7pm in Tokyo - Oyakodon
Its been a while since I had some Oyakodon - tasted lovely. But the waitress had really bad BO...
Oyakodon (親子丼, Oyakodon), literally "parent-and-child donburi", is a donburi, or Japanese rice bowl dish, in which chicken, egg, green onion, and other ingredients are all simmered together in a sauce and then served on top of a large bowl of rice. The name of the dish, parent and child donburi, is a poetic reflection of the fact that both chicken and egg are used in the dish. In Japan, oyakodon is often served in soba restaurants and other traditional Japanese restaurants.
The donburi simmering sauce varies according to season, ingredient, region, and taste. A typical sauce might consist of dashi flavored with shoyu and mirin. Proportions vary, but usually there is three to four times as much dashi as shoyu and mirin. For oyakodon, Tsuji (1980) recommends dashi flavored with light soy sauce, dark soy sauce, and sugar.
To make oyakodon, cut chicken and other ingredients into bite-sized pieces. Heat 1/4 cup simmering sauce in a small frying pan. Add chicken (and sliced yellow onion, if desired) and simmer until chicken is cooked. Then add green onions and other ingredients. When all ingredients are cooked, slowly pour 1-2 lightly beaten eggs evenly over the whole dish. When eggs are nearly cooked (edges set), slide the topping from the pan onto hot cooked rice served in an oversized bowl. The hot rice will finish cooking the eggs.
Several other Japanese dishes pun on the parent-and-child theme of oyakodon. Tanindon (他人丼, Tanindon), literally "stranger bowl", is otherwise identical but replaces the chicken with beef. A dish of salmon and roe served raw over rice is known as sake oyakodon (鮭親子丼, sake oyakodon).
Oyakodon description from Wikipedia.
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Student
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Never tired one before, but i am definately going to try one soon. Looks tasty enough...
Mechanical Engineering student
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O_o Looks very tasty! Will try and make some when I have the time. Sounds easy enough to cook x_x
Looks like there are BO problems there as well. Kinda reminds me of that article you posted sometime ago.
College student / anime and manga okatu (in training)
O_O ohhhh that looks sooooooo good...... hmm.. i want some.... i wonder if a can find a recpie for it somewhere... and then i wonder if >_<
hmm the best thing would be to go buy =p
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Looks delicious =p
Engineer-wannabe
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Eat it almost everyday for lunch.. >.> its not like im too lazy too cook,just dun hv enough time =.=
Bad BO? Are you sure the waitress wasn't a trap? I myself have had a run-in with waitresses that kind of made me lose my appetite. =x
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Server BO. What a conundrum
You want a refill on your drink, but dare you call her over in fear of the stench ?
Student
LOL @ "stranger bowl" - nice puns:)
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Haven't had oyakodonburi for a few weeks...
I hope there was some good air circulation in that shop ^^; or in the worst case just bring your face real close to the food and try to smell that instead. XD
University Student
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Been craving that recently.
Some people think the pun on the name is a bit distasteful but i personally think it's kinda amusing.
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seems tasty. yumm.
lol. looks like the BO turned off Kagami too.
Motivational Speaker
Really great looking dish! Gotta see if I can make it one of these days.
Student, part-time Haruhi wannabe (that bit about godhood etc)
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Love those puns, although they sound a little strange in English:p
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okay I hope her BO did not over power the nice smell of your food ^^;;;;;;
Ordinary soul (student)
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heh, I japan (and east Asia?) they eat all kinds of rice/noodle bowl dishes.
And in Europe we eat all kinds of pizza and kebab dishes.
Actually just few hours ago I had a kebab baked inside the pita bread.
Student
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Mmm that makes me hungry ^___^
Graphic Designer
I love Oyakodon~ but they don't do them justice in Hong Kong. (maybe I just never had really good one)
Dirty Gentleman
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Hmm... I've never had that. It looks gooood. I must try that sometime...
I hate it most when people are in a confined space, like a train, and someone comes in with horrible kim chi breath or BO.
US Navy Sailor
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Me too. Especially if its already hot and stuffy.
WiseGuy
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I'm hungry now.
These posts about food are always so torturous. Why, Danny, why?!
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Oyakodon is awesome! BO is awful!
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Oyakodon~ yum~
First time I ordered it I was so full, couldn't finish it ^^;; Now I only order it if I'm really hungry.
Sales, Retail
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Two food articles that you've written really remind me how long I've not had an Oyakodon, ramen or my usual unagi donburi... ugh.
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i just had a dozen gyoza and a miso soup......BUT IM ALL HUNGRY AGAIN
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oishiiso...
???Confused???
Looks tasty...how close was that waitress standing?...
College Freshmen
I've had it where's it's beef instead of chicken. Well there probably was chicken too, but I prefer beef over chicken.
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Yummy stuff indeed. Parents make it at our restaurant =w=''
student
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yum, had one a few days ago, really love the runny egg.
Modern Languages Student
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Never ate it °° Never seen it here in Italy.
Hikikomori in the making
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Mmm... Looks yummy... And what?! The waitress?! A GIRL with horrible BO?!
Student
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Looks good.
Student artist
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Danny have you every tried raw ouster?
Graphic Design student | Receptionist | Otaku
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It looks interesting ^^
Japanese cuisine is always so different.. but, that's a good thing!
Student
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They sell Oyako don in school and it's very tasty ^^