Hayashi Rice

Hayashi rice or hashed beef rice is a Japanese dish consisting of a beef stew with a demi-glace base that is poured over steamed rice. It is a western-style Japanese dish that has been popular since the early 1900s. Although hayashi rice is a popular dish to cook at home, it is also commonly found on the menus of western-style restaurants. It is still unknown where the name hayashi comes from, but some claim that a chef named Hayashi first prepared the dish as a meal for the employees of his restaurant. However, other people claim that it comes from the mispronunciation of the English phrase hashed beef.