Japanese cafe dishes
Chicken katsu bowl: how to build one at home
A chicken katsu bowl layers rice with a crisp cutlet, egg and onion. Learn the simmered and plain-topped styles, the sauce, and tips for keeping the crumb crunchy.
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Katsu curry: crumbed cutlet with Japanese curry sauce
Katsu curry is a crumbed cutlet over rice with thick Japanese curry sauce. Learn how the roux works, how it differs from Indian and Thai curry and what to serve.
Japanese cafe dishes
Chicken katsu: the crumbed Japanese cutlet explained
Chicken katsu is a flattened chicken cutlet coated in panko and fried until crisp. Learn the method, the sauce, what to serve and how katsu differs from karaage.
Japanese cafe dishes
Karaage chicken: what makes Japanese fried chicken different
Karaage chicken is Japanese fried chicken with a soy, ginger and garlic marinade and a light starch crust. See how it is made, fried twice and served.