Unaju

Pronunciation Buttons

Unaju ('うな重', is classified into eel food), is known as Eel over Rice in English, and 鳗鱼重 (Mányú zhòng) in Chinese. Unadon uses a bowl, and Unaju uses a box called a Jubako (重箱). It is the washoku.
Rare :

Japanese (日本語)

1.Other names

Japanese: うなめし, うなぎご飯.
English: Steamed Rice Topped with Soy-broiled Eel Served in a Jubako Box, Eel on Rice Served in a Jubako Box.
Chinese: 鳗鱼盒饭, 鳗重.

　The general overview

2.The basic ingredients

Eel

Steamed Rice

Soy Sauce

and Sugar.

3.The different ingredients according to the restaurants

Vinegar

Mirin

Sake

or Japanese Pepper.

Alcoholic foods or drinks.

4.Related Japanese Style Recipe

Cookpad

'Broiled Eel Rice Bowl'

5.Type of cooking

Grilling.

6.Taste

Tasty (Salty-sweet).

7.Serving temperature

Warm.

8.Note

We can eat this dish at Unagi-ya (Eel restaurants) in Japan. As for the eel, the tradition of eating an eel in Japan on the Ox day during doyo of summer (from July 19 to August 7), began during the Edo period.