The ground meat is mixed with chopped onion, salt, and pepper, and made into patties.

Katsu are usually served with Japanese Worcestershire sauce or tonkatsu sauce (a variant of Worcestershire thickened with fruit and vegetable purees) and sliced cabbage.

Menchi and katsu are phonologically modified versions of the words "mince" and "cutlet".

Katsu may refer to any deep-fried meat cutlet coated with flour, egg, and bread crumbs.

Katsu by itself usually refers to tonkatsu, which is made with pork cutlets.