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Tekkadon

Japanese rice dish topped with tuna sashimi From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Tekkadon (鉄火丼), a type of donburi, is a Japanese rice dish topped with thin-sliced raw tuna sashimi. Spicy tekkadon is made with a mix of spicy ingredients, a spicy orange sauce, or both, usually incorporating spring onions.

Place of originJapan
Main ingredientsTuna sashimi, rice
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Tekkadon
Tekkadon
TypeDonburi
Place of originJapan
Main ingredientsTuna sashimi, rice
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The term tekka in the name derives from the gambling rooms (tekkaba) where the dish was commonly served from the end of the Edo period to the start of the Meiji period of Japan's history.[1]

It is also called maguro-don, meaning "tuna bowl".

Variations

A similar dish made with salmon sashimi is called sakedon.

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