Hitsumabushi

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Hitsumabushi

히쓰마부시

Local cuisine from the Nagoya region of Japan

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Hitsumabushi (ひつまぶし) is a local dish of Japan, consisting of sliced unagi (eel) grilled in kabayaki style on rice. Hitsumabushi became common in the 1950s, when farm-raised eel became widely available. It is considered one of the representative dishes of Nagoya cuisine.

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