Oyakodon
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Oyakodon (親子丼), literally "parent-and-child donburi", is a donburi, or Japanese rice bowl dish, in which chicken, egg, sliced scallion (or sometimes regular onions), and other ingredients are all simmered together in a sauce and then served on top of a large bowl of rice. The name of the dish is a poetic reflection of the fact that both chicken and egg are used in the dish.[1]
History
The dish was invented at a Tokyo restaurant, Tamahide in 1891.[2]
Variations
Several other Japanese dishes pun on the parent-and-child theme of oyakodon. Tanindon (他人丼), literally "stranger bowl",[3] is otherwise identical but replaces the chicken with beef. A dish of salmon and salmon roe served raw over rice is known as sake oyakodon (鮭親子丼).
See also
- Gyūdon, beef on rice
- Katsudon, pork cutlets on rice
- "Mother and Child Reunion", a Paul Simon song that takes its title from a similar chicken and egg dish.
References
- ^ "親子丼(オヤコドンブリ)とは - Definition of "Oyakodon" (In Japanese)".
- ^ Goh, Lester (24 June 2015). "Tamahide". JapanTravel. Japan Travel K.K. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
Goldberg, Elyssa (19 January 2016). "The Egg Dish That's Had Japanese People Lining Up for 250 Years". Bon Appetit. Conde Nest. Retrieved 1 October 2016. - ^ "関西の他人丼を知っていますか？地方の丼紹介！". TRENDRIPPLE(とれんどりっぷる) (in Japanese). Retrieved 2015-12-06.
Pamela Goyan Kittler; Kathryn P. Sucher; Marcia Nelms (22 August 2011). Food and Culture. Cengage Learning. p. 327. ISBN 1-285-22561-9.
- Tsuji, Shizuo (1980). Japanese Cooking: A Simple Art. New York: Kodansha International/USA. ISBN 0-87011-399-2.
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