Tonkatsu sauce (とんかつソース): What It Is, Ingredients & Origin
Tonkatsu sauce (とんかつソース) is a Japanese food classified as sauce. Ingredients listed for it include Tamarindus indica, apple, isoglucose, onion, sugar.
| Name in Japanese | とんかつソース |
|---|---|
| Type | sauce |
| Main ingredients | Tamarindus indica, apple, isoglucose, onion, sugar, table salt, tomato, vinegar, yeast extract |
| Background reading | Wikipedia (English) |
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- Showing the Japanese name (とんかつソース) on your phone is the easiest way to ask for it.
- Recipes and ingredients vary by region, shop and household. If you have a food allergy or dietary restriction, always confirm the ingredients with the shop before eating.
Similar Japanese foods
- sanbaizu (三杯酢)
- kimizu (黄身酢)
- soy sauce (醤油)
- ponzu (ポン酢)
- tare sauce (タレ)
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