{"id":30414,"date":"2025-02-24T00:05:02","date_gmt":"2025-02-24T08:05:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/iamafoodblog.com\/?p=30414"},"modified":"2025-02-23T20:27:55","modified_gmt":"2025-02-24T04:27:55","slug":"extra-fluffy-super-soft-and-custard-y-japanese-style-tamagoyaki-french-toast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iamafoodblog.com\/extra-fluffy-super-soft-and-custard-y-japanese-style-tamagoyaki-french-toast\/","title":{"rendered":"Japanese Style Tamagoyaki French Toast"},"content":{"rendered":"

A super soft and custard-y japanese tamagoyaki inspired french toast is 100 percent the best way to start the day.<\/strong><\/p>\n

I am a true lover of french toast and all it\u2019s varieties. I\u2019m pretty sure I\u2019ve talked about my dream french toast restaurant<\/a> before \u2013 the one that would kind of be like IHOP but for french toast instead of pancakes. Needless to say, I\u2019m a french toast fanatic. I like to try french toasts wherever we travel to. Usually they tend to be just like the classic french toast: bread dipped in eggs and milk and fried, but sometimes I encounter a new style of french toast.<\/p>\n

My most recent french toast obsession is Japanese french toast! It\u2019s soft and custardy and very similar to classic french toast while being completely different.<\/p>\n

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What is Japanese Style French Toast<\/h2>\n

Japanese style french toast is almost just like regular – it uses bread and eggs and is fried, but somehow the sum of its parts ends up being different than the french toast you know and love.<\/p>\n

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First off, Japanese french toast starts off with shokupan: super fluffy milk bread. The crusts are almost always cut off and the super soft and fluffy bread soaks up liquid like a sponge. They also tend to soak their bread in a more custard-y egg mix with eggs, milk or cream, and sugar. The bread is soaked for a long time so that the bread is completely saturated.<\/p>\n

There\u2019s a famous french toast at a popular Tokyo hotel that soaks their bread overnight which results in the most tender, custard-y french toast ever. The bread is then cooked low and slow ensuring that the insides are creamy and cooked through while the outsides are just the slightest bit golden. The eggs get puffy and fluffy and it is just SO GOOD. Lots of the cafes in Tokyo do Japanese style french toast as well.<\/p>\n

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How to Make Tamagoyaki French Toast<\/h2>\n
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  1. Cut the bread into thick slices and trim the crusts off the bread.<\/li>\n
  2. Create a savory egg custard mix by whisking together the eggs, cream, sugar, soy, and mirin. For an extra smooth french toast, strain the mixture.<\/li>\n
  3. Soak the bread for minimum 1 hour on both sides, flipping carefully. If you can go longer, do it \u2013 you want the bread to be completely saturated.<\/li>\n
  4. Heat up a bit of oil in a non-stick pan over very low heat. Let the piece of bread drain a little bit then place in the pan and cook, covered, on very low heat for about 8-10 minutes. Use an offset spatula and take a peek, the bottom should be golden and the top should be puffy. Flip, cover, and continue to cook until golden and puffed up. Serve on a plate with powdered sugar, syrup, and whipped cream, if desired.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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    What is Tamagoyaki<\/h2>\n

    Tamagoyaki<\/a> (literally grilled egg) is one of my favorite sushi pieces. It\u2019s the one that is bright yellow and looks like egg (duh!) and is sweet and savory and really good. Essentially it\u2019s a rolled omelette made with with eggs seasoned with soy sauce and mirin (a kind of sweet Japanese very low alcohol content rice wine). I love making tamagoyaki and I love french toast so I thought I\u2019d combine the two into the ultimate Japanese french toast, mixing sweet and savory.<\/p>\n

    You Should Make Japanese French Toast if you:<\/h2>\n