Tamagozake

Tamagozake

Type	Cocktail
Primary alcohol by volume	Sake
Served	Hot
Commonly used ingredients	One raw egg (or egg yolk only) 3/4 cup (200 cc) sake Honey or sugar to taste
Preparation	Whisk the raw egg yolk and honey/sugar into 3/4 cup hot sake (hot enough to lightly cook the egg - 1:30 in the microwave).
Notes	An alternative preparation method is to heat the sake/egg/honey mixture together, while whisking occasionally. Be careful to stop cooking before it turns into scrambled eggs.

Tamagozake (卵酒 or 玉子酒) is a drink consisting of heated sake, sugar and a raw egg. It translates as "egg sake", being made of the kanji 卵 tamago (egg) and 酒 sake.

Use as a cold remedy

Tamagozake is a traditional home remedy for the common cold in Japan, however there is no medical proof of its efficacy.

Even though it is an alcoholic drink, it is sometimes given as a cold remedy to children as well as adults, much as hot toddies are used in Western countries.

Recipe

Like most home remedies, there are several variant recipes for tamagozake, but the basic properties are the same.

See also

• Amazake
• Eggnog
• Sake bomb
• Chicken Soup