Kushikatsu Tanaka began in Setagaya, Tokyo, as a kushikatsu specialist izakaya chain, its recipe said to be modeled on a kushikatsu shop in Nishinari, Osaka. Tonkatsu belongs to the same fried yoshoku (Western-influenced) food family that spread from the Meiji era onward.
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- Casual izakaya chain built around kushikatsu (breaded, deep-fried skewers), based on a recipe said to trace to an Osaka kushikatsu shop
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