Chicken katsu is essentially Japan's version of chicken cutlets that are equally thin, crispy, and delicious in various presentations. There's also pork katsu known as tonkatsu, ...

Butterfly the chicken breasts lengthwise in half, or have your butcher do them. Place the chicken halves between a plastic storage bag, I'm using a freezer bag cut at the seam.

The sandwich splits the difference between the chicken katsu’s preparation (cabbage slaw, katsu sauce) and a cheeseburger (slice of cheddar, red onion, tomato, brioche bun).

And Katsu definitely knows its katsu. My preference is chicken, but pork does the job just as well. If anything, it seems to be more moist. And I’m glad there are fish rice cakes, ...