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I've gotta say. That really doesn't look appetizing to me at all. So, I'm going to have to try it. A few times before, when it comes to eggs, something that completely nauseated me turned out to be something I love. I local place has a signature crabcake benedict. I never liked bennies, because I thought poached eggs were too runny to be appetizing. But it was their specialty... So I had to try it. And it was absolute heaven, and wouldn't have been half as good without that runny yolk. Same when I tried the viral omurice. Looked too runny, but it was fantastic. And migas. First time I made it, used scrambled eggs and it was ok. Next time I topped it with two sunny side up eggs... Worlds better.
When I read "viral omurice," my mind immediately thought this was a cooking process involving a virus, y'know, like bacteria are used in many cooking processes? It took me a full nanosecond to want to slap myself. In less than a week, I've posed two very stupid, culinary questions: this one, and another out loud to another person. My gf and I were watching The Today Show, and a chef was on promoting his new cookbook "Dad, What's For Dinner," but as he'd only demonstrated a couple of breakfast dishes on the show, I asked my gf "so his whole cookbook is breakfast recipes?" The question mark was still hanging on my bottom lip as I stared at the screen and saw "dinner" in the title of the book.

Anyway, EGGS! I've yet to even try to come around on dishes involving runny eggs. Scramble them, HARD boil them, or bake them into something; the yolk needs to be unrecognizable from the state it was in when you cracked open the raw egg. Admittedly, this is very much a mental thing for me, and I should probably branch out and try something new. I learned my lesson on both sushi and rare steak that "raw" isn't necessarily a trip to the ER if such foods are prepared properly, and raw can be delicious.

I'd say give the steamed eggs a go. Like I mentioned to Bob_McMillan, the texture is the only appreciable difference since the only flavor difference is a result of other, non-egg ingredients. It's like tofu or a custard in that regard; if you like eggs and don't mind the texture of tofu/custard, you should like the steamed eggs, at the very least you won't find them offensive.
 

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Anyway, EGGS! I've yet to even try to come around on dishes involving runny eggs. Scramble them, HARD boil them, or bake them into something; the yolk needs to be unrecognizable from the state it was in when you cracked open the raw egg. Admittedly, this is very much a mental thing for me, and I should probably branch out and try something new.
Liquid egg yolk is flavor country. Pull open the egg yolk on a fried egg (functioning as it's own little sauce container) and dip the egg whites in. Or put an over easy/medium egg on a burger and the egg yolk running out elevates the burger so much.
 

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Liquid egg yolk is flavor country. Pull open the egg yolk on a fried egg (functioning as it's own little sauce container) and dip the egg whites in. Or put an over easy/medium egg on a burger and the egg yolk running out elevates the burger so much.
"Liquid egg yolk" is about as appealing an endorsement as those from people who try to sell me on oysters calling them "snot from a rock." I'm retreating to my shell; hard boiled and scrambled got me this far, why fix what isn't broken? Especially if salmonella is at risk!
 
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When I read "viral omurice," my mind immediately thought this was a cooking process involving a virus, y'know, like bacteria are used in many cooking processes? It took me a full nanosecond to want to slap myself. In less than a week, I've posed two very stupid, culinary questions: this one, and another out loud to another person. My gf and I were watching The Today Show, and a chef was on promoting his new cookbook "Dad, What's For Dinner," but as he'd only demonstrated a couple of breakfast dishes on the show, I asked my gf "so his whole cookbook is breakfast recipes?" The question mark was still hanging on my bottom lip as I stared at the screen and saw "dinner" in the title of the book.

Anyway, EGGS! I've yet to even try to come around on dishes involving runny eggs. Scramble them, HARD boil them, or bake them into something; the yolk needs to be unrecognizable from the state it was in when you cracked open the raw egg. Admittedly, this is very much a mental thing for me, and I should probably branch out and try something new. I learned my lesson on both sushi and rare steak that "raw" isn't necessarily a trip to the ER if such foods are prepared properly, and raw can be delicious.

I'd say give the steamed eggs a go. Like I mentioned to Bob_McMillan, the texture is the only appreciable difference since the only flavor difference is a result of other, non-egg ingredients. It's like tofu or a custard in that regard; if you like eggs and don't mind the texture of tofu/custard, you should like the steamed eggs, at the very least you won't find them offensive.
By steamed eggs, I assume you're talking about poached eggs?
 
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No, you can see the process in the video I shared in post #317.
Okay so I watched that, and honestly, it looks like someone was making scrambled eggs, and then pivoted halfway through and wanted poached eggs but not wanting to waste the eggs, decided "Fuck it, we ball" and poached the mixture. This is not a criticism, mind. But hey, if its delicious, its delicious.
 
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Okay so I watched that, and honestly, it looks like someone was making scrambled eggs, and then pivoted halfway through and wanted poached eggs but not wanting to waste the eggs, decided "Fuck it, we ball" and poached the mixture. This is not a criticism, mind. But hey, if its delicious, its delicious.
Yeah, that was kinda my sentiment when I said "food meets art." this is an overly complicated way to prepare eggs that sidesteps much easier ways for maybe a textural difference at best. Putting soy sauce and sesame seeds on/in regular scrambled eggs would net you the exact same flavor and be much quicker to make.