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Beef Katsu Curry is another popular Japanese curry dish served over steamed rice and topped with panko-fried beef katsu. It’s a delicious and satisfying combination of two beloved Japanese dishes rolled into one. The whole experience feels indulgent but perfectly balanced. The beef katsu is wonderfully crunchy on the outside while the meat inside stays tender, and then you have that thick, velvety curry that’s savory with hints of sweetness and just the right amount of mild spice. It’s such a rewarding dish to enjoy after all the work of making it at home.

Sauce katsu-don is a local delicacy of Fukui Prefecture, consisting of pork loin or fillet coated in panko breadcrumbs, deep-fried to crispy perfection, and served over steamed rice. Sauce Katsudon differs from regular Katsudon, which is Tonkatsu (deep-fried pork) and eggs cooked in a sweet and salty broth placed over rice. In Sauce Katsudon, the hot cutlet is dipped in a savory sauce and then served over a bowl of rice. The Worcestershire-based sauce flavor pairs so well with the steamed rice that this dish has been beloved by people in Fukui for over 100 years. Today, the fame of Sauce Katsudon has spread across the country, and it is enjoyed at many restaurants and homes in Japan.

Beef Katsu (ビーフカツ), also called Bifu Katsu or Gyukatsu (ビフカツ、牛カツ), is steak (cut beef) coated with Panko bread crumbs and deep-fried. Beef Katsu is very similar to Tonkatsu fried pork, but it is less known outside Japan. The richly flavored Beef Katsu is a little bit more expensive to make at home for everyday dinner, so it may be served more often for more special occasions.

Hire Katsu is a kind of Tonkatsu pork cutlet using a different cut of pork, tenderloin.  Hire (“hee-ray”) means Fillet in Japanese, and smaller tenderloin fillet pieces are breaded and deep-fried to make this dish.  Hire Katsu is very tender bite-size fried pork, and it is a popular item at Tonkatsu restaurants in Japan.