Kyoto Foodie: Where and what to eat in Kyoto

Doyo Ushinohi: Unagi Eel Day, July 24th うなぎ土用丑の日

Unagi, or freshwater eel, is a very popular food in contemporary Japan and there is a dedicated ‘Eel Day’ in mid-summer (this year July 24th) on which most Japanese eat unagi.

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Kaneyo Historic Kyoto Unagi Eel Restaurant かねよ 京都鰻屋さん

Kaneyo is a long-loved Kyoto eel joint thoroughly from another time and the grilled eel dishes are excellent.

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Buri-zanmai: Buri Sashimi and Shiso Donburi (ぶり刺身丼)

Buri-zanmai Series (Part 3): Winter is the time for buri, or yellowtail. The meat is laden with oil and rich flavor. Here we make a quick and simple rice dish, Buri Sashimi and Shiso Donburi.
Buri Sashimi and Shiso Donburi:
Donburi is a popular ‘rice bowl’ dish in Japan. Here we [...]

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Toriyasu: Kyoto-style Chicken Donburi Shop (とり安 丼・鳥料理)

Toriyasu serves several donburi (ricebowl) dishes that are unbeatable. This tiny and charming restaurant with about 50 years of history is an offshoot of the 120 year old poulterer just next door.
Toriyasu serves three classic donburi dishes and the most famous of which is karaagedon.

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home cooking: uni-ikura donburi on soba-gohan (うにいくら丼、そばごはん編)

This is a rendition of the ever popular Uni-Ikura Donburi, here we serve it on soba-gohan (rice with soba kernels).

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home cooking: Wagyu Roast Beef with Onion Shoyu Sauce Donburi (和牛ローストビーフ玉ねぎ醤油ソース丼)

Wagyu Roast Beef Donburi is a recent invention of Paku and it kicks!
This novel donburi features fine wagyu (Japanese beef) roast beef, on a bed mugi genmai gohan (barley brown rice) and fresh mizuna and topped off with a shoyu based onion sauce.

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