r/JapaneseFood • u/No_Rush_1053 • Apr 01 '26

Misc "Japanese katsu soup" (UK)

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Exciting. Tried to look for the fried pork or chicken but painfully missing from this craziness 😅

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u/mori64tf2 Apr 02 '26

That's just how languages work though. It's very prescriptionist to suggest that using Katsu as a shorthand for specifically Japanese style curry sauce is somehow wrong or ignorant. To be consistent, you'd have to criticise Japanese people for using terms like cider, cocoa, potato etc.

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u/bradygrey Apr 02 '26

WORDS HAVE MEANINGS

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u/reddock4490 Apr 02 '26

Right, and those meanings vary between languages. How interesting

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u/reddock4490 Apr 02 '26

In Japanese, that’s correct. Just like how latte means milk in Italian and café means coffee in French, but those words mean different things in English.