Chicken Katsu Curry
$16 play money
A crisp cutlet over rice with thick, mild curry. On the ChowChow Feast menu it costs $16 in play money, which puts it in the Everyday tier ($15 to $59). It is part of the everyday core of the menu.
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Key facts
- Cuisine
- Japanese
- Menu section
- Japanese
- Price tier
- Everyday ($15 to $59)
- Play-money price
- $16
- Main ingredients
- breaded chicken cutlet, curry sauce, rice
- How it is served
- A sliced breaded chicken cutlet over rice with thick brown curry sauce on an oval plate
History, tradition and origin
Frying in batter reached Japan with Portuguese traders in the 1500s and became tempura, sold from stalls in old Tokyo. Breaded pork cutlets appeared in the late 1800s as a Japanese take on European cooking, served with shredded cabbage. Curry arrived by way of the British navy and became thick, mild and a national comfort food.
Food economy and industry
Cutlet and curry restaurants are everyday lunch spots in Japan, and boxed curry roux is one of the country's best-selling grocery products. Coarse breadcrumbs made for these dishes are now exported worldwide. Tempura depends on fresh shrimp and seasonal vegetables and on oil kept at a precise temperature.
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