butadon
English
Etymology
From Japanese 豚丼 (butadon).
Noun
butadon (usually uncountable, plural butadons)
- A Japanese dish consisting of a bowl of rice topped with braised or grilled pork; pork donburi.
- 2010, Kakuyu Obara, Japan’s Beef Market, page 8:
- While Sukiya switched to Australian beef, Yoshinoya stopped serving gyudon altogether. Instead, Yoshinoya introduced buta don, or pork bowl, which has grown in popularity.
- 2013, Aki Watanabe, Donburi: Delightful Japanese Meals in a Bowl, page 114:
- Obihiro Buta Don
Obihiro is a city in Hokkaido, where this dish was made famous. Use a fish grill to cook the pork.
- 2018 May 1, Lois Fong, “Butadon!!”, in Burpple, archived from the original on 2-15-2023:
- Also, the menu seemed rather simple to navigate through the range of tasty-looking Butadons.
- 2021, Kosuke Tsukagoshi, Hokkaido Inspirational Guide, page 52:
- Obihiro is famous for its butadon, grilled pork and onions simmered in sauce over rice.
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See also
- gyudon
- oyakodon
- donburi