is a savoury
egg
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custard
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dish in
Japanese cuisine
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.
Unlike many other
custards, it is usually eaten as a dish in a meal, as chawanmushi contains savory rather than sweet ingredients. The custard consists of an egg mixture seasoned with
soy sauce
Soy sauce (sometimes called soya sauce in British English) is a liquid condiment of China, Chinese origin, traditionally made from a fermentation (food), fermented paste of soybeans, roasted cereal, grain, brine, and ''Aspergillus oryzae'' or ''A ...
,
dashi
is a family of stocks used in Japanese cuisine. ''Dashi'' forms the base for miso soup, clear broth soup, noodle broth soup, and many simmering liquids to accentuate the savory flavor known as umami. ''Dashi'' is also mixed into the flour b ...
, and
mirin
is a type of rice wine and a common ingredient in Japanese cuisine, Japanese cooking. It is similar to sake but with a lower alcohol (drug), alcohol content and higher sugar content. The sugar content is a complex carbohydrate that forms natur ...
, with numerous ingredients such as
shiitake mushrooms,
kamaboko
is a type of Curing (chemistry), cured , a processed seafood product common in Japanese cuisine. It was initially made in the year 1115.
Production and uses
is made by forming various Purée, pureed deboned whitefish (fisheries term), whit ...
, yuri-ne (
lily
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root),
ginkgo
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and boiled shrimp placed into a tea-cup-like container.
The recipe for the dish is similar to that of
Chinese steamed eggs, but the toppings often differ. Since egg custards cannot be picked up by
chopsticks, it is one of the few Japanese dishes that are eaten with a spoon.
Chawanmushi can be eaten either hot or cool. When
udon
Udon ( or ) is a thick noodle made from wheat flour, used in Japanese cuisine. There are a variety of ways it is prepared and served. Its simplest form is in a soup as with a mild broth called made from dashi, soy sauce, and mirin. It is usual ...
is added as an ingredient, it is called odamaki mushi or odamaki udon.
Gallery
File:Chawanmushi by nyaa birdies perch in Yugashima, Shizuoka.jpg
File:Chawan-mushi 001.jpg
File:Chawanmushi - Traditional winter warmer - a small bowl of steamed egg custard with ingredients of the season (12274312843).jpg
File:Chawan Mushi by bvalium.jpg, With mitsuba leaf
See also
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Chinese steamed eggs
*
Gyeran jjim
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List of hors d'oeuvre
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List of steamed foods
This is a list of steamed foods and dishes that are typically or commonly prepared by the cooking method of steaming.
Steamed foods
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References
External links
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Steamed foods
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