noun
thin omelette cut into strips
A Japanese dish: a thin, crepe-like omelette (often slightly sweet) cut into fine strips, used as a garnish or topping for chirashizushi, bento, etc. Related to 薄焼き卵.
See also: 薄焼き卵
ちらし寿司の上に錦糸卵をのせる。
Put strips of thin omelette on top of the chirashizushi.
錦糸卵を作るときは、卵液に少し砂糖を加えるとよい。
When making kinshi tamago, it's good to add a little sugar to the egg mixture.
薄焼き卵 is the thin omelette itself, while 錦糸卵 refers specifically to that omelette cut into fine strips.
From 錦 (brocade) + 糸 (thread) + 卵 (egg), referring to the thin, thread-like strips of egg resembling gold brocade threads.