Japanese curry
is a popular dish in Japan. It is made from ground meat with finely chopped onion, egg, and breadcrumbs flavored with various spices, and made into a flat, circular shape about 1 cm thick and 10 to 15 cm in diameter. Many restaurants specialize in various styles of hamburg steak. Some variations include "hanbāgu" topped with cheese (チーズハンバーグ, or "chīzuhanbāgu"), "hanbāgu" with Japanese curry, and Italian "hanbāgu" (with tomato sauce rather than gravy).