In Japan, we love adding raw egg to hot soba noodles. Would you try this, or is it a pass for you?
In Japan, we love adding raw egg to hot soba noodles. Would you try this, or is it a pass for you?
by dbeeautyx
42 Comments
dbeeautyx
This is Tsukimi Soba (Moon-viewing Soba). In Japan, we eat fresh raw eggs safely by mixing them into hot soup or coating the noodles. It makes the broth so creamy and delicious!
LockNo2943
I add raw yolks to stuff all the time.
VetalDuquette
Not a fan
_rotary_pilot
I’m not a fan. Tsukimi ‘whatever’ was never a thing for me growing up in Japan. We would scramble a raw egg for sukiyaki, but I think it was more of a Shikoku / Kansai practice?
tsdguy
Egg production in Japan has a whole different system than most places providing safety so you can eat raw eggs. The US doesn’t.
Niftydog1163
Pass. I am well aware of how Japan treats its eggs however, I have issues with raw eggs as straight eating. Scrambled to death is the ONLY way I enjoy eggs.
Klutzy_Celebration80
Just had a raw yolk in Sukiyaki in Japan. Was great!
HappyGoLucky244
Pass for me, but only because it’s a texture thing.
Anilanoa
Why is this post and the answers so AI? Stop this.
No_Culture_867
I grew up with a mother who was terrified of salmonella. Our eggs were practically burnt every time. I’ve tried so many times to do raw eggs, hell even eggs that aren’t cooked to death, but it gets me every time.
I’ll just enjoy my charcoal and stare wistfully at the other side of the fence.
Late-Bed4240
I am definitely eating that
ginyuri
I ate tsukimi soba on multiple occasions in Japan. Delicious!
TheOneMary
I love raw egg in rice, so why not? 😀 (I live in a country where fresh raw egg is safe)
pixelboy1459
Yes
Espresso_Bunny
If you have the chance to add an egg to it, add the egg.
HardLithobrake
I add raw eggs to everything in the US.
Sylvonara
I ordered some udon and didn’t realize it would come with raw egg. I was very nervous but I really love udon so I gobbled it up lol
Expensive-View-8586
What don’t you add raw egg to in Japan?
Paulbsputnik
Just do a 6 minute egg works well
Nofanta
Japanese add a raw egg to all kinds of things. I love it.
Unique_Wheel_2834
Pass and eating Natto and raw chicken. Most everything else in Japan all good including Horse sashimi
Aliaofdune
Definitely would try.
zsantiag
1000% would try this. Didn’t give myself the chance to try soba during my visit. Next time!
style-addict
I absolutely love soba noodles 🫶🏼
NativeCry808
I don’t know. If it was made in my country definitely no. But I heard in Japan eggs have better quality. And also if it’s in hot bowl it becomes a little bit cooked, right? And I would mix it in. The dish looks delicious 😊
solesoulshard
So I was hesitant at first—salmonella and all—but when I had a chance to try it with my son’s noodles (which were served hot enough that the egg yolk cooked just fine and jammy over the noodles, I liked it.
yankiigurl
In all 9 years of being in Japan I never seen raw egg in soba. I’m sure I must have sent tsukimi soba on a menu though 🤔 so weird as soba is my favorite noodle. Also love raw eggs. Raw yolk makes a great dipping sauce for so many things. Never ate raw eggs in the US though, can’t trust it. Lol
Eliana-Selzer
I add them all the time. I like them. I like them on top of my natto. I think I have acquired a taste for anything slimy. Okra even sounds good to me. I wish that US had better rules for eggs.
ShieldPilot
A soft, but warm/hot yolk is a wonderful thing. Raw white is way, way too much like snot for me though.
corntorteeya
I do it. With curry rice too.
OudSmoothie
Pass for me. I prefer my eggs reasonably cooked. 🎃
ozziewithanie
Would absolutely eat. I also eat raw eggs in the US, have for years, usually in the form of tamago kake gohan.
lemeneurdeloups
Fresh nice Japanese eggs are delicious raw in a variety of dishes. I have raw egg like this all the time, at least once a week. It makes a savory sauce.
Technical_Anteater45
I’d be too upset at having my crispy tempura rendered wet limp and soggy by being dunked in the broth.
Former_Recording_998
Pass. I like my eggs cooked hard and scrambled
skrotumshredder
I add raw egg to whatever i can
Neito-Metal-1227
I’d go for it. :3
Zwordsman
In Japan I have, in my country I do not-Unless I go out of my way to buy the properly treated types for semi-raw consumption. In Japan I was less worried about it, given their industry is partly set towards that style of consumption and all.
In Japan (And here) If I make it, I tend to put some soup base in the btottom, toss the egg on it, then put the rest on it. So it sort of soft sets, but soft sets not stuck to the bottom
RICHUNCLEPENNYBAGS
Seems fine. I don’t like getting oyakodon outside Japan because they always overcook the eggs and ruin it.
