- Unadon
An Unadon (鰻丼 lit. "eel bowl", less commonly spelled "unagidon") is a popular
donburi (rice bowl) dish made with "unagi " "kabayaki ", grilledeel coated with a sweet sauce.Variations include "unajū" (鰻重, a very similar dish served in a black box rather than a donburi bowl), "nagayaki" (長焼き, the eel and rice are served separately), and "hitsumabushi" (櫃まぶし).
There are two styles of grilled eel. One is the
Kantō region Style (関東式), in which the eel is roasted first, smothered, and finally grilled with sauce. The other is theKansai Region Style (関西式), which is grilled with sauce only. It is traditional to add red or white pepper as acondiment .Unadon takes its name from the Japanese words "Unagi no Kabayaki" (鰻の蒲焼, literally "grilled eel") and "
donburi " (for "rice bowl dish").ee also
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Donburi
*Katsudon
*Kabayaki
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