Why do the Japanese like to eat raw chicken eggs with hot rice? Is this food safe?

Although this dish is very popular with Japanese people, not all foreigners dare to try it.

Tamago Kake Gohan is an extremely popular Japanese dish. Even so, for those who see this dish for the first time, they feel a little scared.

This is a very simple dish, consisting of hot rice, raw egg and soy sauce. This dish is very easy to make, can be eaten at any time of the day, but the Japanese prefer to eat it in the morning.

In recent years, Tamago Kake Gohan raw egg rice dish has caused a lot of heated discussion. Foreigners doubt the safety of this dish, whether it is hygienic or not.

Is raw egg rice dish safe?

In most countries, people are afraid to eat raw eggs because of the risk of Salmonella infection. This condition can lead to abdominal pain, fever, persistent diarrhea, and even death.

One wonders, why do the Japanese take these risks?

In fact, in Japan, a country that pursues perfection to the fullest extent, production methods and processes ensure maximum safety for raw egg consumption. Therefore, it can be said that the possibility of Salmonella infection in raw eggs is almost zero.

Japanese chicken farms have much stricter hygiene regulations than other countries. For example, chicken farm workers are required to wear protective gear when entering the chicken coop and other measures to prevent contamination by factors such as insects.

With this rigorous process, it greatly reduces the chance of chickens being contaminated with Salmonella, and reduces the risk of transmission to eggs.

The eggs are then transported to a place that specializes in cleaning, sanitizing, and checking for flaws such as cracks, stains and blood. The machine can scan and detect any bacteria or viruses on the eggs, and then discard the defective eggs.

Next, the eggs are distributed in their freshest state when they reach the consumer. Normally, eggs are at their freshest within 2 weeks of release. These are the reasons that eggs produced in Japan are so fresh and safe that they can be eaten raw.

How to eat raw egg rice

This dish is very simple, just enough 3 basic ingredients: Rice, eggs, soy sauce. First, pour hot rice into a bowl, make a hole in the middle, beat egg on top, pour soy sauce over. When eating, you just need to mix it all together to enjoy.

Some people like to beat eggs in another bowl, then pour over rice and then add soy sauce, others like to eat only the yolk. Each method has a different taste.

Besides, depending on the taste of each person, some other ingredients can be added to enhance the taste of the dish such as ready-made spices called aonori, natto (fermented soybeans), katsuobushi (fish) shredded tuna), shirasu (dried anchovies)…