Witch_of_the_Cats
11/10 would try. That looks just amazing. I miss living close to a good Japanese restaurant.
SHKEVE
i add raw eggs to everything, even in the US! the probability of having an egg contaminated with salmonella is like 1 in 20,000. and i like those odds!
GeneralZojirushi
I’m a huge fan of raw yolk. But I absolutely can’t stand raw egg white.
In the US, if you have a sous vide machine or instant pot with sous vide mode, you can pasteurize your own grocery eggs and they will remain raw in texture.
42 Comments
This is Tsukimi Soba (Moon-viewing Soba). In Japan, we eat fresh raw eggs safely by mixing them into hot soup or coating the noodles. It makes the broth so creamy and delicious!
I add raw yolks to stuff all the time.
Not a fan
I’m not a fan. Tsukimi ‘whatever’ was never a thing for me growing up in Japan. We would scramble a raw egg for sukiyaki, but I think it was more of a Shikoku / Kansai practice?
Egg production in Japan has a whole different system than most places providing safety so you can eat raw eggs. The US doesn’t.
Pass. I am well aware of how Japan treats its eggs however, I have issues with raw eggs as straight eating. Scrambled to death is the ONLY way I enjoy eggs.
Just had a raw yolk in Sukiyaki in Japan. Was great!
Pass for me, but only because it’s a texture thing.
Why is this post and the answers so AI? Stop this.
I grew up with a mother who was terrified of salmonella. Our eggs were practically burnt every time. I’ve tried so many times to do raw eggs, hell even eggs that aren’t cooked to death, but it gets me every time.
I’ll just enjoy my charcoal and stare wistfully at the other side of the fence.
I am definitely eating that
I ate tsukimi soba on multiple occasions in Japan. Delicious!
I love raw egg in rice, so why not? 😀 (I live in a country where fresh raw egg is safe)
Yes
If you have the chance to add an egg to it, add the egg.
I add raw eggs to everything in the US.
I ordered some udon and didn’t realize it would come with raw egg. I was very nervous but I really love udon so I gobbled it up lol
What don’t you add raw egg to in Japan?
Just do a 6 minute egg works well
Japanese add a raw egg to all kinds of things. I love it.
Pass and eating Natto and raw chicken. Most everything else in Japan all good including Horse sashimi
Definitely would try.
1000% would try this. Didn’t give myself the chance to try soba during my visit. Next time!
I absolutely love soba noodles 🫶🏼
I don’t know. If it was made in my country definitely no. But I heard in Japan eggs have better quality. And also if it’s in hot bowl it becomes a little bit cooked, right? And I would mix it in. The dish looks delicious 😊
So I was hesitant at first—salmonella and all—but when I had a chance to try it with my son’s noodles (which were served hot enough that the egg yolk cooked just fine and jammy over the noodles, I liked it.
In all 9 years of being in Japan I never seen raw egg in soba. I’m sure I must have sent tsukimi soba on a menu though 🤔 so weird as soba is my favorite noodle. Also love raw eggs. Raw yolk makes a great dipping sauce for so many things. Never ate raw eggs in the US though, can’t trust it. Lol
I add them all the time. I like them. I like them on top of my natto. I think I have acquired a taste for anything slimy. Okra even sounds good to me. I wish that US had better rules for eggs.
A soft, but warm/hot yolk is a wonderful thing. Raw white is way, way too much like snot for me though.
I do it. With curry rice too.
Pass for me. I prefer my eggs reasonably cooked. 🎃
Would absolutely eat. I also eat raw eggs in the US, have for years, usually in the form of tamago kake gohan.
Fresh nice Japanese eggs are delicious raw in a variety of dishes. I have raw egg like this all the time, at least once a week. It makes a savory sauce.
I’d be too upset at having my crispy tempura rendered wet limp and soggy by being dunked in the broth.
Pass. I like my eggs cooked hard and scrambled
I add raw egg to whatever i can
I’d go for it. :3
In Japan I have, in my country I do not-Unless I go out of my way to buy the properly treated types for semi-raw consumption. In Japan I was less worried about it, given their industry is partly set towards that style of consumption and all.
In Japan (And here) If I make it, I tend to put some soup base in the btottom, toss the egg on it, then put the rest on it. So it sort of soft sets, but soft sets not stuck to the bottom
Seems fine. I don’t like getting oyakodon outside Japan because they always overcook the eggs and ruin it.
11/10 would try. That looks just amazing. I miss living close to a good Japanese restaurant.
i add raw eggs to everything, even in the US! the probability of having an egg contaminated with salmonella is like 1 in 20,000. and i like those odds!
I’m a huge fan of raw yolk. But I absolutely can’t stand raw egg white.
In the US, if you have a sous vide machine or instant pot with sous vide mode, you can pasteurize your own grocery eggs and they will remain raw in texture.