Hamburger steak and a fried egg
A Japanese breakfast of hamburger steak with melted cheese, a fried egg, salad, mushroom soup, and melon.

On the tray
Hamburger steak with melted cheese, a fried egg, salad, and mushroom soup. This is breakfast too.
In Japan a hamburger steak is called hambagu. It is eaten without a bun, as a main dish with rice or salad. It belongs to yoshoku, the Western-style cooking that Japanese home kitchens made their own.


