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Do you know how/why Oyako Don is thus named ? Oya- means parent.ko- means child.Oyako- …a single word for parent-and-child.Don, a short from of Donburi meaning a big bowl with lots of rice on the bottom and other food on top. In Chinese, we call it ??? (QinZi Don). ??&??=??…yes…parent-and-child will be equivalent to the chicken and the eggs respectively. If you are served grilled salmon with salmon roes on top of the rice, it qualifies as Oyako Don too! See that little side (...)