Unaju / Unadon

うな重・うな丼

Grilled Eel over Rice with Sweet Soy Glaze

✨For the Bold

◆  Category

Rice Dishes

◆  Flavor

Rich

◆  Main Ingredients

Seafood, Rice

Grilled eel glazed in a rich, sweet soy sauce, served over rice in a lacquer box (unaju) or bowl (unadon). A luxury dish — but deeply beloved and worth trying at least once in Japan. There is a custom of eating eel on a specific midsummer day for stamina; on that day, queues at eel restaurants can be long.

うなぎをふっくら焼いて、甘辛いタレをかけた贅沢品だよ。見た目に抵抗感がある人もいるかもしれないけど、日本人なら老若男女みんな大好きな国民的なご馳走なので、ちょっとお高いけど、一度は食べてほしい。夏の特定の日にうなぎを食べてスタミナをつける風習があって、その日はうなぎ屋さんが大行列…かも。