13/06/2026
當年讀日本菜證書,考試前我心入面一直諗住:
「玉子燒太考功夫,不如避開唔做啦…」 😆
因為真正考試級嘅玉子燒,唔係簡單煎蛋咁容易。
要先煲高湯、準確調味,仲要用學校指定嘅銅鑊去煎。火候一控制得唔好,就好容易黐鑊、燶邊,或者卷唔靚。
最緊張係,考試時只可以用筷子,仲要配合拋鑊動作一層層完成。
成品要整齊、調味恰當,切開仲要保持 juicy inside,唔可以乾爭爭。
所以當時全班都無人揀玉子燒,
我仲特登預備咗一個「唔整玉子燒」嘅考試餐單。
點知考試途中,考官突然即場要求我:
「你要做玉子燒。」 😢😢😢
嗰一刻真係心都離一離。
但都唯有深呼吸,控制火候,慢慢煎、慢慢卷,
用筷子一層一層咁完成佢。
當年3個鐘內要完成雜錦天婦羅、刺身、卷物、燒物、鯛魚湯、鯛魚飯、仲要所有裝飾同雕花……
再加埋臨場被要求做玉子燒,真係好大壓力。
好彩最後,筆試同實習試都以第一名畢業。
今日再整返玉子燒,已經唔再係考試壓力,
而係一份好溫柔、好有回憶嘅味道。
同埋可以用易潔鑊真係簡單好多。
自家製玉子燒,
甜甜鹹鹹、軟滑厚實,
每一層都係時間、火候同耐性慢慢煎出嚟嘅味道 💛
你哋鍾唔鍾意玉子燒?
鍾意偏甜,定偏鹹多啲?
Back when I was studying for my Japanese Cuisine Certificate, I secretly planned to avoid making tamagoyaki in the practical exam.
It is such a simple-looking dish, but it really tests your skills.
For the exam version, we had to make the dashi from scratch, season it accurately, and cook the egg in a traditional copper pan. The heat control had to be perfect, otherwise the egg would stick, burn, or break while rolling.
The most challenging part was that we could only use chopsticks, together with the pan-flipping technique, to finish each layer. The final tamagoyaki had to look neat, taste well-balanced, and still be soft and juicy inside.
That’s why nobody in my class chose to make tamagoyaki.
I even prepared my whole exam menu specially to avoid it.
But halfway through the exam, the examiner suddenly asked me to make tamagoyaki on the spot. 😢😢😢
I was so nervous, but I took a deep breath and focused on the heat, the texture, and each layer.
That day, within 3 hours, I had to complete assorted tempura, sashimi, sushi rolls, grilled dish, sea bream soup, sea bream rice… and unexpectedly, tamagoyaki too.
Luckily, I graduated with first place in both the written and practical exams.
Today, making tamagoyaki again feels very different.
It is no longer exam pressure, but a warm memory on a plate.
Homemade tamagoyaki — soft, slightly sweet, savoury, and layered with patience. 💛
Do you prefer your tamagoyaki more sweet or more savoury?