Japan - Fried runny eggs with boiled rice?

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I watched a little of the Japanese animation From up on Poppy Hill by Miyazaki. In one scene breakfast is being served and a fried runny egg is served with boiked rice. Is that something people would actually have?

Yes, I had it in South Korea almost daily so o should think so. You would break the egg and it would cook through when stirred with the hot rice and vegetables.

anneboeyln are you talking about bibimbap? Because that is so much more than ‘an on top of rice’.

The Japanese egg and rice is called tamago gohan and it’s literally an uncooked egg cracked on hot rice that cooks a little as it sits there.

Also conflating two countries’ cuisines is a bit not nice. If someone was asking about Spanish food and you started telling them about British food, it would be a bit odd.

Japanese and Korean food have very few similarities, apart from both using rice and noodles. Japanese food - umami, bland. Korean food - spicy, sweet.

I don’t want to be a dick but Koreans and Japanese aren’t famed for their amazing relationship and a lot of Koreans would be really offended to see someone mentioning bibimbap in a conversation about Japanese food.

I live runny egg in rice. Not sure if it is common in specific nationalities, but I like it.

*like not live

I spent a lot of time in Indonesia and a fried egg on rice was fairly common anytime of day. It’s called Nasi Goreng and the ricehas usually been stir fried with other things put in it, used to love it with sambal sauce on the egg.

Yes it is.

Have you heard of “abroad”?

Oh and just to clear, I’m not conflating Indonesia with Japan, I’m just giving an example of eggs being eaten with rice.

In Laos they serve fertilised steamed eggs and I ate one once and had spontaneous 💩 it was very embarrassing.

7 what’s up with the face?

How is asking if a food we don’t eat is eaten in another country?

Weird response.

I’m not conflating eggs with the trots but the two were linked that night.

I had some dal, rice and a fried egg on top for dinner tonight. It was lovely. (Especially the crispy onions garnish)

I think it's the most contentious thread i ever started.

Anyway, thanks for the replies. I'm going to give it a try. I'm in England, can't sleep and am slightly hungry!

Yes egg on or in rice is very common in Japan and other countries in Asia. As rice is their main starch you can think of it as the equivalent of an egg on toast.

We have kedgeree in the uk. It’s a rice based breakfast dish.

They also dip cooked meat into rag egg yolk. Apparently it is because it is "cooling" to the palate. Not for me thanks!

Yes totally something people would have! Dh favourite breakfast is a raw egg mixed into cooked rice with a little bit of soy sauce.

Don’t be a dick then

What a weird thing to get defensive about.

Eggs and rice is a very standard combination.

kedgeree
Egg fried rice
pilau rice
the Japanese, Korean and Indonesian dishes mentioned above
plus probably countless others

I've always wondered about the 'crack the egg on the rice and stir it while it's cooking' method. Do you have to be very fast to mix all the yolk in properly?

I love eggs and often have a sort of egg fried rice/kedgeree type breakfast, but I don't like solid cooked yolks so I always beat my eggs first. It's a bastardisation of a dish, but is still tasty, nutritious and filling.

Putting a fried egg on top of rice is also a quick, cheap and easy way of adding protein to a dish.

It's probably a standard way to use up leftovers too - have cooked rice for dinner, some left over, so have for breakfast with a fried egg.

A bowl of plain, sticky rice.
Crack and egg into a separate dish and whisk it quickly with chopsticks, and add 4 drops of soy sauce. Pour it slowly over the top of the hot rice.

Very traditional Japanese breakfast. I prefer to have a fried egg myself.

You are being a bit of a dick though, aren't you?

Asian food has many similarities. It's not unusual to crack a raw egg onto hot food in Korea or Japan. That's similar. Rice is a staple. Also similar. Meals are usually served with soup. Also similar.

At no point did the poster suggest that Japanese food and Korean food are indistinguishable, rather that yes, if it's done in Korea there's a reasonably good chance that the OP is right about what she saw.

For the record, I love in a Korean community in China, and I can't imagine any one I know getting offended about drawing comparisons between different Asian food.

OP, eggs on rice is yummy.

Good discussion and "recipe" here.

www.seriouseats.com/2016/04/tamago-kake-gohan-japanese-egg-rice-tkg.html

Have you ever tried onsen eggs? They're traditionally cooked in hot springs at 60 degrees (but you can use a sous vide) and are yummy with a rally different consistency.

www.seriouseats.com/2016/08/how-to-make-onsen-tamago-japanese-poached-egg.html

Yes it is normal in Japan. Have had it myself when there at a business overnight conference. It's a breakfast dish. Rice comes covered with a lid so is piping hot and pretty much cooks the egg once cracked open on top. Healthy and delicious. Japan has many cook-at-table dishes served at restaurants (teriyaki type things, soups you add the ingredients to, individial / sharing BBQ-type platters etc) - love it! Egg on toast is our equivalent. Not sure what the big deal is.

Some Japanese people do wonder why we bathe in our own dirty water (they shower before soaking in a hot tub/ ofuro). I think they have a point!

Learning of others' cultures and cuisines is so interesting, isnt it!

It’s common for breakfast to be left over evening meal, I’ve had many Japanese students stay who have explain this.

One lovely student was staying and she was also happy to eat left over English food for breakfast, cottage pie, curry etc