Donburi is a general term for "bowl". However, it also popularly refers to a bowl of cooked rice with some other food served on top of it. There exist a variety of donburi dishes, differing in their toppings. Some of the most popular ones are listed below:
Oyakodon (Oyako Donburi)
Mother and Child Donburi The name of this popular donburi dish comes from its two main ingredients, chicken and egg. Very rarely, you may also encounter an Oyakodon featuring salmon and ikura (salmon eggs).
Katsudon (Tonkatsu Donburi)
Pork Cutlet Donburi Katsudon is served with tonkatsu (deep fried breaded pork cutlet), egg and onions on top of the rice.
Gyudon (Gyuniku Donburi) (more details)
Beef Donburi Gyudon, a bowl of cooked rice with beef, is very popular as an inexpensive type of fast food served at chain stores across the country.
Tendon (Tempura Donburi)
Tempura Donburi Tempura are deep fried pieces of battered seafood and vegetables. Various tempura pieces are dipped into a soya based sauce before served on top of the rice.
Unadon (Unagi Donburi)
Eel Donburi The eel is grilled and prepared in a thick soya based sauce before served on top of the cooked rice.
Tekkadon (Tekka Donburi)
Tuna Donburi The topping of Tekkadon is raw tuna (maguro). It is served with strips of nori seaweed and sometimes ground yamaimo.
Besides the donburi dishes introduced above, there exist many more donburi varieties.
