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aiko.asai @aiko-asai-oni.bsky.social · 01/06/2025

The words irresponsible and optimistic were directed at my boss. My boss gave me a sheet of music for my next job, and there it was, the code. I muttered to myself. "Jazz piano..."😰 I must eat a katsudon and practice again to get back into the swing of things!😡

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aiko.asai @aiko-asai-oni.bsky.social · 31/05/2025

Wasabi-Katsudon is a bowl of rice topped with pork cutlet and wasabi. When eating, wasabi is dipped in the cutlet. Wasabi is famous as a condiment for sushi and soba noodles, but it is also a versatile seasoning that goes well with meat dishes such as katsudon and steak.

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aiko.asai @aiko-asai-oni.bsky.social · 29/05/2025

It is not a katsudon. I do not recognize this as a katsudon. Even if everyone but me recognized it, I would never recognize it. Curry-katsudon is not katsudon. It is just a different bowl of curry-cutlet!

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aiko.asai @aiko-asai-oni.bsky.social · 28/05/2025

I am currently in the middle of a serious dispute with a friend (female). Every time I see her, we argue. It's a battle for women's willpower and pride, which neither she nor I can ever give in to. It's... a fight to decide which tastes better, katsudon or oyakodon (parent and child bowl)!

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aiko.asai @aiko-asai-oni.bsky.social · 27/05/2025

"I would like to try a katsudon, but for religious reasons I cannot eat pork. " I received this message. It's okay!　I don't care what kind of meat you have in your katsudon!　Pork, beef, chicken, sheep, fish... The most unusual katsudon I've ever eaten is kangaroo and frog!

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aiko.asai @aiko-asai-oni.bsky.social · 26/05/2025

On my way home from a business trip, I was enjoying a katsudon and beer on the train when suddenly a foreign woman next to me asked. "Avez-vous l'âge de boire ?"😳 I responded reflexively. "Ja, natürlich!"😵 This was a conversation on a train running through the Japanese countryside.😅

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aiko.asai @aiko-asai-oni.bsky.social · 25/05/2025

Yesterday's activities (work is off) Wake up → breakfast and housework → basic piano practice → lunch at random → practice piano piece to play at work → get bored and play my favorite piano piece → dinner → bath, etc → play electronic piano → sleep. Dinner was take-out katsudon and beer.

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aiko.asai @aiko-asai-oni.bsky.social · 24/05/2025

There are many soba and udon restaurants along roads in mountainous areas and rural areas of Japan. And the katsudon at those restaurants is almost always delicious. It's better than the specialty restaurants in town or national chain restaurants. (This is my personal opinion.)

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aiko.asai @aiko-asai-oni.bsky.social · 23/05/2025

... I am being toyed with. From a female photographer friend of mine. At first we were shooting in parks and stuff, but before I knew it we were shooting like gravure idols. Swimsuit and all... Out of the gate, permanently sealed! She bought me an expensive katsudon!

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aiko.asai @aiko-asai-oni.bsky.social · 22/05/2025

Genghis Khan is a Japanese adaptation of a Mongolian nomadic dish called　khooyorou.This Katsudon, or Genghis Khan-Katsudon, is a further adaptation of this dish.Yes, it is delicious if you eat it occasionally, but if you eat it everyday, it is still pork katsudon.

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aiko.asai @aiko-asai-oni.bsky.social · 21/05/2025

I've seen a lot of katsudon before, but this was the first time I'd seen it presented like this. The katsu was cut into pieces and deliberately skewered on top of the rice.……Why? 🤔🧐😵🤯 I thought about asking the waiter, but the timing was bad. I'll ask next time I go.

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aiko.asai @aiko-asai-oni.bsky.social · 20/05/2025

Perhaps because katsudon is so familiar to the Japanese diet, it is often featured as a topic of gluttony on Youtube and other media. This katsudon was a gluttonous katsudon served at a restaurant in Chiba, Japan. It weighs about 4 kg (8.8 lbs, 141 oz).　This amount is for one person.

