Have you ever tried chawanmushi? It looks like a custard pudding, but it’s not sweet. It’s a dish made by mixing Dashi-stock and eggs and steaming it. It’s a simple dish, but it’s worth taking the extra step of straining it through a strainer to make it smooth and remove air bubbles before steaming. The end result is completely different. Typical ingredients include shrimp, chicken, shiitake mushrooms, and kamaboko.

