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Rice and Donburi Recipes

Discover the heart of Japanese cooking with these delicious rice and donburi recipes. From steamed rice and sushi rice to takikomi gohan and ochazuke, each dish is simple, versatile, and easy to make.

Perfect as a side or main dish, rice is the foundation of many everyday Japanese meals.

A blue and white plate containing garlic fried rice and skewered grilled shrimp. A blue and white plate containing garlic fried rice and skewered grilled shrimp.
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Japanese Garlic Fried Rice ガーリックライス

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  • Three grilled triangular rice balls (yaki onigiri) with a golden-brown crust are arranged on a green leaf in a rectangular plate, accompanied by pickled vegetables on the side. The setting is on a wooden table.
    Yaki Onigiri (Grilled Rice Ball) (Video) 焼きおにぎり
    82
    30 minutes
  • A round ceramic plate containing six pieces of California rolls over a bamboo leaf along with sushi ginger.
    California Roll カリフォルニアロール
    58
    2 hours
  • A bowl containing ahi tuna and salmon poke along with edamame, avocado, sushi ginger, and radish over bed of steamed rice.
    Easy
    Poke Bowl Recipe
    61
    15 minutes
  • A white bowl containing Katsudon, pork cutlet rice bowl, where golden brown tonkatsu, drizzled egg, and tender onion are simmered in a savory dashi broth.
    Katsudon (Pork Cutlet Rice Bowl) (Video) かつ丼
    51
    30 minutes
  • Donburi rice bowls containing gyudon, simmered beef and onions over steamed rice.
    Easy
    Gyudon (Japanese Beef Rice Bowl) (Video) 牛丼
    506
    20 minutes
  • A round white plate containing Japanese beef curry consisting of tender beef, potatoes, carrots, mushrooms, and curry roux, served over steamed rice.
    Japanese Beef Curry (Video) ビーフカレー
    283
    3 hours
  • Sushi oke (Hangiri) containing sushi rice made with cooked Japanese short-grain rice, rice vinegar, sugar, and salt.
    How to Make Sushi Rice (Video) 酢飯
    498
    1 hour 30 minutes
  • A plate containing three tuna mayo onigiri and pickles, served with a wooden bowl of miso soup.
    Easy
    Tuna Mayo Onigiri ツナマヨおにぎり
    4
    15 minutes
  • A large ceramic donburi rice bowl containing Sukiyaki Don, thinly sliced beef, tofu, and vegetables simmered in a savory dashi soy broth and served over steamed rice.
    Easy
    Sukiyaki Don すき焼き丼
    4
    15 minutes
  • A ceramic donabe pot containing Japanese chestnut rice (kuri gohan); peeled chestnuts beautifully laying over steamed rice in a single layer.
    Chestnut Rice (Kuri Gohan) 栗ご飯
    13
    2 hours 35 minutes
  • A donburi bowl containing mapo tofu over bed of steamed rice, served with a small bowl of miso soup and a glass of green tea.
    Easy
    Easy Mapo Tofu (Video)
    5
    15 minutes
  • A round plate containing Japanese chicken curry over steamed rice, garnished with fukujinzuke pickles.
    Easy
    Easy Japanese Curry (Video)
    4
    15 minutes
  • A Japanese ceramic bowl containing Oyakodon, a chicken and egg rice bowl dish garnish with green onion.
    Easy
    Easy Oyakodon (Chicken and Egg Bowl) (Video)
    8
    15 minutes
  • A donburi bowl containing grilled eel fillet over steamed rice.
    Unadon (Grilled Eel Rice Bowl) (Video) 鰻丼
    63
    30 minutes
  • Black and white round plates containing colorful vegetarian sushi rolls.
    Vegetarian Sushi Rolls
    11
    1 hour 45 minutes
  • A rice cooker containing Chicken Rice, seasoned with Japanese ketchup and Worcestershire sauce.
    Rice Cooker Ketchup Rice ケチャップライス
    4
    1 hour 15 minutes
  • An oval plate containing 3 pieces of Onigiri (Japanese Rice Balls) placed on a bamboo leaf.
    Onigiri (Japanese Rice Balls) (Video) おにぎり
    235
    1 hour
  • A rice bowl containing Hijiki Rice (Takikomi Gohan) served with pickles on the side.
    Hijiki Rice (Takikomi Gohan) ひじき炊き込みご飯
    25
    1 hour
  • Perfectly cooked Japanese short-grain rice being served in the Japanese rice bowl.
    How to Cook Japanese Rice in a Pot on the Stove (Video)
    170
    30 minutes
  • A lacquer box containing Ohagi (Botamochi) and some of them are served on a black plate.
    Ohagi (Botamochi) おはぎ (ぼたもち)
    27
    2 hours
  • A donabe containing Nanakusa Gayu, Japanese seven herb rice porridge.
