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Tekkadon | |
| Type | Donburi |
|---|---|
| Place of origin | Japan |
| Main ingredients | Tunasashimi,rice |
Tekkadon (鉄火丼), a type ofdonburi, is a Japaneserice dish topped with thin-sliced rawtunasashimi. Spicy tekkadon is made with what can be a mix of spicy ingredients, a spicy orange sauce, or both, usually incorporatingspring onions.
The termtekka in the name derives from the gambling rooms (tekkaba) where the dish was commonly served from the end of theEdo period to the start of theMeiji period ofJapan's history.[1]
It is also calledmaguro-don, meaning "tuna bowl".
A similar dish made withsalmon sashimi is calledsakedon.