butadon

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noun

A Japanese dish consisting of a bowl of rice topped with braised or grilled pork; pork donburi.

Scrabble 10

Meanings

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nounbutadon (usually uncountable, plural butadons)

plural butadons

  1. uncountableusuallyA Japanese dish consisting of a bowl of rice topped with braised or grilled pork; pork donburi.

    Obihiro is famous for its butadon, grilled pork and onions simmered in sauce over rice.

    2021, Kosuke Tsukagoshi, Hokkaido Inspirational Guide, page 52
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    While Sukiya switched to Australian beef, Yoshinoya stopped serving gyudon altogether. Instead, Yoshinoya introduced buta don, or pork bowl, which has grown in popularity.

    2010, Kakuyu Obara, Japan’s Beef Market, page 8

    Obihiro Buta Don Obihiro is a city in Hokkaido, where this dish was made famous. Use a fish grill to cook the pork.

    2013, Aki Watanabe, Donburi: Delightful Japanese Meals in a Bowl, page 114

    Also, the menu seemed rather simple to navigate through the range of tasty-looking Butadons.

    2018 May 1, Lois Fong, “Butadon!!”, in Burpple, archived from the original on 15 Feb 2023

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Origin

  1. Japanese豚丼
  2. Englishbutadon

From Japanese 豚丼 (butadon).

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