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Raw Egg

September 21, 2015

Raw egg

Raw egg

Dip sukiyaki beef into raw egg

Dip sukiyaki beef into raw egg

Eggs

Eggs

Japanese people have the habit of eating raw egg. It is said that the habit is only Japanese. That fact was a surprise to me. Actually, in Japanese grocery stores, only eggs for eating raw are sold. Japanese usually eat sukiyaki with a dipping sauce which contains only beaten raw egg. Seared beef and vegetables with sweetened soy sauce flavor and beaten raw egg is a very good combination. It is not uncommon that we pour beaten raw egg over gyudon (beef bowl). The most popular use of beaten raw egg is tamago-kake-gohan, in which a mixture of beaten raw egg and a little soy sauce is poured over hot steamed rice. If you are interested in eating raw egg in Japan, then please visit sukiyaki restaurants or beef bowl shops.

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