Tamago kake gohan currently loved by Japanese people is eating habits rare in the world.
The velocity of circulation of a Japan's egg is very quick.
It is because Japanese people is very severe in the use-by date of food.
The display of "Use-by date of food" is defined by "Food Sanitation Law" of Japan as a duty.
Sometimes, Though there is a wholesaler and a retailer who alters an expiration best-before date of food, it is severely blamed from mass-media or Japanese people, and business is driven into closing.
"Use-by date of food " of almost all foods is checked on the food shop of Japan every day.
Food by which the use-by date becomes near is sold cheap or is abandoned.
The egg is usually served to the market in Japan on the production day (day when the egg was born).
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Therefore, if it is early, we can eat a fresh egg after a one day has passed since it was born.
Therefore, we can eat a Japanese raw egg safely.
In all raw eggs sold in Japan, use-by date is shown.
By such a background, Japanese people has the custom of eating the raw egg without difficulty.
Japanese people eat "Tamago kake gohan" in many cases at the time of breakfast.
And, it has abundant variations.
How to make Tamago kake gohan.
The making of Tamago kake gohan is very easy.
There are two kinds of basic way of making Tamago kake gohan.
- Method of putting raw egg on gohan direct.
The soy sauce is poured into gohan afterwards, and stirred.
- The raw egg is first put into the bowl etc. , and next, the raw egg is stirred.
It is mixed and it is poured on gohan.
If the soy sauce is poured too much, it becomes salty.
The above is how to make "standard Tamago kake gohan."
If you visit Japan, you might meet "Tamago kake gohan."
Have you ever been to Japan?
At the hotel in Japan, a raw egg often comes out at the time of breakfast.
In Japan, there are two kinds of breakfasts at the hotel.
It is "Table course type" and "Viking type."
Since "Table course type" is set all, you cannot choose cooking.
"Viking type" is a breakfast system from which by yourself can choose the dish which you want to eat.
The big hotel of a scale tends to perform "the breakfast of Viking form."
Moreover, there is a hotel where two kinds of Vikings of "Japanese food and Western food" are done, too.

Tamago kake gohan with abundant toppings.
I'm sorry, the topic has wandered from Tamago kake gohan.
In Tamago kake gohan, there are various toppings.
The topping of Tamago kake gohan in this photograph is "Dried bonito and a chive."
This topping is "Flakes of salmon."
And, This is "natto and carved nori."
This is very delicious !!
I like this.
This topping is "kimchi and nori"
The sharp taste of the Kimchi changes into a mild taste by the raw egg.
This is "Nametake" and "Greens."
["Nametake" is the food of Japan that the Enoki-mushroom was boiled down with soy sauce.]
This is very gorgeous !
Shirasu, fermented soybeans, green shiso, and a raw egg are on cereals rice.
These are very healthy combination.
Now, Japan is a Tamago kake gohan boom.
It is popularity to the extent that the book of Tamago kake gohan is published.
"The topping of Tamago kake gohan for 365 days" appears in this book.
Tamago kake gohan in which various toppings are possible is easy, healthy and delicious.
It's the perfect Japanese food culture.
When you visit Japan, please eat Tamago kake gohan.
By Hararie

