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Home » Rice

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.

Popular Rice + Donburi Recipes

Eggplant & Unagi Over Rice in a Japanese blue and white bowl.

Eggplant Unagi Donburi 茄子と鰻の丼ぶり

4.77 from 26 votes
Omurice オムライス (Omelette Rice - "Midnight Diner: Tokyo Stories" | Easy Japanese Recipes at JustOneCookbook.com

Omurice (Omelette Rice) (Video) オムライス – ‘Midnight Diner: Tokyo Stories’

4.67 from 75 votes
Rice with Mountain Vegetables (Sansai Gohan) served in a green ceramic bowl.

Sansai Gohan (Rice with Mountain Vegetables) 山菜ご飯

4.78 from 9 votes
A donburi bowl containing grilled eel fillet over steamed rice.

Unadon (Grilled Eel Rice Bowl) (Video) 鰻丼

4.78 from 63 votes
A bowl containing Soboro Don (seasoned ground chicken and scrambled egg over rice).

Soboro Don (Ground Chicken Bowl) そぼろ丼

4.77 from 153 votes
A Japanese rice bowl containing Soy Glazed Eggplant Donburi topped with julienned shiso and toasted sesame seeds.

Soy-Glazed Eggplant Donburi 茄子の甘辛丼

4.70 from 236 votes
A Japanese donburi bowl containing Tanindon, which is simmered beef and egg over steamed rice.

Tanindon (Beef and Egg Rice Bowl) 他人丼

4.84 from 25 votes
A white bowls containing savory pan-fried tofu, cucumber, avocado, edamame, carrot, red cabbage, and watermelon radish over brown rice.

Vegan Poke Bowl ヴィーガンポケ丼

4.70 from 36 votes

Latest in Rice

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

4.68 from 82 votes
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

4.69 from 58 votes
A bowl containing ahi tuna and salmon poke along with edamame, avocado, sushi ginger, and radish over bed of steamed rice.

Poke Bowl Recipe

4.78 from 61 votes
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

4.75 from 51 votes
Donburi rice bowls containing gyudon, simmered beef and onions over steamed rice.

Gyudon (Japanese Beef Rice Bowl) (Video) 牛丼

4.74 from 506 votes
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

4.78 from 283 votes
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

4.57 from 498 votes
A plate containing three tuna mayo onigiri and pickles, served with a wooden bowl of miso soup.

Tuna Mayo Onigiri ツナマヨおにぎり

5 from 3 votes
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.

Sukiyaki Don すき焼き丼

5 from 4 votes
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

4.77 from 13 votes
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 Mapo Tofu (Video)

5 from 5 votes
A round plate containing Japanese chicken curry over steamed rice, garnished with fukujinzuke pickles.

Easy Japanese Curry (Video)

4.75 from 4 votes
A Japanese ceramic bowl containing Oyakodon, a chicken and egg rice bowl dish garnish with green onion.

Easy Oyakodon (Chicken and Egg Bowl) (Video)

4.88 from 8 votes
A donburi bowl containing grilled eel fillet over steamed rice.

Unadon (Grilled Eel Rice Bowl) (Video) 鰻丼

4.78 from 63 votes
Black and white round plates containing colorful vegetarian sushi rolls.

Vegetarian Sushi Rolls

4.64 from 11 votes
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

4.75 from 4 votes
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

4.76 from 235 votes
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

4.68 from 25 votes
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)

4.62 from 170 votes
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)

4.75 from 27 votes
A donabe containing Nanakusa Gayu, Japanese seven herb rice porridge.

Nanakusa Gayu (Seven Herb Rice Porridge) 七草粥

4.84 from 24 votes
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.

Yakiniku Don (Japanese Grilled Beef Bowl) 焼肉丼

5 from 3 votes
A white plate containing Stir-Fried Garlic Chives and Egg Over Rice.

Niratama Donburi (Garlic Chives and Egg Over Rice) (Video) ニラ玉

4.82 from 32 votes
A rice cooker containing freshly cooked brown rice.

How to Cook Short-Grain Brown Rice in a Rice Cooker 玄米

4.50 from 8 votes
The wooden table with bowls and plates containing Asian Pulled Pork Taco ingredients.

Instant Pot Asian Pulled Pork (Tacos and Rice Bowls)

4.86 from 90 votes
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

4.81 from 86 votes
A cast-iron pan containing Steak Garlic Rice topped with chopped scallions and garlic chips.

Steak Garlic Rice

4.70 from 65 votes
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

4.77 from 13 votes
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

4.70 from 66 votes
A bowl containing Soboro Don (seasoned ground chicken and scrambled egg over rice).

Soboro Don (Ground Chicken Bowl) そぼろ丼

4.77 from 153 votes
A Japanese donburi bowl containing Tanindon, which is simmered beef and egg over steamed rice.

Tanindon (Beef and Egg Rice Bowl) 他人丼

4.84 from 25 votes
A white ceramic plate containing Japanese fried rice (Yakimeshi).

Japanese Fried Rice (Yakimeshi) (Video) 焼き飯

4.80 from 81 votes
A taquoise bowl containing teriyaki tofu and broccoli over steamed rice.

Pan-Fried Teriyaki Tofu Bowl 照り焼き豆腐丼

4.58 from 21 votes
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

4.60 from 25 votes
A ceramic bowl containing Japanese Chicken Curry along with steamed rice and fukujinzuke pickles.

Japanese Chicken Curry (Video) チキンカレー

4.61 from 1615 votes
A ceramic rice container filled with Okowa (Japanese Mixed Glutinous Rice).

Japanese Sticky Rice with Chicken and Vegetables (Okowa) 五目おこわ

4.52 from 33 votes
A rice bowl containing Myoga Yukari Mazegohan.

Myoga Yukari Rice (Mazegohan) ミョウガとゆかりの混ぜご飯

5 from 4 votes
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

4.84 from 12 votes
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

4.72 from 95 votes
A rice bowl containing Sekihan (Red Bean Rice).

Sekihan (Red Bean Rice) (Video) 赤飯

4.84 from 43 votes
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

4.65 from 34 votes
A ceramic rice bowl containing Mame Gohan (Green Pea Rice).

Mame Gohan (Green Pea Rice) 豆ご飯

4.86 from 21 votes
A white bowl containing Chukadon (Seafood and Vegetable Stir Fry Over Rice).

Chukadon (Chinese-Style Rice Bowl) 中華丼

4.77 from 26 votes
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

4.65 from 14 votes
A beige ceramic dish containing steamed rice and Japanese cream stew.

Japanese Cream Stew (White Stew) クリームシチュー

4.80 from 149 votes
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

4.87 from 29 votes
Japanese-style meal prep.

Meal Prep DIY Bowls

4.87 from 15 votes
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

5 from 9 votes
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