    Nanakusa Gayu (Seven Herb Rice Porridge) 七草粥
    24
    45 minutes
  • A Japanese donburi bowl containing Yakiniku Don, where pan-grilled well-marbled beef is coated with Japanese BBQ sauce and served over a bed of steamed rice.
    Easy
    Yakiniku Don (Japanese Grilled Beef Bowl) 焼肉丼
    3
    10 minutes
  • A white plate containing Stir-Fried Garlic Chives and Egg Over Rice.
    Easy
    Niratama Donburi (Garlic Chives and Egg Over Rice) (Video) ニラ玉
    32
    10 minutes
  • A rice cooker containing freshly cooked brown rice.
    How to Cook Short-Grain Brown Rice in a Rice Cooker 玄米
    8
    1 hour 30 minutes
  • The wooden table with bowls and plates containing Asian Pulled Pork Taco ingredients.
    Instant Pot Asian Pulled Pork (Tacos and Rice Bowls)
    90
    1 hour 30 minutes
  • Colorful plates containing Okinawa Taco Rice with flavorful taco fixings served on a bed of hot Japanese white rice.
    Okinawa Taco Rice (Video) タコライス
    86
    30 minutes
  • A cast-iron pan containing Steak Garlic Rice topped with chopped scallions and garlic chips.
    Steak Garlic Rice
    65
    30 minutes
  • A Japanese ceramic plate containing Salmon and Shio Kombu Onigiri served with daikon pickles.
    Salmon and Shio Kombu Onigiri 鮭と塩昆布のおにぎり
    13
    15 minutes
  • A Hario donabe (Japanese clay pot) containing Japanese Mushroom Rice topped with butter, chives, and sea salt flakes.
    Japanese Mushroom Rice きのこご飯
    66
    1 hour
  • A bowl containing Soboro Don (seasoned ground chicken and scrambled egg over rice).
    Soboro Don (Ground Chicken Bowl) そぼろ丼
    153
    30 minutes
  • A Japanese donburi bowl containing Tanindon, which is simmered beef and egg over steamed rice.
    Tanindon (Beef and Egg Rice Bowl) 他人丼
    25
    20 minutes
  • A white ceramic plate containing Japanese fried rice (Yakimeshi).
    Easy
    Japanese Fried Rice (Yakimeshi) (Video) 焼き飯
    81
    15 minutes
  • A taquoise bowl containing teriyaki tofu and broccoli over steamed rice.
    Pan-Fried Teriyaki Tofu Bowl 照り焼き豆腐丼
    21
    1 hour
  • A white plate containing Pickled Mustard Green Fried Rice (Takana Chahan).
    Pickled Mustard Greens Fried Rice (Takana Chahan) 高菜チャーハン
    25
    20 minutes
  • A ceramic bowl containing Japanese Chicken Curry along with steamed rice and fukujinzuke pickles.
    Japanese Chicken Curry (Video) チキンカレー
    1615
    1 hour 10 minutes
  • A ceramic rice container filled with Okowa (Japanese Mixed Glutinous Rice).
    Japanese Sticky Rice with Chicken and Vegetables (Okowa) 五目おこわ
    33
    1 hour 30 minutes
  • A rice bowl containing Myoga Yukari Mazegohan.
    Myoga Yukari Rice (Mazegohan) ミョウガとゆかりの混ぜご飯
    4
    10 minutes
  • A Japanese plate containing Ume Miso and Shiso Onigiri.
    Ume Miso and Shiso Onigiri 梅味噌と紫蘇のおにぎり
    12
    15 minutes
  • A donabe pot containing Japanese Corn Rice (Butter Shoyu Flavor) topped with melted butter.
    Japanese Corn Rice (Video) バター醤油とうもろこしご飯
    95
    1 hour 20 minutes
  • A rice bowl containing Sekihan (Red Bean Rice).
    Sekihan (Red Bean Rice) (Video) 赤飯
    43
    1 hour 15 minutes
  • A white ceramic bowl containing steamed rice and Japanese bone-in chicken curry garnished with fukujinzuke.
    Bone-in Chicken Curry (Video) 骨付きチキンカレー
    34
    1 hour 15 minutes
  • A ceramic rice bowl containing Mame Gohan (Green Pea Rice).
    Mame Gohan (Green Pea Rice) 豆ご飯
    21
    1 hour 10 minutes
  • A white bowl containing Chukadon (Seafood and Vegetable Stir Fry Over Rice).
    Chukadon (Chinese-Style Rice Bowl) 中華丼
    26
    40 minutes
  • A Kamadosan (Japanese donabe) containing Tai Meshi (Japanese Sea Bream Rice) garnished with julienned ginger.
    How to Make Tai Meshi with Leftover Baked Sea Bream 鯛飯
    14
    45 minutes
  • A beige ceramic dish containing steamed rice and Japanese cream stew.
    Japanese Cream Stew (White Stew) クリームシチュー
    149
    1 hour
  • Rice paddle scooping rice out of the kamadosan donabe containing perfectly cooked Japanese rice.
    How To Cook Rice in a Donabe 土鍋ご飯の炊き方
    29
    25 minutes
  • Japanese-style meal prep.
    Meal Prep DIY Bowls
    15
    3 hours
  • A ceramic bowl containing miso marinated hamachi served on bed of steamed rice along with shiso, scallion, and sushi ginger.
    Miso-Marinated Hamachi Bowl ハマチ漬け丼
    9
    45 minutes
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