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  • Cons: no unagi, hotate, wakame, marinated shiitakes and pickled daikon... and the tamago was a bit artificial looking.

    Recent Reviews Near San Francisco, CA 2010

  • This time the meal consisted of some lovely ika somen (squid cut into thin strips like noodles), grilled fish, Japanese potato salad, thinly sliced ham, crab ochazuke (soupy rice), sashimi and an onsen tamago which is a very soft boiled egg (my favorite!)

    Archive 2006-05-01 Tokyoastrogirl 2006

  • This time the meal consisted of some lovely ika somen (squid cut into thin strips like noodles), grilled fish, Japanese potato salad, thinly sliced ham, crab ochazuke (soupy rice), sashimi and an onsen tamago which is a very soft boiled egg (my favorite!)

    Tuna Toast Tokyoastrogirl 2006

  • "tamago" (egg) in Japanese instead of a similar sounding word tamaya, which is shouted during fireworks.

    TIME.com: Top Stories 2009

  • Everyone has his or her favorite sushi; mine are tamago (egg), baked crab in a hand roll (on the dinner specials menu) and spicy tuna.

    One For The Table: Authentic Japanese at Yabu One For The Table 2011

  • Why not go with a trio of commonly ordered items such as salmon nigiri, tuna maki and tamago?

    Sushi: an impossible food-wine pairing? | Dr Vino's wine blog 2009

  • Page Summary tamago: They sing choruses in public ... that's mad enough I think!

    Ruddigore deliasherman 2010

  • Tasty but I think I overdosed on salt as I also make a breakfast roll (bacon, tamago and avocado) and a tempura shrimp/avocado roll.

    Fisherman’s Roll - Sushi Day - Sushiday.com 2009

  • Everyone has his or her favorite sushi; mine are tamago (egg), baked crab in a hand roll (on the dinner specials menu) and spicy tuna.

    One For The Table: Authentic Japanese at Yabu One For The Table 2011

  • Everyone has his or her favorite sushi; mine are tamago (egg), baked crab in a hand roll (on the dinner specials menu) and spicy tuna.

    One For The Table: Authentic Japanese at Yabu One For The Table 2011

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  • "Egg." Most commonly encountered by English-speakers in sushi restaurants.

    November 11, 2007