Besides coming in cartons of 10, Japanese eggs or tamagos as they are known around here, are a little bit different than American eggs. They are extra fresh and extra orange. Today, I made my first batch of sweet treats in Japan. This was also my first time baking with Japanese eggs. I have made scrambled eggs & boiled eggs, but this was my first time baking. Knowing I needed a fail proof recipe, I made crowd pleasers – salted caramel chocolate chip cookies. I snapped a picture of the eggs before I mixed the dough. Can you identify the Japanese egg? 

Japanese egg on the left

Despite the funny look of the eggs, the cookies Look perfect and are delicious! 

Salted Caramel Chocolate Chip Cookies

The eggs when boiled also look a little different than normal America eggs. Can you differentiate between the two? 

Hard Boiled Eggs

The freshness of the tamagos make them a little bit harder to peel as witnessed by the choppy white edges of the orange yolks. No worries, with these eggs & tamagos, I made egg salad! So, chopped was good.