Ever heard of 鈥渢endon tempura鈥�? The Japanese specialty is a type of donburi (rice bowl with toppings) that features crisp tempura atop the freshly steamed rice and a light soy sauce.
While many restaurants serve donburi and tempura dishes here in Vancouver, there is a Japanese chain, , that focuses exclusively on tendon tempura, and are considered top of their game.
With locations in Japan 鈥� and their main branch located in Tokyo鈥檚 Chuo City area 鈥� as well as outposts in Taiwan and the U.S. (including in major cities like Los Angeles and Chicago), Hannosuke is poised to open their very first Canadian location, and it will be right here in Vancouver.
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Signage has gone up at 1725 Robson St. for Tempura Tendon Hannosuke Tokyo, .
Hannosuke is named for Hannosuke Kaneko, who 鈥渟erved as the second chairman of Japanese cook association 鈥業sshin-kai,鈥欌�� according to the company鈥檚 official website. His grandson, Kaneko Shinya, inherited his grandfather鈥檚 recipe book, which included a treasured recipe for a secret 鈥淓domae鈥� rice bowl sauce. Kaneko Shinya worked to create a tendon tempura dish using the sauce, and his popular brand was born.
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The first U.S. outpost of Hannosuke and their stellar tendon tempura in Los Angeles鈥� popular Mitsuwa marketplace.
We鈥檝e reached out to the Kaneko Hannosuke 麻豆传媒映画team to get more information about the launch here, and we鈥檒l update when info is available.
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