Gyūdon (牛丼): What It Is, Ingredients & Origin
Gyūdon (牛丼) is a Japanese food classified as beef dish, donburi, rice dish. Ingredients listed for it include beef, onion, rice.
| Name in Japanese | 牛丼 |
|---|---|
| Type | beef dish, donburi, rice dish |
| Main ingredients | beef, onion, rice |
| Background reading | Wikipedia (English) |
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- Showing the Japanese name (牛丼) on your phone is the easiest way to ask for it.
- Recipes and ingredients vary by region, shop and household. If you have a food allergy or dietary restriction, always confirm the ingredients with the shop before eating.
Similar Japanese foods
- tendon (天丼)
- shabu-shabu (しゃぶしゃぶ)
- shirasudon (しらす丼)
- doteyaki (どて焼き)
- unidon (ウニ丼)
- Tenshindon (天津飯)
- radio-yaki (ラジオ焼き)
- tanindon (他人丼)
Source: Wikidata (CC0). Compiled by this website.