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Oyakodon

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Oyakodon, literally parent and child donburi, is a Japanese rice bowl dish in which chicken, egg, sliced scallion, and other ingredients are simmered together in a soy sauce and stock based broth and then served over a large bowl of rice. Its name reflects the fact that both chicken and egg, parent and offspring, are used in the same dish.

Facts
Classification
Course
Soup 1
Dietary Suitability
Contains Meat or Poultry 1
Origin Period, From (Year)
from 1891 1
Origin Region
Tokyo, Japan 1
Sources
1. Wikipedia: Oyakodon
  • History, place
    Tamahide, a long-established gamecock cuisine restaurant in Tokyo
  • History, date
    In 1891 (Meiji 24)
  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oyakodon
    Oyakodon (親子丼), literally parent-and-child donburi , is a donburi, or Japanese rice bowl dish, in which chicken, egg, sliced scallion, 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.
  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oyakodon (dietary-suitability)
    Oyakodon (親子丼), literally parent-and-child donburi , is a donburi, or Japanese rice bowl dish, in which chicken, egg, sliced scallion, 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.
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