A thickened soy-mirin sauce coats eel in this traditional Japanese dish. Because the eel has a thick, rubbery skin, skewering makes it so the fish doesn’t roll into a spiral while steaming, keeping it ...

Rice bowls topped with tasty slivers of beef, chicken, egg, tempura or seafood have ancient roots in Japan and other parts of Asia. But the hearty, one-bowl dishes are also incredibly popular on ...