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The Best Breadcrumbs To Use For The Crispiest Chicken Katsu By Maria Scinto Sept. 28, 2025 2:00 pm EST
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Chicken katsu exemplifies the style of Japanese cooking known as yōshoku, a distinctly Japanese take on Western-style foods developed in the 19 th century. It, along with pork katsu (Japan's answer to the Midwestern breaded pork tenderloin ), is a popular entree at yōshoku restaurants. It's also something you can make at home, but if you do, "Maricel's Simply Asian Cookbook" author Maricel Gentile insists that you need a specific ingredient. While panko and regular breadcrumbs are interchangeable in many cases, in her opinion, chicken katsu is not one of those dishes. "Japanese panko is the best cho