Chawanmushi

Chawanmushi

Chawanmushi in a restaurant in Hamamatsu, Japan
Place of origin	Japan
Region or state	Japan and Japanese-speaking areas
Main ingredients	Egg, ginkgo seeds, soy sauce, dashi, and mirin, shiitake mushrooms, kamaboko, lily root, boiled shrimp
Variations	Chinese steamed eggs, Gyeran jjim
Cookbook: Chawanmushi  Media: Chawanmushi

Chawanmushi (茶碗蒸し,Chawanmushi, literally "tea cup steam" or "steamed in a tea bowl") is an egg custard dish found in Japan.^[1] Unlike many other custards, it is usually eaten as a dish in a meal. The custard consists of an egg mixture flavored with soy sauce, dashi, and mirin, with numerous ingredients such as shiitake mushrooms, kamaboko, yuri-ne (lily root), ginkgo and boiled shrimp placed into a tea-cup-like container.^[1] The recipe for the dish is similar to that of Chinese steamed eggs, but the toppings may often differ. Since egg custard, along with soup, can't be picked up by chopsticks, it's one of the few Japanese dishes that are eaten with a spoon.

Chawanmushi can be eaten either hot or cool. When udon is added as an ingredient, it is called odamaki mushi or odamaki udon.

See also

• Chinese steamed eggs
• Gyeran jjim
• List of hors d'oeuvre
• List of steamed foods

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References

1. Downer, Lesley (2001). At the Japanese Table: New and Traditional Recipes. Chronicle Books. p. 103. ISBN 978-0-8118-3280-9.