Tonkatsu [SEP] country of origin
Tonkatsu
Etymology.
The word "tonkatsu" is a combination of the Sino-Japanese word "ton" () meaning "pig" and "katsu" (), which is a shortened form of "katsuretsu" (), the transliteration of the English word "cutlet", which again derived from French , meaning "meat chop".
History.
Tonkatsu originated in Japan in the 19th century. Early katsuretsu was usually beef; the pork version was invented in Japan in 1899 at a restaurant
- Ohashi Bridge
- Lake Onnetō
Cuisine.
One local specialty of Nemuro is "escalope". This consists of "tonkatsu" (breaded deep-fried pork cutlets) over butter fried rice with a special demiglace sauce.
Nemuro is well known by the people of Hokkaido as the one of the best places to eat sushi because of the caught seafood. Nemuro also is the origin of two sushi restaurants in Hokkaido: Matsuriya and Hanamaru. Nemuro's seafood delicacies include their fresh Pacific saury, salmon,