chawanmushi
nounEtymology From Japanese 茶碗蒸し (chawan-mushi).
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A Japanese savoury egg custard dish containing ginkgo seeds.
- The menu included: udon (noodle soup), chicken udon, chawan moosh (steamed custard, fine vegetables), tamago yaki (ham omelette), suki yaki (chop suey), chicken suki yaki (chicken chop suey), ira udon (chop suey, fried noodles), chicken iri udon, mesha (rice), chab (tea), shoga (candy ginger).1907 February 23, Janet M. Hill, “After Breakfast Chat”, in The Boston Cooking-School Magazine, volume 10, number 7, Boston, page 346:
- Hyponyms
- steamed egg