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aiko.asai @aiko-asai-oni.bsky.social · 19/05/2025

It is all brown. The yellow of the egg blended into the brown. If I had wanted more green, I would have liked a little more, but the taste was good. Most of the customers at the restaurant were men, so the atmosphere of eating without worrying about manners is probably popular among men.

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aiko.asai @aiko-asai-oni.bsky.social · 18/05/2025

I'm sick and tired of everything that's been going on in my professional and personal life lately, so I'm changing my banner and avatar for a change. You may be a little surprised.Of course, I will continue to write about Katsudon. I will change it when I update tomorrow.

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aiko.asai @aiko-asai-oni.bsky.social · 17/05/2025

Ponzu-Katsudon. Ponzu sauce is poured over the pork cutlet.Actually, I do not like this katsudon very much. It changes the texture of the pork cutlet and the taste of the ponzu is too strong. Taste is a personal thing, so I won't say it tastes bad, but I wouldn't order it.

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aiko.asai @aiko-asai-oni.bsky.social · 16/05/2025

A female friend of mine from high school, who is now a photographer, asked me to model for her. I really did not want to be a model, but as a friend I had no choice but to accept. After negotiations, the reward was two months of all-you-can-eat katsudon. But all-you-can-eat…🤤💕🤤💕🤤💕🤤💕🤤💕🤤💕🤤💕🤤💕🤤💕🤤💕🤤💕🤤

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aiko.asai @aiko-asai-oni.bsky.social · 15/05/2025

I found a katsudon with fish at a restaurant near a fishing port. The type of fish seems to change depending on the day's stock, and on the day I had it, it was horse mackerel. They also serve salmon, horse mackerel, sea bream and plaice on some days. I want to try all kinds.

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aiko.asai @aiko-asai-oni.bsky.social · 14/05/2025

As you can see from the way I straddle the motorcycle, I am a little taller than the average Japanese woman. But unfortunately, my stomach capacity is on par with the average. So even if I was offered such a pork cutlet bowl as a service, I would not be able to eat it all.

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aiko.asai @aiko-asai-oni.bsky.social · 13/05/2025

There are many different katsudon in Japan, but none is as unique as the katsudon served in Okinawa. Some restaurants serve regular katsudon, but the katsudon served at most restaurants in Okinawa is so filled with vegetables that you can hardly see the katsudon.

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aiko.asai @aiko-asai-oni.bsky.social · 12/05/2025

Yesterday was a holiday and I was going to go to a Katsudon restaurant on my motorcycle before noon, when I was stopped by a police car on a straight road with no traffic light... It was my first violation in a long time, and together with the fine, it was an expensive katsudon.

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aiko.asai @aiko-asai-oni.bsky.social · 11/05/2025

The owner of a diner I frequent serves hamburge- steak-katsudon, saying it's a new menu item. ......?🤔 I asked, wondering. "What's the difference from menchi(minced meat cutlet)-katsudon?" The owner looks away and pretends not to hear me. Yeah, it's the same dish, just with a different name.😓

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aiko.asai @aiko-asai-oni.bsky.social · 10/05/2025

My stupid boss said to me. "We have a customer coming from Brazil next week, and we need you to handle it."😏 "...I don't speak Portuguese."😑 "Don't worry, I don't speak English either!"👍 Irresponsible!😭 I'm going to stuff his nose and earholes with katsudon and pull the hair out of his bald head!😡

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aiko.asai @aiko-asai-oni.bsky.social · 09/05/2025

I am in Okayama Prefecture on a business trip. Speaking of good food in Okayama...there are kibi-dumplings, white-peaches, bara-zushi, horumon-udon, etc... But the best food in Okayama is demi-katsudon! The sweet and sour demi-glace sauce is the best match!

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aiko.asai @aiko-asai-oni.bsky.social · 08/05/2025

The owner of a soba restaurant that I often visit asked me to play piano accompaniment for him as he was going to sing and record the school song at a reunion of his elementary school that was closed 20 years ago. His reward was a five-meal set of katsudon.

