Tonkatsu sauce

Tonkatsu pork with a side of tonkatsu sauce

Tonkatsu sauce is a thick brown sauce commonly served over tonkatsu (breaded deep-fried pork cutlets).[1]

It is a high concentration version of Worcestershire sauce in Japan. It is determined by the JAS standard, over 2.0 Pa.s. The first Tonkatsu sauce was made in 1948 by Oliver Source Co., Ltd. of Hyogo Prefecture. While generally similar to a traditional brown sauce, it is vegetarian. The Bull-Dog brand of tonkatsu sauce, for example, is made from malt vinegar, yeast, and vegetable and fruit purees, pastes, and extracts.[2]

Currently, The most popular packaged condiment in eastern Japan is Bull-Dog sauce Co., Ltd products. Bull-Dog brand, created in 1935 and still made today by Bull-Dog Sauce Co., Ltd., Hatogaya, Japan, inventor of tonkatsu sauce.[3]

Tonkatsu sauce is derived from Worcestershire sauce, with additional vegetable and fruit ingredients to better suit the Japanese palate.[4][1]

References

  1. 1 2 "About Tonkatsu". Bull-Dog Sauce Company. Retrieved 2018-04-22.
  2. ↑ Bull-Dog Tonkatsu Sauce nutrition label. Via "Bull Dog Tonkatsu Sauce". Amazon.com. Ingredients: Water, sugar, high fructose corn syrup, distilled vinegar (made from alcohol), apple puree, salt, tomato paste, hydrolyzed vegetable protein (contains soy), modified cornstarch, carrots, spices, prune paste, yeast extract, onions, apricot puree
  3. ↑ "About Bull-Dog Sauce". Bull-Dog Sauce Company.
  4. ↑ "Western Roots, Japanese Taste: Tonkatsu". Food Forum. Kikkoman. Archived from the original on 2011-04-04.
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