Gyūdon

Gyūdon (牛丼, gyūdon) is a popular Japanese dish consisting of a bowl of rice topped with thinly sliced beef and onions simmered in a mildly sweet sauce flavored with soy sauce, mirin (sweet rice wine), and dashi (fish and seaweed stock). The beef is typically chuck or rib-eye.

Gyūdon is often served with beni shoga (pickled ginger), shichimi togarashi (a seven-spice blend), and occasionally a raw or soft-boiled egg. It is a staple menu item at many casual Japanese restaurants and fast-food chains specializing in donburi (rice bowl dishes).

The dish's name is a portmanteau of "gyū" (牛), meaning beef, and "don" (丼), short for "donburi," the name for the bowl used to serve it and the general category of rice bowl dishes. Gyūdon translates literally to "beef bowl."

Its affordability and ease of preparation have made it a beloved comfort food in Japan.