Chinese steamed eggs

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Chinese steamed eggs
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Chinese steamed egg topped with broth and other ingredients
Alternative namesWater egg
Place of origin China
Region or stateChinese-speaking areas
Main ingredientsEgg, water or chicken broth
Ingredients generally used scallion, century egg, or dried shrimp
Variations Chawanmushi, Gyeran jjim
  1. 1 2 3 Imatome-Yun, N. (2015). The Essential Wok Cookbook: Stir-Fry, Dim Sum, and Other Chinese Restaurant Favorites. Callisto Media Incorporated. p. 39. ISBN   978-1-62315-606-0.
  2. Bonnie 玻璃朱 (2015). Home Cook Signature Dishes. Feel Company Ltd. p. 216. ISBN   9789888276325.
Chinese steamed eggs
Chinese
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin Jīdàn gēng
Yue: Cantonese
Yale Romanization Gāidáan gāng
Southern Min
Hokkien POJ ke-tàn kinn