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Hayashi rice

A plate ofhayashi rice
Course	Main
Place of origin	Japan
Serving temperature	Hot
Main ingredients	Rice,beef,onions,mushrooms,red wine,tomato sauce
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Hayashi rice (ハヤシライス,hayashi raisu) is a dish popular inJapan as a Western-style dish, oryōshoku. It usually containsbeef,onions, andbutton mushrooms in a thickdemi-glace sauce often made withred wine andtomato sauce. This sauce is served atop or alongside steamedrice. The sauce is sometimes topped with a drizzle of freshcream. Variants of the recipe sometimes includesoy sauce^[1] andsake.^[2]

There are several theories about the origin of this dish and its name:^[3][4]

• One belief is that the name was given byYuteki Hayashi [ja] (早矢仕 有的,Hayashi Yūteki), the first president of publishing companyMaruzen-Yushodo.^[5] Hayashi rice is a dish he invented and prepared for his employees who studied until late at night, or for his friends and foreign clients.
• Another theory is that the name was produced by a cook named Hayashi who often served this dish forstaff meals at theUeno Seiyōken [ja] restaurant.
• The name Hayashi is derived from the English phrase "hashed beef".

The most popular theory is that it was created by Hayashi, the founder of Maruzen.^[3][4]

Hayashi rice demonstrates a Western influence with the use of demi-glace and often red wine, but is unknown in Western countries. In fact, it contains ingredients popular in Japan: slices of beef (Hyōgo Prefecture is also famous for itsKobe beef), rice and demi-glace sauce (among others). It can be compared to another popular dish, the Japanese-style hamburger steak with demi-glace sauce. Another variation is theomuhayashi, a combination ofomurice andhayashi rice. It also resembles aJapanese curry and usually appears on menus alongside curry.

Hayashi rice is one of Japan's most popular Western-style dishes. Thanks to the widespread availability ofhayashi rice mix (normally sold asroux blocks) and prepared demiglace sauce (normally canned) at Japanese supermarkets, this dish is common household fare. Like Japanese curry, it is usually eaten with a spoon.

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