Food, Food, and More Food Thread

Tu_triky wrote:multi-layered fluffy tamagoyaki

Sorry to be so ignorant, but exactly what is tamagoyaki?
No pressure on posting any new food pics Tu-Man.

bmwrcaer wrote:Time for a big salad... :sweat:

Good for you b-kun for being so good with your healthy food choices! :victory:

TaintedWisdom wrote:Oh yeah that stuff is good, I had some a few weeks ago in some amazing Japanese restaurant (decoration and service simply blew me away). It actually has a sweet taste to it which surprised me. Good Stuff!

Hi TaintedWisdom...Would you mind sharing the name of the restaurant? I live on Long Island and one of these days I may actually try some of the restaurants in NYC that have been suggested to me. :ashamed:

Enna wrote:Sorry to be so ignorant, but exactly what is tamagoyaki?
No pressure on posting any new food pics Tu-Man.

Tamago = egg
Yaki = fried/grilled/etc.

Nothing more than scrambled eggs, but cooked omelet-style. :)

bmwracer wrote:
Tamago = egg
Yaki = fried/grilled/etc.

Nothing more than scrambled eggs, but cooked omelet-style. :)

Thanks b-kun. That is what it looked like; an omelette cut up into smaller pieces. Since TaintedWisdom said they had a sweet taste I couldn't tell if they were a main course or a dessert.

Enna wrote: I couldn't tell if they were a main course or a dessert.

Not sure, but I think it could be used for either.

When I go out for sushi with my brother, he always orders tamago sushi first, then proceeds with the other stuff...

I never do, 'cause I don't like eggs that much.

bmwracer wrote:
Tamago = egg
Yaki = fried/grilled/etc.

Nothing more than scrambled eggs, but cooked omelet-style. :)

Actually they use dashi (stock) and sometimes other ingredients like mirin and the like to flavor the beaten egg giving it a distinct flavor. Usually available in sushi restaurants it can also be ordered in many noodle houses that serve soba. The technique required to cook tamagoyaki requires a special square omelette pan and a practiced hand in order to continue to "fold" the egg over itself to give it the distinctive layered look. In fact, they say the skill of a sushi chief can be measured by how well he can make tamago sushi.

edit: if you eat at Otafuku in Gardena not far from Marukai you can eat theis along with some soba...at lunch the restaurant crowd is dominated by salarymen working locally in Torrance at one of the many Japanese companies.

Had this a while back at an izakaya in Little Tokyo.

Fried Camembert cheese breaded in panko

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Tu_triky wrote:Actually they use dashi (stock) and sometimes other ingredients like mirin and the like to flavor the beaten egg giving it a distinct flavor. Usually available in sushi restaurants it can also be ordered in many noodle houses that serve soba. The technique required to cook tamagoyaki requires a special square omelette pan and a practiced hand in order to continue to "fold" the egg over itself to give it the distinctive layered look.

Yes.

Being uninformed, I sorta speculated about the fixins. ;)

In fact, they say the skill of a sushi chief can be measured by how well he can make tamago sushi.

I've heard that... Unfortunately, like I said it's not one of my faves.

Tu_triky wrote:
Actually they use dashi (stock) and sometimes other ingredients like mirin and the like to flavor the beaten egg giving it a distinct flavor. Usually available in sushi restaurants it can also be ordered in many noodle houses that serve soba. The technique required to cook tamagoyaki requires a special square omelette pan and a practiced hand in order to continue to "fold" the egg over itself to give it the distinctive layered look. In fact, they say the skill of a sushi chief can be measured by how well he can make tamago sushi.

I actually have a tamagoyaki pan. But for some odd reason, it still comes out round. :beaten: :hehe:

dochira wrote:I actually have a tamagoyaki pan. But for some odd reason, it still comes out round. :beaten: :hehe:

Software guys trying to use hardware. :shakehead:




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bmwracer wrote:

Yes.

Being uninformed, I sorta speculated about the fixins.

Aw, man. I didn't mean it like that ^_^ I just wanted to imply that it may be eggs, but it's not very easy to make like a regualr omelette :)

I've heard that... Unfortunately, like I said it's not one of my faves.

Yeah I've only had it once. I don't order it when I eat sushi. I've only had it while eating soba at Otafaku in Gardena.

dochira wrote:
I actually have a tamagoyaki pan. But for some odd reason, it still comes out round. :beaten: :hehe:

Lol. Mine came out like a trapezoid with a hole in the middle.

I'd love to try it... I love omelettes...

Anime Dad wrote:I'd love to try it... I love omelettes...

Me too, although it really depends on what you put in it. I've never had sweet egg before... :sweat: I wouldn't know how to handle it.

Wynter wrote:

Me too, although it really depends on what you put in it. I've never had sweet egg before... :sweat: I wouldn't know how to handle it.

Sweet egg is pretty good. I like mine with shoyu and sugar. Another thing that is good is omelette with furikake in it. :D

cori wrote:
Sweet egg is pretty good. I like mine with shoyu and sugar. Another thing that is good is omelette with furikake in it. :D

"flaked goldfish food". :rofl: Furikake sounds uber healthy tho. I wonder if they sell that here... :headscratch:

Wynter wrote:

"flaked goldfish food". :rofl: Furikake sounds uber healthy tho. I wonder if they sell that here... :headscratch:

Haha, flaked goldfish food?! :rofl: That's the first time that I heard about that. If you don't have furikake there, I could send you some. :)

My mum used to make french toast (bread dipped in egg & fried) with sugar on top...

cori wrote:
Haha, flaked goldfish food?! :rofl: That's the first time that I heard about that. If you don't have furikake there, I could send you some. :)

I read that through the link you posted. :rofl:

I'd love it if you sent me some! What can I send you in return? I have like a trillion dramas.

Wynter wrote:

I read that through the link you posted. :rofl:

I'd love it if you sent me some! What can I send you in return? I have like a trillion dramas.

Sounds good! I'd love to have some dramas. :D I'll PM you later tonight when I have more time. ^_^

Lamb chops tonight