Hitsumabushi (ひつまぶし): What It Is, Ingredients & Origin
Hitsumabushi (ひつまぶし) is a Japanese food classified as Japanese rice dish, eating, fish dish. Ingredients listed for it include cooked rice, unagi.
| Name in Japanese | ひつまぶし |
|---|---|
| Type | Japanese rice dish, eating, fish dish |
| Main ingredients | cooked rice, unagi |
| Background reading | Wikipedia (English) |
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- Showing the Japanese name (ひつまぶし) 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
- chazuke (茶漬け)
- donburi (丼物)
- Aji fry (アジフライ)
- Nanbanzuke (南蛮漬け)
- uzume meshi (うずめ飯)
- dojō nabe (どぜう鍋)
- harako meshi (はらこ飯)
- katsuobushi (鰹節)
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