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Japanese shellfish recipes

14 Japanese shellfish recipes, each written for this site and each saying what its method turns on.

• California roll, sourced from Japan. An inside-out roll built on cling film, with the rice outside and the nori hidden. Shellfish, Egg.
• Chawanmushi, sourced from Japan. A savoury custard steamed with the lid ajar, set just firm enough to hold a spoon's dent. Chicken, Fish, Shellfish, Egg.
• Chirashizushi, sourced from Japan. Seasoned rice cooled with a fan while it is cut with vinegar, scattered rather than rolled. Fish, Shellfish, Egg.
• Chūkadon, sourced from Japan. A stir-fry thickened in its own wok liquid and tipped straight over rice. Pork, Shellfish.
• Ebi chili, sourced from Japan. Prawns velveted in egg white and starch, in a sauce built on ketchup as much as chilli bean. Shellfish, Egg.
• Ebi furai, sourced from Japan. Prawns slit and stretched straight, crumbed with the tails left clean, and fried in two minutes. Shellfish, Egg.
• Kaki furai, sourced from Japan. Shucked oysters dried hard, crumbed and fried fast so the inside stays liquid. Shellfish, Egg.
• Kakiage, sourced from Japan. A loose fritter of matchstick vegetables held by barely enough batter, slid in on a flat spoon. Shellfish, Egg.
• Kushikatsu, sourced from Japan. Small pieces on skewers in a batter rather than egg wash, with one dip of the shared sauce. Pork, Shellfish, Egg.
• Monjayaki, sourced from Japan. A deliberately runny batter cooked inside a ring of its own solids and eaten off the griddle. Fish, Shellfish.
• Suimono, sourced from Japan. A clear soup where the dashi is the dish and everything else is arranged, not simmered. Fish, Shellfish.
• Temaki, sourced from Japan. A cone rolled at the table by each diner, where the nori has to stay crisp until the last second. Fish, Shellfish.
• Tendon, sourced from Japan. Tempura fried separately and brushed with sauce, the one donburi that is never simmered. Fish, Shellfish, Egg.
• Tenshindon, sourced from Japan. A soft crab omelette laid over rice, with a sharp sauce made separately and poured on after. Shellfish, Egg.

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