Oyako is written 親子 in Japanese and literally means parent and child. The reason why oyakodon is called so is because there’s chicken and egg in the rice bowl, i.e., the parent and child.
What a grotesque name for a dish.
Oyako is written 親子 in Japanese and literally means parent and child. The reason why oyakodon is called so is because there’s chicken and egg in the rice bowl, i.e., the parent and child.
What a grotesque name for a dish.