Food Detective / Japan / Butadon
Butadon (pork bowl) · 豚丼
豚丼 · Butadon
Like gyudon, but with pork instead of beef.
- Kind
- Rice, Meat
- Cooking
- Braised / simmered, Grilled
- Taste
- Sweet, Soy sauce, Filling meal, Easy to eat alone · Not spicy
- Served · texture
- Hot · Slightly chewier meat than gyudon
INGREDIENTS
Ingredients, including hidden ones
- Main ingredient
- Pork, Rice
- Usually included
- Vegetables
- Can be in the sauce or broth
- Tofu & soy
- Simmered in a sweet soy, sugar and mirin sauce; each chain’s sauce differs.
- Not every gyudon chain sells it.
Basis: General recipe. Shops differ and unlisted ingredients can be present; this is not an allergy guarantee.
CHAINS
Which chain, which menu item
Prices in local currency (JPY).
| Brand | Menu item | What’s different | Serving | Price |
|---|
| Yoshinoya 吉野家 | Butadon, regular 豚丼 並盛 Regular menu | Official note: a revived menu item with a special sweet-savoury sauce. | Regular size (namimori), one bowl | ¥465 |
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“Signature” is used only when the brand itself says so. No sales ranking is invented, and no dish is judged tastier than another.
PRICE GUIDE
General price guide · Regular size (namimori), one bowl
- Budget
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- Typical
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- Premium
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Separate from chain menu prices. Premium reflects setting and service, not a rip-off.
SIMILAR
How it differs from similar dishes
| Difference | Gyūdon | Butadon |
|---|
| Meat | Beef | Pork |
| Where | Almost every gyudon chain | Only some chains (confirmed: Yoshinoya) |
| Taste | Sweet soy sauce | Sweet-savoury, sometimes grilled |
ORDERING
Phrases to show when ordering
- えびを抜いてください
- No shrimp, please (ebi o nuite kudasai)
- 魚介類が食べられません
- I can’t eat seafood (gyokairui ga taberaremasen)
- だしに魚は入っていますか？
- Is there fish in the stock? (dashi ni sakana wa haitte imasu ka?)
- 豚肉が食べられません
- I can’t eat pork (butaniku ga taberaremasen)
- 牛肉が食べられません
- I can’t eat beef (gyūniku ga taberaremasen)
- 卵を抜いてください
- No egg, please (tamago o nuite kudasai)
- 辛くしないでください
- Not spicy, please (karaku shinaide kudasai)
- アレルギーがあります
- I have an allergy (arerugī ga arimasu) — then the ingredient
A request, not a guarantee the ingredient can be removed.
Recipe sources: Wikipedia — Butadon (2026-10-18). Photos are Google results AMS does not vouch for; check opening status on Google Maps.