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 Oyakodon | |
| Type | Donburi |
|---|---|
| Place of origin | Japan |
| Invented | 1891 |
| Main ingredients | Chicken, egg, and sliced scallion |
| Ingredients generally used | Soy sauce and stock |
Oyakodon (親子丼), literally "parent-and-child donburi", is adonburi, or Japanese rice bowl dish, in which chicken, egg, slicedscallion (or sometimes regular onions), and other ingredients are all simmered together in a kind of soup that is made with soy sauce and stock, and then served on top of a large bowl of rice. The name of the dish is apoetic reflection of both chicken and egg being used in the dish.[1]
The origins of the dish are unknown. The earliest written mention of the terms "oyako" and "don" in combination is in a newspaper advertisement for a restaurant inKobe in 1884. The advertisement mentions dishes namedoyakojōdon, oyakonamidon andoyakochūdon, possibly referring to different sizes.[2]
Several other Japanese dishes pun on the parent-and-child theme ofoyakodon.Tanindon (他人丼), literally "stranger bowl",[3] is otherwise identical but replaces the chicken withbeef orpork. A dish ofsalmon and salmonroe served raw over rice is known assake oyakodon (鮭親子丼) (salmon parent-child donburi).[citation needed]
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