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Close-up of a crispy Katsu sando layered with lettuce and sauce on white bread. Two cherry tomatoes are beside it on a dark surface.

Close-up of a crispy Katsu sando layered with lettuce and sauce on white bread. Two cherry tomatoes are beside it on a dark surface.

Katsu Sando

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.

Japanese Sando - sandwiches

Corned beef Katsu in a ciabata roll served by kurumicooks easy to make delcicious healthy Japanese Asian and Fusion cooking for your kitchen

Corned beef Katsu in a ciabata roll served by kurumicooks easy to make delcicious healthy Japanese Asian and Fusion cooking for your kitchen

Corned Beef Katsu

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

Tofu katsu + Japanese curry = Food Heaven

This Tofu Katsu Curry combines healthy tofu and popular curry.

Japanese Curry dishes

Menchi katsu made with minced pork onion and peas and deep fried in panko breadcrumbs served on a bed of lettuce with sliced cucumber on a Villery and Boch china by kurumicooks easy to make delicious healthy Japanese Asian and Fusion cooking for your kitchen

Menchi katsu made with minced pork onion and peas and deep fried in panko breadcrumbs served on a bed of lettuce with sliced cucumber on a Villery and Boch china by kurumicooks easy to make delicious healthy Japanese Asian and Fusion cooking for your kitchen

Menchi Katsu

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

Tofo deep fried in breadcrumbs tofu katsu served on a bed of salad leaves and drizzled in Bulldog brown sauce served on Villery and Boch white chinaware by kurumicooks Japanese Asian and Fusion cooking for your kitchen.

Tofo deep fried in breadcrumbs tofu katsu served on a bed of salad leaves and drizzled in Bulldog brown sauce served on Villery and Boch white chinaware by kurumicooks Japanese Asian and Fusion cooking for your kitchen.

Tofu Katsu

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

Chicken katsudon deep fried in panko breadcrumbs drizzled with Bulldog brown sauce and sprinkled with white toasted sesame seeds garnished with lemon wedges and served on a bed of lettuce in a katsudon bowl by Yamamoto Kansai by kurumicooks Japanese Asian and Fusion cooking for your kitchen

Chicken katsudon deep fried in panko breadcrumbs drizzled with Bulldog brown sauce and sprinkled with white toasted sesame seeds garnished with lemon wedges and served on a bed of lettuce in a katsudon bowl by Yamamoto Kansai by kurumicooks Japanese Asian and Fusion cooking for your kitchen

Chicken sauce Katsudon

"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.

Japanese aubergine nasu katsu in a panko breadcrumb crust drixxled with Bulldog braown sauce and served with salad leaves and a wedge of lemon by kurumicooks delicious easy to make healthy Japanese Asian and Fusion cooking for your kitchen

Japanese aubergine nasu katsu in a panko breadcrumb crust drixxled with Bulldog braown sauce and served with salad leaves and a wedge of lemon by kurumicooks delicious easy to make healthy Japanese Asian and Fusion cooking for your kitchen

Aubergine Katsu

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

Pork Sauce Katsudon.

Pork Sauce Katsudon.

Pork Sauce Katsudon.

The Japanese love their brown sauce. The leading brand (and to most Japanese the only brand) is Bulldog. If you've never tried Japanese...

Ebi Fry.

Ebi Fry.

Ebi Fry.

Here's one of Japan's favourite deep fried foods - ebi fry (pronounced "ebi furai" in the local tongue) - king prawns deep fried in...

Japanese Aubergine Katsu Curry.

Japanese Aubergine Katsu Curry.

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...

Japanese Curry dishes

Sliced Naughty but Nice Ribeye Katsu, Japanese sando, with broccoli and carrots on a plate

Sliced Naughty but Nice Ribeye Katsu, Japanese sando, with broccoli and carrots on a plate

Naughty but Nice Ribeye Katsu

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

Chicken katsudon katsu donburi on a bed of rice with soft omelette sauce and spring onions by kurumicooks delicious easy healthy Japanese Asian and Fusion cooking for your kitchen

Chicken katsudon katsu donburi on a bed of rice with soft omelette sauce and spring onions by kurumicooks delicious easy healthy Japanese Asian and Fusion cooking for your kitchen

Chicken Katsudon

Katsu dishes are uber-popular in Japan.

Fried Scallops in Breadcrumbs - the Japanese way.

Fried Scallops in Breadcrumbs - the Japanese way.

Fried Scallops in Breadcrumbs - the Japanese way.

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...

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