Hello everyone, I'm MASA
Today’s dish (JP) Kani Tama Don
actually has another name
It’s called (JP)Tenshin Rice
In Japan, it can be sorted as a
Chinese cuisine (Chuka-style dish)
But, of course, you know that
this is not a traditional Chinese cuisine
It is a dish made of egg
which was invented long time ago in Japan
In Japan, we have many dishes like this
Such as (JP) Taiwan maze soba
it is not a traditional Taiwan dish, either
In fact, it as invented in Japan, Nagoya
If we take western cuisines for instance
You may have heard (JP) Naporitan spaghetti
It is not originated from Italy, Napoli, either
It was created in Japan
It seems that we often name a dish
based on its atmosphere presented
and connect it to a location
as long as we can enjoy delicious food,
the name of the dish doesn't really matter!
As usual, the recipe of today’s dish is
super simple & delicious as well!
Ok, let's get started~! (๑>◡<)و
Ok here is a plate of delicious
(JP) Tenshin Han (Kani Tama Don)
(Tenshin Rice)
Ok, now we may dig in
Hurry hurry~
The color presented is very pretty
Look at the yellow coming from egg
& the red from crab sticks
Very attractive
OK, let me scoop a bite of rice
you can see the fried rice inside
(JP)Dewa Itadakimasu
It has a nostalgic taste to me
I remember that long time ago
when I was in Japan
I’d eat at a chuka-style restaurant sometimes
But, it was not that typical
It was just a restaurant with tiny little space
and its owner, who is a Japanese,
learnt some chukka-style dishes by himself
So when I take a bite of this dish
I recall the flavor that I once tasted at
that chuka restaurant
Although the ingredient
we use today is crab stick
by enjoying it with the sauce drizzled on top
we can feel the smooth texture
Also, every bite you can enjoy the crab flavor
Well, although it’s not the real crab meat
Still, we get to taste the seafood flavor
For a dish like this, it normally will go
with steamed rice only
But today, I prepare fried rice
especially for this dish
adding up chikuwa, both can add
another layer of fragrance to the dish
If you don’t mind the budget
you are definitely welcome to
replace crab sticks with real crab
Otherwise, you may use prawns
which will be also tasty for sure
Or, you can add some vegetables
such as mushroom, asparagus,
shredded carrot, etc.
Stir fry the vegetable
and then mix them in egg liquid
before pan-frying them
I believe that there must be a
similar dish like this
in traditional Chinese cuisines
If you’re interested in this recipe,
please give it a try!
SPECIAL THANKS TO Amy Chou