ゆで卵(たまご)

ゆでたまご

noun

boiled egg

food cooking

1. boiled egg

An egg cooked by boiling in water. Includes both soft-boiled and hard-boiled eggs.

ゆで卵(たまご)を作(つく)る。

To make boiled eggs.

ゆで卵(たまご)の殻(から)をむく。

To peel a boiled egg.

ラーメンに半熟(はんじゅく)のゆで卵(たまご)をトッピングした。

I added a soft-boiled egg as a topping on my ramen.

Writing

Also written as 茹(ゆ)で卵(たまご). The hiragana-kanji mixed form ゆで卵(たまご) is most common.

Types

半熟(はんじゅく)ゆで卵(たまご) — soft-boiled egg
固(かた)ゆで卵(たまご) — hard-boiled egg
味(あじ)付(つ)きゆで卵(たまご) — seasoned boiled egg (like 煮卵(にたまご))

Cultural note

Boiled eggs are a standard ramen topping (味玉(あじたま)) and a classic convenience store item in Japan. 温泉卵(おんせんたまご) (hot spring egg) is a related but different preparation.

Related Words

Related: 卵(たまご) (egg)

Related: 生卵(なまたまご) (raw egg)

Related: 卵料理(たまごりょうり) (egg dish)

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