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is a breaded and deep-fried ground meat cutlet or croquette; a fried meat cake.〔''Kenkyusha's New Japanese-English Dictionary'', ISBN 978-4-7674-2015-8〕 The meat is usually ground beef, or pork, or sometimes a mixture of the two. It is often served in inexpensive ''bento'' and ''teishoku''. The ground meat is mixed with chopped onion, salt, and pepper, and made into patties. Flour is applied on both sides of these patties. They are coated with beaten eggs, and further coated with bread crumbs, and deep fried until golden brown. The bread crumbs, called ''panko'', are specially dehydrated and have a coarser texture than other bread crumbs. ''Katsu'' are usually served with Japanese Worcestershire sauce or ''tonkatsu'' sauce (a variant of Worcestershire thickened with fruit and vegetable purees) and sliced cabbage. ''Menchi'' and ''katsu'' are phonologically modified versions of the words "mince" and "cutlet". ''Katsu'' may refer to any deep-fried meat cutlet coated with flour, egg, and bread crumbs. It is an example of ''yōshoku'', or foods adapted from western cuisine. ''Katsu'' by itself usually refers to ''tonkatsu'', which is made with pork cutlets. While ''menchi-katsu'' is used prevalently in eastern Japan, in western Japan it is more commonly called . ==See also== * List of deep fried foods * 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Menchi-katsu」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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