Yeah, I know. It doesn't make much sense. But I survived, obviously. The Japanese know how to do some decent things with beef or chicken as well. 手羽先 (てばさき) is a Nagoya specialty, and now one of my favorite foods; it's highly-spiced fried chicken wings. And 丼 (どんぶり) is basically just a bowl of rice with something on top of that; a Japanese fast-food restaurant near where I lived called なか卯 (なかう) served it with beef or pork cutlet, and both were quite good.