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卵豆腐玉子豆腐
たまごどうふ
1. [n]
▶ tamago dofu
▶ tamago-dofu
▶ [expl] steamed egg custard with soup stock, cooked in a square mould



History:
3. A 2014-03-09 21:56:54  Rene Malenfant <...address hidden...>
2. A* 2014-03-09 03:30:46  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
http://japanesefood.about.com/od/egg/r/Tamago-Dofu-Recipe.htm
Daijr, GG5, Eijiro
  Comments:
Avoiding the "type of/kind of/.." style. Using the usual English terms for it.
  Diff:
@@ -15,2 +15,3 @@
-<gloss>Tamagodoufu</gloss>
-<gloss g_type="expl">a kind of squared Japanese egg custard</gloss>
+<gloss>tamago dofu</gloss>
+<gloss>tamago-dofu</gloss>
+<gloss g_type="expl">steamed egg custard with soup stock, cooked in a square mould</gloss>
1. A* 2014-03-08 19:44:02  Jacopo Tedeschi <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
デジタル大辞泉
http://dictionary.goo.ne.jp/leaf/jn2/138741/m0u/
三省堂大辞林
http://www.weblio.jp/content/たまごどうふ

Wikipedia
玉子豆腐
http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/卵豆腐
カスタード
http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/カスタード
「卵豆腐や茶碗蒸しは、卵の蛋白質に熱を加えて固めるという同じ変性を利用した料理であるが、牛乳が入らないため厳密にはカスタード系の料理ではない。」
  Comments:
It seems it is not strictly a custard as it does not contain milk, but I guess it's fine to define it that way.

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