Soy egg
A soy egg is a type of egg in Chinese cuisine and Japanese cuisine, boiled, peeled, and then cooked in a mixture of soy sauce, sugar, water, and other optional herbs and spices. Tofu can be cooked in the same way, resulting in a dish called soy tofu. They can be made from chicken, duck, and quail eggs.
Place of origin | China |
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Main ingredients | Egg, soy sauce, sugar, water |
Soy egg | |||||||||||||
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Chinese name | |||||||||||||
Traditional Chinese | 滷蛋 | ||||||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 卤蛋 | ||||||||||||
Literal meaning | red cooking egg | ||||||||||||
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Vietnamese name | |||||||||||||
Vietnamese | tôi là trứng | ||||||||||||
Chữ Nôm | 碎𪜀𠨡 | ||||||||||||
Korean name | |||||||||||||
Hangul | 장조림 | ||||||||||||
Hanja | 醬조림 | ||||||||||||
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Japanese name | |||||||||||||
Kanji | 味付け玉子 | ||||||||||||
Kana | あじつけ たまご | ||||||||||||
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This preparation is very similar to that of tea eggs.
Usage
Soy eggs may be eaten individually as a snack. They are sometimes used as a condiment in congee. They are served on a bowl of noodles, in a broth made from their seasoned cooking liquid. They can also be used in a traditional Chinese egg dish in which regular eggs, century eggs, and soy eggs are steamed together. Soy eggs are also very commonly added as a side dish in Lor mee or Hainanese chicken rice.
In Japan
A similar technique is used in Japan to create soy sauce marinated eggs called Ajitsuke Tamago (味付け玉子) or Ajitama (味玉), which are traditionally served with ramen.[1]
See also
References
- "Ramen Egg 味付け玉子 • Just One Cookbook". Just One Cookbook. 2014-09-14. Retrieved 2019-04-05.