Nagatanien Ramen Chazuke: Ochazuke Soup Base
Nagatanien (永谷園) is a Japanese food maker whose main products are Ochazuke Nori and Furikake, which are essential to our meals. Those rice seasonings have been evolving year by year, and the other day,...
Category: Rice bowl dishes
Okowa vs. Sekihan: Japanese Rice Dishes
As I wrote in the previous post, I enjoyed Sekihan red rice with Marumiya’s Gomashio sesame salt yesterday. And today, a question suddenly crossed my mind. That is, Okowa (おこわ/御強) and Sekihan (赤飯) are...
Donburi: What are Itoko Don and Tanin Don?
As you may already know, “Donburi (丼)”, literally meaning “bowl”, is the Japanese word for “rice bowl dish”, and the representative variety includes “Una-Don (鰻丼: Unagi Eel Donburi)”, “Katsu-Don (カツ丼: Pork Cutlet Donburi)”, and...
Donburi Dish: What is Bakudan Don (ばくだん丼)?
Donburi (丼), meaning a bowl, is the Japanese word for rice bowl dish, usually abbreviated to Don (丼) in the dish’s name. Meanwhile, Bakudan (ばくだん/爆弾) means bomb, but what exactly is Bakudan Don (ばくだん丼)?...
Stamina Don vs Buta Don vs Yakiniku Don: Donburi Dishes
As I wrote before in this post, “Yakiniku Don (焼肉丼)” is a popular donburi (rice bowl) dish in Japan consisting of a bowl of rice topped with grilled or pan-fried meat. The meat used...
What is Tororo in Japanese Food Culture?
Seen in Washoku or Japanese cuisine, Tororo (とろろ) is a food familiar to every Japanese person. Tororo is the word for grated yam, and the Japanese yams, Yamaimo (Yamato Imo), Nagaimo, or Jinenjo, can be the...
Gyumeshi vs. Gyudon: What’s the Difference?
Gyudon (牛丼) is one of the most popular varieties of Donburi (丼: Japanese rice bowl dish), often referred to as Beef Bowl in English-speaking countries. In its name, the word Gyu (牛) means cattle...
Instant Gyudon Beef Bowl from Nissin’s Cup Noodle Line
A product that hadn’t been around until now, instant Gyudon (牛丼: beef bowl), is now on sale at convenience stores in Japan. The instant beef bowl was created by Nissin and came out from...
