Katsudon

カツ丼

Katsudon (japanese: カツ丼) is a popular japanese food, a bowl of rice topped with a deep-fried breaded pork cutlet, egg, vegetables, and condiments. the dish takes its name from the japanese words tonkatsu (for pork cutlet) and donburi (for rice bowl dish). it has become a modern tradition for japanese students to eat katsudon the night before taking a major test or school entrance exam. this is because "katsu" is a homophone of the verb katsu (勝つ), meaning "to win" or "to be victorious". it is also a trope in japanese police films: that suspects will speak the truth with tears when they have eaten katsudon and are asked, "did you ever think about how your mother feels about this?" even no...

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