Surely many students and alumni have heard the theory claiming Waseda is katsudon’s birthplace. There are many restaurants in the vicinity of Waseda University serving katsudon, such as Owariya, Kinjoan, Gonbe, and Nagaokayasohonten, and customers line up outside some of these restaurants during lunchtime. With its calorie count, volume, and ability to fill the stomachs of students, it wouldn’t be an exaggeration to call katsudon the “king of wase-meshi.”…
Katsudon Origin Story #3 Yo-roppaken’s Sauce Katsudon from Fukui