egg drop soup; egg flower soup
A clear soup with beaten egg poured in, forming fluffy ribbons. Common in Japanese home cooking and often part of かきたま汁.
I made egg drop soup for dinner.
Egg drop soup is characterized by its fluffy egg ribbons.
egg drop soup; egg soup
Common mixed kanji-kana spelling; 玉 is used for 'egg' in food contexts.
Kana spelling is very common, as the word is usually written in kana.
Alternate spelling using 卵 for 'egg'; equally common in recipes.
Rare kanji form using 掻く; not commonly used.
Rare kanji form; 掻く is rarely used in this compound.
From かき, “stirring,” and 玉, “egg,” named for the method of pouring beaten egg into broth while stirring it.