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I like to think that if the Earl of Sandwich was alive and kicking today, he would rank the Japanese "sando" (that's the way the Japanese say "sandwich") up there with the best variations on his original idea.

Corned Beef Katsu We all make errors of judgement. When my husband first suggested I make a katsu using corned beef, I thought..well, I thought a number of things, such as, "..duh, men.." & "..what does he know about cooking?" and "corned beef in a katsu..?" Well, I was wrong. I reluctantly tried this out and for sheer speed, convenience and taste, I'm not sure there is a katsu out there that beats this. Now, I admit, the thing is that to eat a corned beef katsu, you have

This Tofu Katsu Curry combines healthy tofu and popular curry.

Menchi katsu is another example of a Western style dish assimilated into Japanese food culture at the turn of the 20th century.

Tofu Katsu is vegan friendly Japanese dish. If you love Tofu, Tofu Katsu is for you.

"Sauce Katsudon" which means that your katsu will be delivered in a bowl perched on a blanket of shredded cabbage laid over a thick bed of rice.

Try this recipe- the breadcrumbs and the seasoning in this recipe lift the Aubergine (Eggplant) Katsu to another level

Basically that means a Tonkatsu fillet served on a bed of rice and soft cabbage and given a good slathering of Bulldog brown sauce.

Ebi fry is bread coated prawns or shrimp.

Japanese Aubergine Katsu Curry Aubergine is one of my favourite vegetables and I think there is no better way to serve it than as a katsu - that is, deep fried in panko breadcrumbs. IMHO, deep frying aubergine in panko lifts it to another level - you get the lovely soft flesh on the inside but a nice crunchy coating on the outside - yum -nothing more, nothing less. While aubergine katsu is great by itself, it also goes brilliantly with a curry sauce. I used the S&B brand Gol

Now and again, I get the urge to spoil myself with a nice steak.

Katsu dishes are uber-popular in Japan.

Fried Scallops in Breadcrumbs Scallops, or hotate in Japanese, are one of my favourite sea foods. In japan, these are popular in their raw state as sushi or sashimi (particularly on the northern island, Hokkaido, where they are so abundant). For those who don't fancy eating raw shellfish, hotate are also found in Japanese yakitori bars where they're usually served grilled or fried in butter. Now I can eat scallops every which way, but the way iIlike them best is deep fri