Yossou

Everyone knows chawanmushi is a Japanese side dish that comes usually with a set meal, but do you know chawanmushi has it's roots from mainland China and actually can be a main dish?

Here in Yussou is known to be the origin of chawanmushi in Japan, and the story goes by the owner tried the custard steam egg in China and brought the recipe back to Japan because he liked it so much.

The chawanmishi here is served in a bit bowl instead of the usual cup size and the texture is so fluffy and flavorful than the usual ones we had else where. The popular set meal comes with a bowl of rice topped with colorful shredded egg, minced meat and probably dried shrimp meat colored in pink I think. It also comes with a braised pork with is also a well known Chinese dish here in Nagasaki.

The restaurant is big with a traditional setup and well organized to handle the crowd with numbering queue system. The main highlight is of course the chawanmushi, while the other food were okay. Good to experience for its history value as well.