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aiko.asai @aiko-asai-oni.bsky.social · 07/05/2025

Tastes good. Very tasty. However, I would like to see something done about the arrangement of this katsudon. The egg yolk between the cutlets looks like some other creature. It reminds me of a space creature from a movie I saw once upon a time...

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aiko.asai @aiko-asai-oni.bsky.social · 06/05/2025

I am basically the type of person who finds all katsudon tasty.... I think this katsudon is terrible. The pork cutlet and egg were burnt when they were cooked. Moreover, the seasonings are probably wrong and it is salty. I could not bring myself to eat it.

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aiko.asai @aiko-asai-oni.bsky.social · 05/05/2025

I think it's hard to convey to non-Japanese... This katsudon is simple, but it uses the same sauce as unadon (eel bowl). The moment you eat it, you will not know what you are eating. It is a katsudon that confuses your brain.

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aiko.asai @aiko-asai-oni.bsky.social · 04/05/2025

My mother came to stay in my room, so I did some serious cooking for the first time in a while. Of course, the main dish was katsudon, but to show that I also eat vegetables, the side dishes were mainly vegetables. Oh, cooking properly is exhausting...

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aiko.asai @aiko-asai-oni.bsky.social · 03/05/2025

I am weak on alcohol and can hardly drink. So I drink tea or juice at friends' gatherings or company drinking parties. Recently, however, I have learned to drink a little beer while eating katsudon. When I can drink a little more, I will drink with my father when I go home to my parents' house.

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aiko.asai @aiko-asai-oni.bsky.social · 02/05/2025

Chicken-Sauce-Katsudon at the student cafeteria of a private university near my work. The dried bonito flakes, nori (seaweed), and small green onions are delicious and go well with the Japanese sauce. Eating it with a crowd of students makes me feel like a student again and increases my appetite.

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aiko.asai @aiko-asai-oni.bsky.social · 01/05/2025

She is a classmate of mine in the piano department at a music college. She has a beautiful face and great style. But do not think of her as a human being. A normal human being would not say "I'm hungry" two hours after eating three katsudon.

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aiko.asai @aiko-asai-oni.bsky.social · 30/04/2025

The moment it is placed on the table, you can almost hear the loud explosion of katsudon. It is a huge volume, with even freshly fried chicken on top of a regular pork cutlet. Even a normal man would not be able to finish it. And it tastes delicious.

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aiko.asai @aiko-asai-oni.bsky.social · 29/04/2025

It had been a long time since I had worked as a piano player. As soon as the rehearsal was over, the organizer cancelled the event. I ended up eating a take-out katsudon and came back two hours one way. Four hours round trip. It was just an exhausting day.

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aiko.asai @aiko-asai-oni.bsky.social · 28/04/2025

In this katsudon set meal, the common katsudon looks like a haute cuisine. But be on your guard. This set meal is actually quite large. The miso soup has more ingredients than it does soup. Everything tasted wonderful. Unfortunately, I couldn't finish it.

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aiko.asai @aiko-asai-oni.bsky.social · 27/04/2025

This is the saba-katsudon. mackerel in English. There are fish katsudon made with tuna, but mackerel is rare. Saba(mackerel) can have an odor depending on how fresh it is and how well it is cooked, but this saba-katsudon was cooked beautifully and I could feel the skill of a professional.

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aiko.asai @aiko-asai-oni.bsky.social · 26/04/2025

My boss, who is highly competent at his job but lacks general common sense, mumbled to me while eating a takeout chicken katsudon. "What kind of bird is this chicken?" "It's a Gallus gallus domesticus of the pheasant family." "Are you playing with me again?" said my boss. I told the truth.🤪

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aiko.asai @aiko-asai-oni.bsky.social · 25/04/2025

Purveyor of interrogation room of the former Tachikawa Police Station⁈ Did Japanese police in the past feed criminals katsudon during interrogation⁈ Was it a real story, not a rumor⁈

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aiko.asai @aiko-asai-oni.bsky.social · 24/04/2025

The motorcycle repairs were completed surprisingly quickly, so I went out for a quick test ride. On the way, I found a carp streamer and ate a take-out katsudon while gazing at it. I don't like eating outdoors, but it was delicious. Let's find out about carp streamers by yourself. Please.

