Also known as: 牛丼, ぎゅうどん
A Japanese dish consisting of a Bowl of Rice topped with Beef and Onion simmered in a mildly sweet sauce flavored with dashi (fish and seaweed stock), Soy Sauce and mirin (sweet rice wine). It also often includes Shirataki Noodles, and is sometimes topped with a raw Egg.
A very popular food in Japan, it is commonly served with Benishouga (pickled ginger), shichimi (ground chili pepper), and a side dish of Miso Soup. Gyuu means "Cow" or "Beef", and don is short for Donburi, the Japanese word for "Bowl".