豚丼(ぶたどん)

ぶたどん
noun
pork bowl; pork rice bowl
1. pork bowl; pork rice bowl
A bowl of rice topped with sliced pork, typically seasoned with a sweet soy-based sauce. A popular and affordable Japanese fast-food dish.
お昼(ひる)は豚丼(ぶたどん)にしよう。
Let's have pork bowl for lunch.
牛丼(ぎゅうどん)より豚丼(ぶたどん)のほうが安(やす)い。
Pork bowl is cheaper than beef bowl.
北海道(ほっかいどう)帯広(おびひろ)の豚丼(ぶたどん)は、炭火(すみび)で焼(や)いた厚切(あつぎ)りの豚肉(ぶたにく)が特徴(とくちょう)だ。
The pork bowl from Obihiro, Hokkaido, is characterized by thick-cut pork grilled over charcoal.

Composed of 豚(ぶた) (pork) + 丼(どん) (rice bowl dish). There are two main styles: the chain-restaurant style (thin sliced pork simmered in sweet soy sauce, similar to 牛丼(ぎゅうどん)) and the Obihiro style from Hokkaido (thick-cut pork grilled over charcoal with a sweet soy glaze).

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 豚丼(ぶたどん)の大盛(おおも)り: large pork bowl
  • 豚丼(ぶたどん)弁当(べんとう): pork bowl lunch box
  • 帯広(おびひろ)豚丼(ぶたどん): Obihiro-style pork bowl

RELATED DONBURI:

  • 牛丼(ぎゅうどん): beef bowl
  • 親子丼(おやこどん): chicken and egg bowl
  • 天丼(てんどん): tempura bowl
  • 海鮮丼(かいせんどん): seafood bowl

CULTURAL NOTE:
豚丼(ぶたどん) became widely popular at chain restaurants like 吉野家(よしのや) and 松屋(まつや) as an affordable alternative to 牛丼(ぎゅうどん), especially during the BSE scare in the early 2000s when beef imports were restricted.

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