FOOD NEWS
Save Space Alongside The Fish For Tamago At Your Next Sushi Dinner
BY STEPHANIE FRIEDMAN
Tamago is a Japanese egg dish dressed up with rice vinegar, soy sauce, sugar, sake, mirin, or dashi, and its flavors are a great addition to sushi dinners.
The eggs are fried and rolled together in thin layers before being plopped on top of a rice rectangle and wrapped in a thin seaweed ribbon.
This type of tamago is called nigiri, but there are other ways you can order this dish. Today, you may just find tamago in the form of egg slices piled on top of each other.
Traditionally, making eggs in this style was a way to test the training and experience of the chef, and diners would order it before the meal to assess the chef's skill level.
When you spot tamago, it's typically a testament to the quality of the sushi, and nicer sushi restaurants may offer a fancier version made with ground seafood and extra sugar.