Wasabi is Japanese horseradish. It’s a green paste used on a variety of foods including seafoods and noodles. Sashimi (raw fish) is dipped into a mix of soy sauce and wasabi.

Wasabi is not an easy plant to grow and powdered wasabi actually can be a mix of western horse radish powder, mustard powder and food coloring. There can also be mixtures of wasabi and western horse radish.

Naturally, it’s quite hot and a little goes a long way. Do not try to put wasabi on something the way you would squeeze out mustard; otherwise, the food you put it on could become almost inedible unless you like really, really spicy food.

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Donburi may be not as famous as Sushi, Sashimi, ramen, or Teriyaki. But Donburi ingredient actually is the main food for some people in Japan even Asia.

Donburi is a typical Japanese rice bowl dish. Donburi consists of a bowl of hot cooked rice on top of which you put various fish, meats and/or vegetables.

The most famou donburi may be Oyako Donburi (chicken and egg over rice). Because the topping is chicken and eggs, this dish is called “oyako” which means parent-and-child in Japanese. It’s a delicious one dish meal to have for lunch or dinner.

Some of the possible varieties include:
- Yakitori donburi, rice topped with pieces of grilled chicken
- Tempura donburi, rice topped with deep-fried prawns (shrimp)
- Katsu-don, rice topped with breaded pork cutlets
- sashimi donburi, rice topped with pieces of raw fish and other seafood
- Unagi donburi, rice topped with pieces of broiled eel
- Guy-don, rice topped with sukiyaki style beef
- Oyako-donburi, rice topped with cooked chicken and green onions which have been blended with eggs.

Some of popular Donburi and photos :

Oyakodon (Oyako Donburi) =  Mother and Child Donburi
The name of this popular donburi dish comes from its two main ingredients, chicken and egg. Very rarely, you may also encounter an Oyakodon featuring salmon and ikura (salmon eggs).

Katsudon (Tonkatsu Donburi) = Pork Cutlet Donburi
Katsudon is served with tonkatsu (deep fried breaded pork cutlet), egg and onions on top of the rice.

Gyudon (Gyuniku Donburi) = Beef Donburi
Gyudon, a bowl of cooked rice with beef, is very popular as an inexpensive type of fast food served at chain stores across the country.

Tendon (Tempura Donburi) = Tempura Donburi
Tempura are deep fried pieces of battered seafood and vegetables. Various tempura pieces are dipped into a soya based sauce before served on top of the rice.

Unadon (Unagi Donburi) = Eel Donburi
The eel is grilled and prepared in a thick soya based sauce before served on top of the cooked rice.

Tekkadon (Tekka Donburi) = Tuna Donburi
The topping of Tekkadon is raw tuna (maguro). It is served with strips of nori seaweed and sometimes ground yamaimo.

How to make Japanese Oyako Donburi Video