What Is Katsudon? A Friendly Guide to Japan’s Katsu Don Katsudon is a Japanese rice bowl. A crisp tonkatsu pork cutlet is sliced, simmered with onion in a light broth of dashi, soy sauce and mirin, then bound with softly set beaten egg and slid onto warm rice. The name joins two words: katsu, the …
Shabu vs Suki: The Real Difference (and What “Suki” Means in Bangkok) Shabu shabu and sukiyaki are different Japanese hot pots. Shabu shabu is swished slice by slice through a light kombu broth, then dipped in ponzu or sesame sauce. Sukiyaki simmers in sweet soy and is dipped in raw egg. In Bangkok, “suki” usually …

