Hitsumabushi

Japan · East Asia

Short description: This eel-and-rice dish is served with condiments so one bowl can be eaten in several stages.
Ingredients: Rice topped with chopped grilled eel, sweet soy sauce, green onion, wasabi, nori, and dashi or tea.
Cultural note: The staged way of eating turns a single serving into a small tasting sequence: plain, seasoned, then loosened with broth.
Common misconception: It is not simply a standard eel rice bowl; the condiments and final broth step are central to the experience.

image credit

creator:: Kanesue
source:: Wikimedia Commons
license:: CC BY 2.0
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