tare is special sauce based on soy sauce.
Tare katsudon is very simple style. Because the style is only tasted cutlet putting on the rice. No egg in the bowl there is. But perhaps the simple style might be better than decorated katsudon, if cooking with tare.
2-4．Miso katsudon
In Japanese food, miso is very popular ingredients. I think miso would be famous as miso soup in the world.Now, there is one of katsudon style that is arranged with miso. It is called miso katsudon.
Miso katsudon is usually made cutlet, special miso paste and cabbage. Firstly, cabbage put on the rice bowl. And cutlet put on the cabbage. Then miso paste should be poured on cutlet.
2-5．Demi katsudon
The culture of katsudon is very variety. Basically katsudon is combination of cutlet and rice bowl. Cutlet is French menu, and rice bowl is Japanese food culture. Then katsudon is combination food French and Japanese, I think.By the way, there is one good combination rice bowl. It i demi katsudon. "demi" means Domigrass sauce. So demi katsudon is a katsudon putting Domigrass sauce on the cutlet.
There would be some style of katsudon. But usually, demi katsudon is rice bowl and putting cabbage on the rice, and putting cutlet and Domigrass sauce on the cabbage.
3．Type of cutlet
Katsudon is various style, you know. But now, cutlet has many variety, too.3-1．Pork cutlet
Pork cutlet is the most popular one for katsudon. But pork cutlet has 2 types, loin and tenderloin.In popular style, katsudon's cutlet is loin cutlet. Usually ordering katsudon, katsudon should be served as loin cutlet katsudon. And tenderloin katsudon is minority.
Tenderloin katsudon is a little expensive. But tenderloin is less fat, so good at your health.
3-2．Chicken cutlet
Chicken is good ingredient of cutlet. Then chicken cutlet is also used for katsudon.Chicken katsudon might not be very popular. But, in Japan, there are some famous place of chicken. So if you get in the areas, challenge chicken katsudon.
3-3．Beef cutlet
In Japanese western areas, beef is very popular. So beef cutlet ispopular, too. Then beef cutlet is made for katsudon.Beef katsudon is not popular like pork. But Japanese beef is good, so beef katsudon should be recommended.
