Aloha - I'm new here...sort of stumbled on this while looking for a new set of pots! My husband and I lived in Japan for 2 years (Eigo no sensei!). I come from "TV-dinner, mac and cheese" family and can't cook more than 2 dishes! So, I had a VERY difficult time in Japan. We ate out A LOT - everyday in fact. And we became very famous. I fell in love with many types of food out there. My #1 favorite is a big, hot bowl of gyudon with a raw egg cracked over it, miso soup on the side and barley tea. Everytime we go back to Japan we search for the Yoshinoya or Sukiya. You can stuff yourself for 800 yen or less. We eat it for breakfast, lunch and dinner. #2 favorite is Japanese yakiniku. A "Gyu-kaku" opened here in Hawaii last year and I've been there, on average, 2 times a month...maybe more. I love it! Sadly, we have no gyu-don place. :( I do have a receipe. But it's not the same. I'm making it tonight. I add things and make it more like a suki-yaki sort of meal. Does anyone have a good - REAL - (well, as close to Sukiya's taste!) recipe for guydon? My recipe uses 1/4 cup mirin, 1/4 cup sake, 1/4 cup brown sugar, water, white onion and meat. Plus - dashi. It's just not the same as Sukiya's. I know...terrible that I want it to taste like a "chain"! Anyway - hello to everyone! Denise in Hawaii
