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chawanmushi

chawanmushi noun: a Japanese savoury egg custard dish containing ginkgo seeds.

Noun

chawanmushi (uncountable)

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

Forms of chawanmushi

alternative formchawan mushi

Origin of chawanmushi

From Japanese 茶碗蒸し (chawan-mushi).

Questions about chawanmushi

What does chawanmushi mean?
Chawanmushi means a Japanese savoury egg custard dish containing ginkgo seeds.
What part of speech is chawanmushi?
Chawanmushi is a noun.

Words near chawanmushi in the dictionary

  1. Chavíns
  2. chaw
  3. chaw up
  4. Chawadi
  5. chawan
  6. chawanmushi
  7. chawans
  8. chawarma
  9. chawarmas
  10. Chawasha
  11. chawat

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