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As you may already know, Donburi (丼), literally meaning a bowl, is the Japanese word for a rice bowl dish. And the representative variety includes Una-Don (鰻丼: Unagi Eel Donburi), Katsu-Don (カツ丼: Pork Cutlet...
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)?...
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...
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...
As you may know, the word “Donburi (丼)” has two meanings. One refers to a bowl called “Donburi-Bachi (丼鉢)”, which is deep and usually made from ceramic material, while the other stands for a...
In the Japanese language, there are several words for rice, which include what I compare here, Kome (米), Gohan (ご飯), and Meshi (飯). Kome vs. Meshi vs. Gohan vs. Don (Donburi) The literal meaning...
Donburi (丼), whose literal meaning is Bowl, is the Japanese word for rice bowl dish, usually abbreviated to Don (丼) when used in the dish’s name, like Kaisen-Don (海鮮丼), Katsu-Don (カツ丼), or Gyu-Don (牛丼)....
Have you ever heard of the traditional Japanese dish called Unagi no Kabayaki (うなぎの蒲焼)? If you like Japanese food, you may know what the word Unagi (うなぎ/鰻) means, but what about Kabayaki (蒲焼)?...
