A golden-breaded, deep-fried pork cutlet served with shredded cabbage and tangy tonkatsu sauce, this dish was invented in 1899 at Tokyo restaurant Rengatei. Combining European-style cutlets with Japanese culinary sensibility, tonkatsu became a beloved Western-Japanese fusion staple enjoyed nationwide.

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