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I am a big fan of Kaisendon, especially for Shrimps, but also for other seafood and vegetables like sweet potato, okra, In Japan, tempura is used not only to refer to deep-fried Of tempura gives you the vision of delicious breaded and fried shrimp then you Mainly consisting of fried ingredients over a bed of plain rice. This is the short form for tempura donburi, If you ever visit Japan, you must include eating Unadon in It is one of the most expensive dishes because unagi is rare The eel is cooked or grilled with sweetened soy It primarily consists of Unagi or freshwater eel over a bed If you love eating eel then you are sure to There are over 15ĭifferent varieties of this delicacy, but I will mention the most popular ones Toppings such as grilled eel, pork cutlets and so on.

The traditional donburi typically consists of cooked The proportions may vary but dashi isĬhirashi sushi and donburi is that the former uses vinegared sushi rice but the Widely based on ingredients, season, region, and taste. Typically served in large size ceramic bowls, hence they are very filling.

That are simmered on low heat and served over plain rice. Traditional delicacy constitutes of vegetables, meat, fish or other ingredients Roughly translated to ‘bowl’ and it is often abbreviated as ‘don’. Sea bream, shrimp tempura, shiitake mushrooms, shredded omelet, boiled octopus, The toppings include a mix of vegetables and cooked seafood such as Style of chirashi uses rice wine or sake instead of vinegar while preparing Common toppings are avocado, imitation crabmeat,īlanched green beans, and flying fish roe.Īlso known as Sake-zushi in Japanese, this With ingredients such as blanched Bamboo shoots, finely chopped Inari Age, fishĬakes, and seasoned dehydrated tofu. Toppings outside Japan but you may still try at an Asian grocery store near It may be difficult to find the traditional If you order a chirashi sushi in Japan, you will get this dish with traditional ingredients like lotus root, gobo, and kanpyo. It contains cooked vegetables, fish or seafood on a bed of vinegared rice. This style of sushi is known as Gomoku zushi or Bara Sushi depending on the regional influences in the style of preparation. The Edo period, it still primarily composes of raw toppings in an artful Although the dish has highly evolved since Preparing this style of sushi around the early 1990s, and since then it came toīe known as Edomae chirashizushi. The sushi chefs in the Edo period started It has a bright and assorted sashimi slices over a layer of The sushi bowl you get at Japanese restaurants outside Japan typicallyįollows this style. Scattered sushi, this type of chirashizushi is what most people are familiar Let’s take a look at the three different styles of chirashizushi Scallions, fish roe, and toasted sesame seeds.īased on the different styles of preparation. The dish may be garnished with finely chopped The bottom and the toppings may range from sashimi-style raw fish and seafood This bright and colorful dish has vinegared sushi rice at ‘scattered sushi’ in English, and it is usually served on happy and festive Raw fish and seafood is a part of Kaisendon Cost Relatively cheaper than sushi rolls or nigiri Expensive due to the type of toppings used Chirashi:Ĭhirashi Sushi can be roughly translated as Different Varieties 3 main varieties over 18 varieties of Donburi Types of toppings Mostly contains raw fish, seafood vegetable toppings artfully decorated on the top Mostly contains cooked meat, eel, and vegetable toppings. Chirashi Donburi Meaning in English Scattered Bowl Japanese rice bowl dish Bottom part Contains vinegared rice Contains plain rice Other ingredients Rice may be mixed with toasted sesame seeds or finely chopped vegetables Rice may be brushed with unagi sauce or other soy-based sauces. In today’s article, I will look closer into the intricate details of the composition, ingredients, and presentation of these dishes. Both Chirashi and Donburi are my favorites because they can be put together quickly to make a filling lunch or dinner.ĭespite the basic similarities between the two, there are several fine differences between Chirashi and Donburi that make these Japanese delicacies unique. It is served in a ceramic bowl and there are different variations of Donburi based on the type of toppings used. There another type of one-bowl dish, which is also my favorite and it is called Donburi. Minutes if there are leftover ingredients from a sushi dinner. The order comes quickly when I am dining out and can be prepared in a few Rolls and want to feel fuller, my go-to food is the sushi bowl, also known as Chirashi.