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aiko.asai @aiko-asai-oni.bsky.social · 23/04/2025

It is common knowledge among katsudon lovers that katsudon at soba restaurants is delicious. However, katsudon at udon restaurants is also delicious. I think that katsudon at soba restaurants is favored by men and katsudon at udon restaurants is favored by women...or is it my imagination?

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aiko.asai @aiko-asai-oni.bsky.social · 22/04/2025

This katsudon has a chicken cutlet and a filet cutlet on top. The amount of rice is also small, just right for a beautiful girl like me. Well, I am not a beautiful girl anymore. A beautiful girl would not go into a restaurant alone and eat katsudon alone. But I am still a little girl in my heart.

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aiko.asai @aiko-asai-oni.bsky.social · 21/04/2025

Katsudon is famous among katsudon lovers. In the past, Japanese people wore waraji (straw sandals), and katsudon came to be called "waraji-katsudon" because the size and other features of katsudon resemble waraji. The katsudon looks impressive, but it tastes great, too.

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aiko.asai @aiko-asai-oni.bsky.social · 20/04/2025

My current job is the most time consuming and stressful of all my jobs. Mixing and adjusting a live recording of a high school brass band's regular concert. It will be a CD of memories for the club members, so I want to finish it somehow... I'm going to eat a bowl of katsudon and do my best!

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aiko.asai @aiko-asai-oni.bsky.social · 19/04/2025

The star of this katsudon may not be the pork cutlet, but the onions. Onions are an essential supporting role in katsudon, but they are also spread under the cutlet, and it is rare to see them used in such a large quantity. The sweet onions and the pork cutlet are a perfect match and delicious!

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aiko.asai @aiko-asai-oni.bsky.social · 18/04/2025

Many Japanese people do not like raw eggs.For such people, this katsudon is not recommended. The eggs in this katsudon are not cooked very well and are left half-cooked on purpose. The lid of the bowl is used to steam and cook the egg, but this katsudon is served without the lid.

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aiko.asai @aiko-asai-oni.bsky.social · 17/04/2025

More and more restaurants are selling thick meat cutlet bowls these days. It is true that thick meat cutlets are satisfying and tasty, but thinly sliced meat cutlet bowls are also delicious with a different texture. The crispy texture makes it easy to eat, It is also easy to prepare at home.

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aiko.asai @aiko-asai-oni.bsky.social · 16/04/2025

Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, author of the novel "The Prince of the Stars," said, "Perfection is not when there is nothing left to add, but when there is nothing left to take away..." Is he talking about this sauce-katsudon?🤣

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aiko.asai @aiko-asai-oni.bsky.social · 15/04/2025

It's a motorcycle, but I decided to fix it up and ride it, even if it takes a long time. I don't have a car license, so I need a motorcycle to eat katsudon at a country store or drive-in. I heard it's an old but still popular model. ...... I didn't know that.

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aiko.asai @aiko-asai-oni.bsky.social · 14/04/2025

My partner's motorcycle broke down on a katsudon tour... I got my license in my first year of college and my relative gave me this motorcycle. I didn't have much chance to ride it after I became a working adult. I took it in for repair, but it's an old motorcycle and I can't get parts for it…

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aiko.asai @aiko-asai-oni.bsky.social · 13/04/2025

Soy sauce is a typical Japanese seasoning, but in the case of katsudon, it is usually used only a little at the simmering stage. This shoyu-katsudon, however, is topped with thinly shaved dried bonito flakes, grated radish, and a special soy sauce. This is...Delicious!

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