tamago
Sushi bar staple
Tamago is the Japanese word for egg, appearing in English primarily in culinary contexts.
Tamago sushi features a sweet, layered omelet (tamagoyaki) pressed onto rice.
On menus, tamago often stands alone to indicate this preparation: I'll have the tamago and the salmon.
Egg's nutrient core
- albumenClear protein in eggs
- shellHard outer covering
- embryoOrganism before birth
- fertilizationGamete fusion creating zygote
incubation · hatchling · oviparous · membrane · chalaza · air cell · protein · nutrients
Hand-formed rice with topping
- sushiVinegared rice with toppings
- makiRolled sushi in seaweed
- noriDried edible seaweed sheets
- wasabiPungent green root paste
soy sauce · ginger · sashimi · rice vinegar · seaweed · chopsticks · uni · toro
Briefly cooked, yolk liquid
- marinatedSoaked in flavored liquid
- custardCooked egg-milk mixture
- steamedHeated by vapor
- scrambledMixed into disorder
rolled · pan-fried · silky · creamy · mirin · dashi · sake · donburi
yolk
Egg's nutrient core
fertilization · incubation · hatchling · oviparous · membrane · chalaza · air cell · protein · nutrients · grade
nigiri
Hand-formed rice with topping
wasabi · soy sauce · ginger · sashimi · rice vinegar · seaweed · chopsticks · uni · toro · dashi
soft-boiled
Briefly cooked, yolk liquid
scrambled · rolled · pan-fried · silky · creamy · mirin · dashi · sake · donburi · katsudon
kanji
Chinese symbols in Japanese
- hiraganaJapanese phonetic alphabet
- katakanaJapanese phonetic writing system
- JapanEast Asian archipelago nation
Tokyo · Kyoto · Japanese cuisine · breakfast · egg sandwich
- sushisushi, nigiri, sashimi, maki, temaki
- Japanese ingredientssoy sauce, rice vinegar, sesame oil, shoyu, tamari