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...
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The Difference: Hibachi vs Shichirin vs Teppanyaki
Recently, I have learned from English Wikipedia that in North America, “Hibachi (火鉢)” refers to a small cooking stove heated by charcoal or to an iron hot plate used in Teppanyaki restaurants. I don’t...
The Difference: Yakiniku Don vs Gyudon
“Donburi (丼)”, literally meaning “bowl”, is the Japanese word for “rice bowl dish”, and when used in the name of the dish, it is usually abbreviated to “Don (丼)”, like “Kaisen-Don (海鮮丼)”, “Katsu-Don (カツ丼)”,...
The Difference: Yakiniku vs Teriyaki
“Yakiniku (焼肉)” is one of the most popular dishes in Japan, together with ramen, and the barbecue restaurants are scattered throughout the city because of the popularity of the dish. In fact, while it...
Tokujo vs Jo vs Nami in Sushi, Yakiniku, and Tonkatsu
If you have dined at restaurants in Japan before, you may have noticed that the name of some dishes on the menu has such prefixes as “Tokujo (特上)”, “Jo (上)”, and “Nami (並)”, like...
The Difference: Yakiniku vs Yakitori vs Teppanyaki
When you think of grilled food that represents Japan, what comes to your mind? Many Japanese people will probably think of “Yakiniku (焼肉)” and “Yakitori (焼き鳥)” as 2 representative Japanese grills. You may have...
Yakiniku-San Taro: A Classic Fish Jerky Dagashi Snack
As I wrote before, in Japan, there are roughly 3 classifications of snacks. One of them, “Dagashi (駄菓子)” is comprised of cheap, relatively small Japanese snacks and candies and has been a long-time favorite...
Yamitsuki Kyabetsu: Gyu-Kaku’s Addicting Cabbage Salad
Packed with plenty of vitamins C and U, cabbage is known for being effective for cancer prevention. We Japanese often use the vegetable “Kyabetsu (キャベツ)” as the main ingredient in dishes, such as salads...
