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Gyudon (beef rice bowl)

November 19, 2008
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For those of you that are familiar with Japanese fast food, you’ve probably heard of Yoshinoya. It’s a fast food chain that specializes in rice bowls and they’re particularly well known for their gyudon (Japanese beef and rice bowl).
This popularity was elevated to cult status when the Japanese government banned American beef imports due [...]

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Soboro Don

October 30, 2008
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Japanese people have a thing for naming things for the vessel they come in (see nabe), and this is no exception. Donburi literally means “bowl”, but it typically refers to a bowl of rice topped with something. Japanese people also like abbreviating things, so donburi becomes “don” in common parlance.
This is the ultimate weeknight meal [...]

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Chirashi Sushi

June 29, 2008
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For those of you that have never had it, chirashi sushi i a bowl of vinegared sushi rice topped with a bunch of colorful stuff. At most sushi restaurants this means covering the rice with slices of various raw fish, but that’s not always how it’s made.
Growing up my mom used to make a [...]

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Grilled Sea Bass Donburi

April 1, 2008
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I had some bass left over from another dish I made, so I dropped it in some all-purpose Japanese marinade and turned it into this donburi.
There’s a layer of dashi tamago (japanese style scrambled eggs) between the rice and the bass that adds some sweet richness to the dish and the sansho (a.k.a. sichuan [...]

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