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茶ちゃ碗わん蒸むし

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Meanings

1

noun

chawanmushi; savory steamed egg custard

A classic Japanese dish: a savory egg custard steamed in a cup, typically containing chicken, mushrooms, ginkgo nuts, and other ingredients.

茶ちゃ碗わん蒸むしは、だしの香かおりが上じょう品ひんな和わ食しょくの一いっ品ぴんです。
Chawanmushi is a Japanese dish with an elegant dashi aroma.
今日きょうの夕ゆう

食しょく

に

、

母はは

が

茶ちゃ

碗わん

蒸む

し

を

作つく

っ

て

くれ

た

。

My mother made chawanmushi for dinner today.

Written forms

茶ちゃ碗わん蒸むし
Standard kanji spelling.
茶ちゃ碗わん蒸むし
Variant without okurigana; less common but seen in some contexts.

Kanji

茶tea
碗porcelain bowl, tea cup
蒸steam, heat, sultry

Similar words

蒸むし物もの
蒸し物 is a general term for steamed dishes, while 茶碗蒸し refers specifically to the savory egg custard.
プリン
プリン is a sweet custard pudding, whereas 茶碗蒸し is savory and contains dashi and solid ingredients.

Etymology

Literally 'tea bowl steam', from 茶碗 (chawan, 'tea bowl') + 蒸し (mushi, 'steaming'). The name reflects the traditional serving vessel and cooking method.