Korokke

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Korokke (Japanese: コロッケ) is a Japanese deep fried dish originally related to a French dish, croquette. Since its introduction in early 1900s, it has become a completely different dish. This dish is also popular in South Korea and is typically available in any bakery.

Korokke is made by mixing cooked chopped meat, seafood, or vegetables with mashed potato or white sauce, rolling it in wheat flour, eggs, and breadcrumbs, then deep frying this until brown on the outside. Korokke are usually shaped like a flat patty. They are generally called (ingredient) Korokke. For example, those using beef would be called beef korokke, those using shrimp, ebi korokke, etc.. Those using white sauce may also be called Cream Korokke.

Korokke is often served with tonkatsu sauce and shredded cabbage.

Korokke can be eaten as is, and are sometimes sold wrapped in paper at stalls. They may also be used as a topping for other dishes. When sandwiched between a piece of bread, they will be called Korokke pan (pan is the Spanish/Portuguese inspired word for bread in Japanese).

In 1917, Masuda Taro released Korokke no Uta, lit. song of korokke, and it became an instant hit song.

[edit] Trivia

On August 21, 2001, a person bought sixteen korokke to prepare for a typhoon and wrote about that on 2channel. Hence, when a typhoon or any other natural disaster is coming, a Korokke matsuri, lit. korokke festival, is said to have began and many people buy korokke.

A korokke matsuri is depicted in the first episode of the anime series Honey and Clover, in which Shinobu Morita buys 2 kilograms worth of korokke to share with his flatmates.