Made a vegetarian version of 牛丼 (gyudon, beef bowl) tonight, with tofu instead of beef. Not vegan because I couldn't resist making the 温泉卵 (onsen tamago, hot spring egg) to go with it.

Originally these eggs were cooked in the water of hot springs, but with London sorely lacking in a good onsen that I could visit with an egg, I had to make do with simmering it at 60 degrees for an hour. It results in a weird, fluffy, but quite nice soft egg.

And I got the most delicious (and expensive) あきたこまち akitakomachi rice from Akita prefecture, although you can't really see it here 😁

#gyudon #牛丼 #vegetarian #ベジタリアン #onsentamago #温泉卵 #あきたこまち #和食 #日本の料理

according to serious eats, if you have an immersion circulator or thermos and 75C water, you can put eggs in for 13 minutes on a timer and achieve the same effect as a sous vide machine

https://www.seriouseats.com/onsen-tamago-japanese-soft-cooked-egg-recipe

Onsen Tamago (Japanese Soft-Cooked Egg With Soy Broth) Recipe

An onsen egg is a silky, custardy, perfectly cooked egg with a light soy broth.

Serious Eats