メンチカツ
めんちかつ
noun
minced meat cutlet; ground meat croquette
1.
minced meat cutlet; ground meat croquette
A deep-fried breaded patty made from seasoned ground meat (usually beef, pork, or a mix), onions, and other ingredients. A popular item in Japanese home cooking and at butcher shops.
メンチカツを二つください。
Two minced meat cutlets, please.
肉屋の揚げたてメンチカツは最高だ。
Freshly fried menchi-katsu from the butcher shop is the best.
今日の晩ご飯は手作りのメンチカツにしようと思って、挽肉と玉ねぎを買ってきた。
I decided to make homemade menchi-katsu for dinner tonight, so I bought ground meat and onions.
CULTURE:
メンチカツ is a staple of Japanese yōshoku (Western-style) cuisine. It is commonly sold at butcher shops (肉屋) and 惣菜 (deli) counters. The name comes from English "minced" + "cutlet."
SIMILAR FOODS:
- コロッケ (croquette — made with potato rather than meat)
- ハンバーグ (Hamburg steak — similar meat patty but not breaded or fried)
- とんかつ (pork cutlet — a whole cut of pork, not ground)