Tamago means egg in English.
Gohan means rice in English.
Kake is the short word of Kakeru which means baste in English.
Can you guess what is Tamago kake Gohan like?
I can say it is rice mixed with raw egg and soy sauce.
Like these pictures.
I know in many countries they don't have any custom to eat raw eggs. Actually when I was in another country, I never ever eat raw eggs.
But in Japan "Tamago kake gohan" has a long history , many fans and great power. According to the wikipedia, Mr. Kishida (1833-1905)who was a writerof army was the very first man ate it. There is a kind of soy sause only for it. Last yeat the symposium of it was held in Shimane prefecture. In Ryokan(Japanese style inn) it is often prepared for a part of breakfast.
Needless to say, salmonella are sometimes found in eggs, I can't recommend this way of eating on this blog, But just don't surprise if you see some Japanese eat "tamago kake gohan" in front of you in Japan!
2 comments:
Very interesting! I don't usually eat raw egg because I'm afraid of bacteria or salmonella, but I really do enjoy rice with scrambled eggs for breakfast! Sometimes I add fresh salsa to it and it tastes great! Maybe I should try it with soy sauce next time!
> aime
thank you for your comment.
I like to eat reice and sunnyside up with soysause very much!!!
In Japan rule about those bacteria is so strict that i can eat raw egg.
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