chawanmushi

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noun

A Japanese savoury egg custard dish containing ginkgo seeds.

OriginJapanese 茶碗蒸し →
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Meanings

nounchawanmushi (uncountable)

alternative chawan mushi

  1. uncountableA Japanese savoury egg custard dish containing ginkgo seeds.

    The menu included: udon (noodle soup), chicken udon, chawan moosh (steamed custard, fine vegetables), tamago yaki (ham omelette), suki yaki (chop suey), chicken suki yaki (chicken chop suey), ira udon (chop suey, fried noodles), chicken iri udon, mesha (rice), chab (tea), shoga (candy ginger).

    1907 February 28, Janet M. Hill, “After Breakfast Chat”, in The Boston Cooking-School Magazine, volume 10, number 7, Boston, page 346

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
steamed egg

Origin

  1. Japanese茶碗蒸し
  2. Englishchawanmushi

From Japanese 茶碗蒸し (chawan-mushi).

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APA

chawanmushi. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chawanmushi

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“chawanmushi.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chawanmushi. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

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