Wagamama Beef Brisket Teriyaki Donburi

Wagamama beef brisket teriyaki donburi costs £17.50 and carries 818 kcal, slow cooked beef meeting the sweet glaze over sticky rice. Brisket in teriyaki sauce with carrots, pea shoots, edamame, spring onion, sesame and a spoon of kimchee, the bowl the donburi page builds its reputation on.

Brisket and teriyaki suit each other because both are patient flavours. The beef has already given its hours to the braise, shredding into strands that drink the glaze rather than wearing it, and the kimchee sits to one side as the bowl's sour correction, cutting the sweetness whenever the eater chooses. The edamame and carrot keep the bowl from being only rich, and the sticky rice does what sticky rice does, holding sauce in every clump.

The numbers land upper middle: 818 kcal with a strong 37 g of protein, glaze sugar around 19 g, and salt worth the usual glazed bowl respect. The price at £17.50 is published, sitting between the chicken thigh version below it and the duck showpiece above.

Its closest rival is its own sibling: the chicken thigh teriyaki donburi runs cheaper, slightly leaner and a touch higher in protein, so the brisket bowl is a texture decision more than a numbers one. Choose it for the shred and the depth of slow cooked beef; choose the chicken for value and char. Nobody loses.

Asked how much is the beef brisket donburi, the answer is £17.50 standard with the usual postcodes above it. The beef brisket and kimchee gyoza run the theme into a starter, and a double dutch ginger beer stands up to the glaze properly.