The rising popularity of "bowl food" might be inextricably linked to the "wellness" industry, but for us, there's still joy to be in the combination of rice, not-too-heavy protein, vegetables and herbs. Pokes and chirazi zushi are good places to start – riff on whatever seafood looks fresh and good, like in our kingfish poke with pickled ginger ponzu, or brown rice chirashi zushi with trout and roe. Seeking a bit more body? The beef taco rice and bibimbap deliver big flavour without weighing you down.
Poke, rice bowls and more
The very definition of a well-rounded meal.
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Kingfish poke with pickled ginger ponzu
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Seaweed, amaranth and brown rice bowl
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Cauliflower, silken tofu and walnut rice bowl
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Tofu poke bowl with pickled carrot
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Curtis Stone's crisp rice bowls with pork, egg, kale and marinated carrot
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Mushroom and pine nut brown rice bowl
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Sweet potato and black bean rice bowl
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Avocado and tuna brown rice bowl
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Summer bowl with tuna, rice and pineapple
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Spelt, cashew and broccoli bowl with yoghurt dressing
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Spicy prawn and pineapple poke
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Sokyo's guide to making chirashi zushi
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Rice bowls with matcha and roast trout
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Scallop poke with pickled ginger dressing
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Photo: Chris Chen