Tamagozake, Egg And Sake

Start to finish: 5 minutes

Serves: 1

This traditional Japanese cold remedy is almost always eaten from a bowl with chopsticks. Outside Japan it often is referred to as "sake-nog" due to its resemblance to the classic holiday drink.

Ingredients:

¾ cup sake

1 egg, beaten

1 tablespoon honey

Instructions:

In a small saucepan, heat the sake over medium until hot but not boiling. Meanwhile, in a small bowl, mix the beaten egg and honey until thoroughly combined.

Stir the egg mixture into the hot sake.

Serve immediately.

The sake also can be heated in the microwave.

This story was originally published January 23, 2008 at 3:29 AM with the headline "Tamagozake, Egg And Sake."