"We love crispy fried pork over most cuts of meat. The gravy put this dish over the top! And the Panko bread crumbs put the crisp in the chops that I love so much. Comfort food at its best!

Before his mother’s return, he dusted the thin meat slices in the fridge with flour and made “tonkatsu,” breaded deep-fried pork cutlet, by remembering how his mother had cooked it.