Datemaki is an egg dish, a bit like sweet Tamagoyaki but cooked with fish cake. Datemaki is a part of Osechi Ryori, the traditional Japanese new year feast. There are a lot of kinds of dishes for Osechi Ryori, but Datemaki is prominent among them for its bright color and interesting shape. Datemaki is fairly sweet like some other Osechi Ryori so that it can last for at least the first 3 days of the new year
Soboro is ground meat cooked with seasonings such as Soy Sauce and sugar. You stir the meat as you cook it, breaking it up…
Dashimaki Tamago is rolled pan fried eggs just like Tamagoyaki (rolled omelette). The cooking and rolling technique to make Dashimaki is exactly the same…
Kinshi Tamago (錦糸卵) is shredded egg crepes. The thin egg threads are used for toppings and garnish for many dishes such as noodles and…
Donburi is rice with some topping in a bowl. Typical toppings are chicken and egg (Oyakodon), Tempura (Tendon), or beef (Gyudon). It’s a complete…
Omurice (オムライス), omelet rice, is ketchup fried rice wrapped with a crepe-like thinly fried egg. Doesn’t sound like Japanese food, does it? Omurice is…
Tamagoyaki is a Japanese rolled omelet and it is probably the most common way to eat eggs in Japan. You can find Tamagoyaki on…
Chawanmushi (茶碗蒸し) is a Japanese hot appetizer. It is a type of egg custard, but not sweet. You might find it at sushi restaurants…
Oyako Donburi (親子丼ぶり)or Oyakodon (親子丼) in short is chicken and egg cooked in sweet and salty broth over steamed rice in a bowl. Chicken…