Tamago Kake Gohan - Method of Preparation

Method of Preparation

A raw egg and Japanese rice is simply mixed in the rice bowl.

There is no "correct" way to make this everyday dish. The rice can be cold, recently cooked or re-heated; the egg may be broken directly into the rice bowl (before or after the rice), or beaten in a separate bowl beforehand. Some people dig a "well" in the mound of rice to pour the egg into.

Here is one example:

• 1. Put a fresh egg into the Kobachi (小鉢, small bowl).

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  2. Pour a desired amount of soy sauce to taste into the Kobachi.
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  3. Mix the egg and soy sauce together, if the soy sauce makes the mixture somewhat black it is no problem.

• 4. Dig a hollow in the center of the cooked rice in the Chawan (茶碗, a rice bowl) using chopsticks.

• 5. Pour the egg/soy sauce mixture into the hollow.

• 6. Stir the mixture into the rice. The rice becomes a golden color.