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One of my absolute favorite lunch options, however, was a Japanese place that served the dish we’re talking about today: Gyudon. Gyudon is basically a dish of thinly sliced fatty beef, cooked in a slightly sweet mixture of mirin and soy sauce and served over rice. Sake is also sometimes added for extra flavor.

Is gyudon the same as sukiyaki?

The popular Japanese beef bowl flavored with sukiyaki sauce. Nutrition facts are for one serving.

What cut for gyudon?

It’s typically made with ribeye or chuck that’s been shaved extra thin on a meat slicer. You’ll be able to find good meat for gyudon in Japanese supermarkets, but if you don’t have access to that, any beef intended for Philly cheesesteaks will work (even the frozen stuff!).

What does gyudon mean in Japanese?

beef bowl
Gyūdon (牛丼, “beef bowl”), also known as gyūmeshi (牛飯 or 牛めし, “beef [and] rice”), is a Japanese dish consisting of a bowl of rice topped with beef and onion simmered in a mildly sweet sauce flavored with dashi (fish and seaweed stock), soy sauce and mirin (sweet rice wine).

What is gyudon vs yakiniku?

Unlike Gyudon, the meat for Yakiniku Don is first-grilled or pan-fried. Then, dressed with the sauce called “Yakiniku no Tare” and placed on a bowl of rice. Supermarkets in Japan usually stock various kinds of ready-made Yakiniku no Tare sauces, so the donburi dish, Yakiniku Don, is very easy to prepare.

What is Toji food?

The word ‘toji’ (とじ) means seal and ‘tamago toji’ literally means sealing with egg, just like the way the noddle soup is covered with scrambled egg.

What’s the difference between Gyudon and yakiniku?

Can you make Gyudon without dashi?

Unlike the Kanto-style gyudon where beef and onion are simmered in dashi (Japanese soup broth), Kansai-style gyudon does not always require dashi and cook with the seasonings only, so the flavor is more intense.

Whats the difference between Gyudon and yakiniku?

Does Gyudon have ginger?

Pickled ginger is the red topping on the Gyudon. Most people use pickled ginger to garnish the beef rice bowl.