Tamagozake
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| Type | Cocktail |
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| Served | Hot |
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| Preparation | Whisk the raw egg yolk and honey/sugar into 3/4 cup hot sake (hot enough to lightly cook the egg - 1:30 in the microwave). |
| Notes | An alternative preparation method is to heat the sake/egg/honey mixture together, while whisking occasionally. Be careful to stop cooking before it turns into scrambled eggs. |
Tamagozake (卵酒 or 玉子酒) is a drink consisting of heated sake, sugar and a raw egg. It translates as "egg sake", being made of the kanji 卵 tamago (egg) and 酒 sake. Outside of Japan, tamagozake is sometimes referred to as sake-nog, due to its resemblance to eggnog.
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Use as a remedy for the common cold [edit]
Tamagozake is a traditional home remedy for the common cold in Japan, however there is no medical proof of its efficacy.
Even though it is an alcoholic drink, it is sometimes given as a cold remedy to children as well as adults, much as hot toddies are used in Western countries.
Recipe [edit]
Like most home remedies, there are several variant recipes for tamagozake, but the basic properties are the same.
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