Oyakodon (親子丼), literally "parent-and-child donburi", is a donburi, or Japanese rice bowl dish, in which chicken, egg, sliced scallion (or sometimes regular onions), 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. The name of the dish is a poetic reflection of both chicken and egg being used in the dish.[1]
 Oyakodon | |
| Type | Donburi |
|---|---|
| Place of origin | Japan |
| Created by | Tamahide |
| Invented | 1891 |
| Main ingredients | Chicken, egg, and sliced scallion |
| Ingredients generally used | Soy sauce and stock |
| Variations | Tanindon |
History
editThe origins of the dish are unknown. The earliest written mention of the terms "oyako" and "don" in combination is in a newspaper advertisement for a restaurant in Kobe in 1884. The advertisement mentions dishes named oyakojōdon, oyakonamidon and oyakochūdon, possibly referring to different sizes.[2]
Variations
editSeveral other Japanese dishes pun on the parent-and-child theme of oyakodon. Tanindon (他人丼), literally "stranger bowl",[3] is otherwise identical but replaces the chicken with beef or pork. A dish of salmon and salmon roe served raw over rice is known as sake oyakodon (鮭親子丼) (salmon parent-child donburi).
See also
edit- Gyūdon, beef on rice
- Katsudon, pork cutlets on rice
- Unadon, grilled eel kabayaki on rice
- "Mother and Child Reunion", a Paul Simon song that takes its title from a similar chicken and egg dish
References
edit- ^ "親子丼(オヤコドンブリ)とは - Definition of "Oyakodon" (In Japanese)".
- ^ "明治36年(1903)、第五回内国勧業博覧会開催時に、親子丼が販売提供されていたか知りたい。 (in Japanese)". Collaborative Reference Database. 8 March 2011.
- ^ "関西の他人丼を知っていますか？地方の丼紹介！". TRENDRIPPLE(とれんどりっぷる) (in Japanese). Retrieved 2015-12-06.
Pamela Goyan Kittler; Kathryn P. Sucher; Marcia Nelms (22 August 2011). Food and Culture. Cengage Learning. p. 327. ISBN 978-1-285-22561-6.
- Tsuji, Shizuo (1980). Japanese Cooking: A Simple Art. New York: Kodansha International/USA. ISBN 0-87011-399-2.
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