Japan Food Facts: The Difference Between Katsukura Kinka versus Berkshire Pork.

Pork is considered the most popular meat in Japan with tonkatsu as the best known local pork dish. Over the centuries, decades, and recent years, Japanese pig-breeders continue to create delicious, melt-in-your-mouth pork. At Katsura, a Kyoto-based katsu restaurant, you can choose between two most premium kinds of pork: Katsukura Kinka versus Berkshire Pork.

Best Katsu Chain in Japan: Katsukura

Katsukura is a tonkatsu restaurant from Kyoto with branches all over the country, including Osaka and Tokyo. If you go to Kyoto, you must dine at Katsukura not only for the amazing tonkatsu but also the decor and dining experience.

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Berkshire Pork

Berkshire pork is one of the most known premium porks in the world. The breed of pig originates from Berkshire, England. Today the pigs are bred and raised all around the world including in Japan.

Kagoshima pigs are a hybrid of Berkshire and domestic black pigs known as Kagoshima Kurobuta. The resulting taste highlights the marbling, tenderness, juiciness, and overall depth of flavor of the pork.
 

Kinka Pork

Kinka pork is a completely Japanese bred pig specifically from the Yamagata Prefecture. Like Kurobuta pork, Kinka pork has equally gorgeous marbling and smooth depth of flavor.
 

Berkshire vs. Kinka

 
 
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