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How can you not try the Tonkatsu Ganko?

#Osaka Sakura Address: 〒630-8226 21-1 Konishimachi, Nara City, Nara Prefecture Atmosphere: Spacious dining space, free refills of soup, rice and lettuce, credit cards accepted Specialties: Deep-fried pork cutlet, Kagoshima black pork Price per person: 2000 yen Rating: After arriving in Nara, while strolling along Higashimukai Shopping Street. There is a restaurant with a long queue near Kamiza Ramen. When I looked closer, I realized it was a deep-fried pork cutlet set meal. This famous Viennese dish has been transformed by Japan from a simple deep-fried pork cutlet into a set meal that includes vegetables, rice and soup. As commercial competition intensified, the dish gradually evolved into a model with increased thickness and free refills of soup and rice, allowing the world to rediscover deep-fried pork chops. And turn it into a serious habit. I have always ignored this type of restaurant during my several visits to Japan, even though I often eat it in my own country and the restaurants all advertise Japanese-style deep-fried pork cutlet. This time, I decided to try the improved base's tonkatsu. How does it taste? The branch was found near the entrance of Konishi Sakura Street (Konishi Sakura Street) at Exit 4 next to the Nara Kintetsu Railway. There is no need to queue here and you can take a seat directly. The dining environment is spacious and relatively quiet. Kagoshima Kurobuta pork cutlet set meal 1680 yen Kagoshima-produced tea pork deep-fried pork cutlet set meal 1580 yen Total consumption: 3260 yen What was served was the familiar deep-fried pork cutlet set meal, with the whole thick pork cutlet cut into five pieces. On the side is shredded raw cabbage. White rice, roasted sesame seeds, pickled vegetables, and miso soup. The shredded cabbage is thicker and there are two kinds of salad dressing. The roasted sesame grinding bowl is very familiar to people who eat tonkatsu rice. Miso soup is salty. The rice was a bit soggy and soft, which is quite different from the soft and chewy rice you usually eat in Japan. The tonkatsu tasted just like the usual delicious thick tonkatsu, even the texture of the batter was the same. Kurobuta pork has a softer texture and a stronger pork flavor, while Chamei pork has a lot of chewy tendons and a lower meat flavor. Overall, the taste is okay and the price is affordable, except that the rice is too soft and the raw cabbage shreds are too thick. Just a normal deep fried pork cutlet. You don't necessarily need to eat it at this improved base in Japan. The taste won't be that bad.
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Posted: Apr 27, 2025
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Tonkatsu Ganko Nara
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Tonkatsu Ganko Nara

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Nara | 19 Higashimuki Nakamachi, Nara, 630-8215, Japan
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