Author Notes
Traditionally, tamagozake is a Japanese warm sake, raw whole egg and sugar drink thought to help cure a cold. It is a Japanese egg nog. My version adds fresh grated ginger, lemon, and honey while using only the egg white. I also have added spices to my version. This looks like a whole snowy mountain top in a glass, worthy of a haiku. I really like the way it tastes, too. —Sagegreen
Ingredients
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1
farm fresh egg white, beaten until very fluffy
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1-2 tablespoons
milkweed honey (or other varietal of your choice) to taste
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1 tablespoon
Meyer's lemon juice
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3/4 cup
warmed sake, heated below boiling
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1 teaspoon
peeled, grated fresh ginger
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Meyer lemon peel twist wrapped around a cinnamon stick for garnish
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optional dried ground ginger or grated nutmeg and cinnamon sprinkled on top
Directions
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After beating the egg white until fluffy, mix the honey and lemon juice with it.
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Whisk in your heated sake to the egg white mixture. Stir in the fresh grated ginger.
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Pour this into your glass. Garnish with lemon peel twist wrapped along a delicate cinnamon stick. You can tuck the lemon peel at one end into a crease of the cinnamon. Sprinkle optional dried ground ginger or grated nutmeg and cinnamon on top.
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