Sharing a photo of Korean-style pork cutlet (gyeongyang-sik donkatsu) I had! It’s similar to schnitzel or Japanese katsu, but with a unique Korean twist. This version is known as gyeongyang-sik donkatsu, and it’s one of those classic comfort foods that testosterone-charged Korean guys love—right up there with spicy pork rice bowls (jaeyuk-deopbap).
The meat is pounded thin and deep-fried, then drenched in a savory-sweet brown sauce. Each place does it a bit differently, and the flavor can vary a lot from shop to shop.
My favorite spot is Danbak Wang Donkatsu (second picture) in Yongsan, Seoul. Here’s the Google Maps link. (https://maps.app.goo.gl/aDvug9ZC9oyCBvA29?g_st=ic)
I think they put cloves in the sauce, which gives it a really distinct and deeply “Korean” taste.
It’s mostly a local crowd—especially cab drivers. And you know what they say: If taxi drivers keep coming back, it’s the real deal!
by Lost_Abrocoma3642
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😍 I want them all
One of my regrets the last time I went to Korea was I didn’t try enough donkatsu places.
Accidentally stumbled upon Namsan Tonkatsu when I went to N Seoul Tower. I watched the k-drama Moving but I didn’t know the restaurant there was based on an actual place.
It’s probably touristy and may not even be as good as other places but it just feels different if you have another memory attached to a place or food.
That sauce in the first pic, that’s the kind I loved when I had tonkatsu in Korea. I can never find it in the US, even at all the Korean-run teriyaki places.