Katsu Sora Japanese Restaurant

Fridate some weeks ago led us to try this katsu (basically fried breaded meat) at the Feliz Mall at the border of Pasig and Marikina along Marcos Highway. Katsu Sora featured a buffet set-up for sides like vegetables, fruits and soup. The main attractions, of course, are their katsus. I said attractions (plural) because they have many variants including at least 4 types of pork for their signature dish.

Their sakura pork is actually Canadian

I ordered the sampler set with 4 types of pork katsu

The 4 types of pork are from various sources including the very popular kurobuta pork, which is claimed to be sourced from Japan, and the supposedly premium Iberico pork from Spain.

Katsu kare (curry) with miso soup on the side

Kurobuta pork

Premium Iberico Pork

Shimofuri pork (basically marbled pork) means the meat has a good mix of fat spread across the meat. This means the meat is softer than the lean variety and likely to be more tasty (read: sinful because of the fat). This is also sourced from Spain.

We honestly couldn't tell between the Kurobuta and Iberico katsu, but these were better tasting for me compared to the other two katsus. This is my preference though I generally don't like fatty katsu. Typically, there's a choice between rosu (pork loin), which is more fatty, and hire (fillet) for the katsu. I don't recall seeing these choices in the menu for the sampler. Such are usually available for the choice among the four offered by the restaurant. Price-wise, we thought that Katsu Sora was right there with Yabu and Kimukatsu. Their katsus are as authentic as they get and those who are not on diets will surely enjoy eating here.

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