[Unbelievably thick] Katsudon topped with thickly sliced pork cutlet.

Fukagawa Fudoson, located in Monzen-Nakacho, is the Tokyo branch temple of Naritasan.

A tonkatsu restaurant is located right next to it.

This restaurant is popular for its thick katsudon (pork cutlet rice bowl).

There are regular and high-grade options, which differ by the number of grams, and there is also the premium ribeye, which differs by the meat.

This time, I ordered the high-grade option with a large portion of rice.

They served me cold water and a towel. The cold water…was lemon flavored! It was nice to have a refreshing bite before eating the fried food.

I waited for a few minutes…and it was out! It was a monster!!

It was about 3cm thick…no, it must have been 4cm!

The batter was thin, but it was tightly wrapped around the meat.

And instead of being served with an egg crust, the pork cutlet was placed on top of the egg.

The pork cutlet was so big that the lid wouldn’t close and it was left open when it was served!

Trying to contain my excitement, I first took a sip of miso soup…hmm! Shijimi soup! A main dish with a strong dashi flavor!

With that, I could look forward to a katsudon!

…and so, the katsudon.

You can choose your favorite seasoning from rock salt, wasabi, Japanese pepper, sauce, and shichimi pepper to enjoy your tonkatsu.

Sauce and shichimi pepper seem a bit ordinary, so I decided to enjoy it with rock salt, wasabi, and Japanese pepper.

First, I tried the rock salt.

As expected, the flavor is different with rock salt. I couldn’t help but close my eyes and enjoy the taste. Even though I put a lot of it on, it wasn’t salty at all. The strong flavor spread throughout my mouth. Delicious!

The thick, softly fried tonkatsu was exquisitely soft, so you could bite it off just by touching it with your teeth.

The rice was covered with the tonkatsu, so I couldn’t reach it, so I continued eating the tonkatsu.

Now, I’ll add wasabi…

Maybe I added a little too much… The tart taste that goes through my nose surprisingly goes well with the tonkatsu. This is also delicious!

Next time, I’ll add Japanese pepper…

This has a refreshing taste that brings out the flavor of the meat.

After eating three of the huge pork cutlets cut into six pieces, I finally get to the layer of egg and rice.

If you just look at this, it looks like an egg bowl lol

Trying this egg bowl…the sauce is a little on the lighter side, but the dashi stock still comes through. It doesn’t soak into the rice…it clings to it well and isn’t heavy. And yet you can still taste the dashi stock.

When you eat it alternately with the main dish, the tonkatsu, you can enjoy three different flavors from the three types of seasoning, while resetting your tongue with the egg bowl. You won’t get bored and it’s delicious right to the end.

The taste, texture, and volume of the katsudon were all very satisfying. It’s easy to see why it’s so popular.

I definitely recommend this restaurant.