Love tonkatsu? Try these 6 dishes next

If you like tonkatsu, try Korean fried chicken, chicken parmesan and General Tso’s chicken. Korean fried chicken is the closest flavor match (88/100): rich and crunchy fried dish, like tonkatsu, but spicier.

Tonkatsu is a pork cutlet coated in panko and fried until crisp, served sliced with shredded cabbage, rice and a sweet-tangy tonkatsu sauce. Its strongest traits: crunchy, rich, deeply savory.

Try chicken parmesan: rich and crunchy fried dish, like tonkatsu. It scores 86/100 against tonkatsu on flavor.

Korean fried chicken is spicier (3 vs 0), less tangy (1 vs 2), sweeter (3 vs 2) and less herby (0 vs 1) than tonkatsu. The two rate the same on richness, savoriness, smoke and crunch. Ratings are 0 to 5, written as Korean fried chicken vs tonkatsu. Overall it scores 88/100 against tonkatsu on flavor.

Each dish has a flavor profile rated 0 to 5 on richness, savoriness, heat, tang, sweetness, freshness, smoke and crunch. The match score compares two profiles and gives a small boost to dishes eaten the same way, like two noodle soups. In the Palytt app, your match score uses your own taste instead.