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Sunday, January 29, 2012

Maui- Local Foods Cont. Katsu Don (Japanese Influenced)

Japanese influenced foods are a big part of the plate lunch culture, here I'll explain one Japanese influenced dish that is very popular, and if you can get it, try it. It is called Katsu Don, it is made up of deep fried breaded pork (tonkatsu), onion, and egg on rice. Don short for Donburi means "bowl" hence a bowl of rice with different ingredients make up the Donburi.


Seasonings range from dashi (fish base) soy sauce, mirin, vinegar, sake, or broths of various kinds, but the base of the bowl is the steamed white rice. Japanese is famous for the umami, and the chefs utilize a lot of those ingredients which make up Japanese food.





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