also: まむしどんぶり
eel donburi; bowl of rice topped with eel
Kansai dialect term for うな丼 (unadon). Refers specifically to grilled eel over rice in a bowl.
See also: うなぎ丼
In Osaka, unadon is sometimes called 'mamushi-don'.
I went to a long-established eel restaurant to eat mamushi-don.
Standard Kansai-ben spelling for eel donburi; the kanji 丼 is shared with other donburi dishes.
Full reading まむしどんぶり; less common than the abbreviated まむしどん.
Ateji spelling using 蝮 (mamushi, pit viper), unrelated to the dish; rarely used and potentially confusing.
The origin of まむし is uncertain; it may be a corruption of まぶし (steamed) or a local Kansai term. The kanji 蝮 is ateji and unrelated to the dish.