Obihiro Butadon

Japan · East Asia

Short description: This rice bowl highlights charred pork and a glossy sauce that soaks lightly into the grains below.
Ingredients: Rice topped with grilled pork slices, soy sauce, sugar, mirin, sake, and green peas.
Cultural note: The straightforward bowl format makes it a filling local lunch built around pork, rice, and sauce.
Common misconception: It is not the same as a simmered beef bowl; the pork is usually grilled or seared and sauce-glazed.

image credit

creator:: OskNe
source:: Wikimedia Commons
license:: Public domain
modified:: Downloaded from a Wikimedia Commons thumbnail, cropped to reduce table text and background items, then resized/re-encoded for Gochizu.