Ingredients for Chawanmushi
(serves 2)
– Egg Mixture –
1 Large Egg
170ml Water (0.719 u.s. cup)
1/2 tsp Granulated Bonito Dashi
1/2 tsp Sake
1/2 tsp Usukuchi Soy Sauce (saltier and lighter in color than koikuchi)
1/4 tsp Salt
– Fillings –
50g Chicken Meat (1.76oz)
2 Shrimps
2 Shiitake Mushrooms
4 slices of Kamaboko – fish minced and steamed
4 Ginnan – Ginkgo Seeds
Mitsuba – Japanese Wild Parsley
Sake & Usukuchi Soy Sauce for Seasoning
* A lid wrapped with kitchen towel prevents water drops from falling into the cups.
About Music
Frederic Chopin – Valse in D-flat major “Minute Waltz” – Op. 64 No. 1
Play by Muriel Nguyen Xuan, recording by Stephane Magnenat