Japan
Chāhan
チャーハン
Japanese-style fried rice, lighter than Chinese versions, with egg, scallions, and char siu.
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Ehomaki
恵方巻
Ehomaki, the uncut futomaki eaten whole in silence facing the year's lucky direction at Setsubun, is a named calendar food with a hard one-day window and a fixed ritual.
Japan
Ekiben
駅弁
Ekiben is a railway-station meal packed for a journey, with regionally distinct examples such as Hokkaido seafood bento and Tokyo's Fukagawa-meshi.
Tokyo, Japan
Fukagawa Meshi
深川めし
A Tokyo shitamachi rice dish built around clams from the old Fukagawa waterfront and a savory broth or steaming method.
Japan
Gyūdon
牛丼
A bowl of rice topped with thinly sliced beef and onion simmered in sweet soy-dashi.
Japan
Hayashi Rice
ハヤシライス
Beef and onions in a rich demi-glace-style brown sauce, served over rice; a yōshoku staple.
Nagoya, Japan
Hitsumabushi
ひつまぶし
Hitsumabushi is grilled eel over rice eaten plain, with condiments, and finally as dashi-chazuke.
Hokkaido, Japan
Kaisendon
海鮮丼
A bowl of rice topped with assorted fresh sashimi, varying by season and region.
Japan
Kamameshi
釜飯
Rice cooked in an individual iron pot with chicken, seafood, mushrooms, and vegetables.
Japan
Katsudon
カツ丼
Rice bowl topped with a breaded pork cutlet simmered with egg and onion in sweet soy broth.
Tohoku, Japan
Kiritanpo
きりたんぽ
Akita's mashed rice pressed onto cedar skewers and toasted, eaten as is or in nabe.
Japan
Ochazuke
お茶漬け
Hot green tea or dashi poured over rice, topped with salmon, umeboshi, or nori.
Tokyo, Japan
Omurice
オムライス
Ketchup-flavored chicken fried rice wrapped in a thin omelet, a yōshoku classic from Tokyo.
Japan
Onigiri
おにぎり
A triangle or ball of rice wrapped in nori, with a filling like salmon, pickled plum, or kelp.
Japan
Oyakodon
親子丼
Chicken and egg simmered together in sweet soy-dashi over rice, literally 'parent and child bowl.'
Japan
Shirasu-don
しらす丼
A rice bowl topped with raw or boiled whitebait (shirasu), a Kanagawa and Shizuoka specialty.
Japan
Tai-meshi
鯛めし
Tai-meshi, sea bream cooked whole over rice in a clay pot (or, in Uwajima, served raw over rice in a dashi-egg sauce), is a named Setouchi regional dish.
Japan
Takikomi Gohan
炊き込みご飯
Rice cooked together with seasonal ingredients like mushrooms, chestnuts, or bamboo shoots.
Okinawa, Japan
Takoraisu
タコライス
Taco rice, seasoned mince and salsa over rice, invented near the Okinawan US bases, is a named local dish with a documented origin.
Japan
Tekkadon
鉄火丼
A rice bowl topped with slices of raw tuna sashimi, often marinated briefly in soy.
Japan
Tendon
天丼
A rice bowl topped with assorted tempura (shrimp, vegetables, fish) drizzled with sweet tentsuyu.
Japan
Unadon
うな丼
Grilled eel (kabayaki) glazed with sweet soy over rice, a prized and expensive donburi.