That's the first time I've seen Nagato say anything. Even if it was just an ellipsis.

Hoppo and Katsuragi have been enlightened!

I hope this got nagamon back in hoppo's good graces after the last comic.

SoylentRed said:

I hope this got nagamon back in hoppo's good graces after the last comic.

Nagato forgave Hoppo ages ago. This is just to show Hoppo that her elders have things to teach her still.

Jarlath said:

That's the first time I've seen Nagato say anything. Even if it was just an ellipsis.

She's talked in previous comics. She just says her name over and over, like a Pokemon.

Jarlath said:

Nagato forgave Hoppo ages ago.

Other way around.

XionGaTaosenai said:

She's talked in previous comics. She just says her name over and over, like a Pokemon.

That's not Nagato, but Akagi or Kongou dialogs. Also, all dialogs here correspond to Hoppo except the ellipsis.

XionGaTaosenai said:

She's talked in previous comics. She just says her name over and over, like a Pokemon.

In that linked example, it looks to me like Kongou or Akagi is saying her name, much as one of them says, "Kaga" in the same panel.

I need to try this. The tamago kake gyuudon, that is.

XionGaTaosenai said:

She's talked in previous comics. She just says her name over and over, like a Pokemon.

Which panel? i think the top left panel is spoken by kongou.

WAit, that's raw egg?

At Sukiya you can get the egg raw, gloopy or soft, you choice. TKG generally uses raw egg, which gets partially cooked by the food itself.

Japanese food places around here put in a raw egg on top of their gyuudon. I always like to mix it around in the rice and beef.

I can see why some people wouldn't like that though. Raw egg tastes weird when it's not on rice.

Raw Quail egg sushi is another delicacy that is also pretty good. My sister and her boyfriend love the stuff but it's pretty expensive and most resturants limit it to 1 serving per person.

Paracite said:

At Sukiya you can get the egg raw, gloopy or soft, you choice. TKG generally uses raw egg, which gets partially cooked by the food itself.

The emphasis on 'partially'. Eggwhite protein starts to coagulate on 80 degree Celcius, where the yolk begins to thicken around 65 °C and sets around 70 °C. Meanwhile, the temperature of average industrial-grade rice warmer varies between 60 and 80 °C; not counting the ambient element that may drastically reduce the temperature of rice once it was taken outside. That's why you need to mix the whites and the yolk, so it appears to thicken (while actually it didn't; the yolk thicken first so it seems the whites too thicken) and quickly mix it with the hot, steaming rice on the center of the bowl to get the full experience of TamagoKakeGohan. But with Gyudon at fast-food shops that's being keep warm with hot water bath running beneath the metal container, the 'mix all things' method won't work and you'll risk getting yourself Salmonella. Think well before you TKG, peeps!

Japan has plenty of safeguards in place to stop salmonella. They don't vaccinate, but neither do the eggs need to be refrigerated (they're washed, but not pressure washed); and they have a much lower rate of salmonella than the US to boot (which given the high raw egg consumption, is saying something).

Paracite said:

Japan has plenty of safeguards in place to stop salmonella. They don't vaccinate, but neither do the eggs need to be refrigerated (they're washed, but not pressure washed); and they have a much lower rate of salmonella than the US to boot (which given the high raw egg consumption, is saying something).

Adding some fact that's probably left unknown, mixing shoyu into TKG actually helps killing bacteria. Pasteurization of shoyu kills the fermenting bacteria, leaving alcohol, monosodium glutamate and organic acids that helps inhibits growth of malignant bacteria, giving your immune system more time to eliminate them. #themoreyoulearnfromcooking

Skribulous said:

Other way around.

I don't think Hoppo held a grudge against Nagato - she just sensed someone behind her, and hissed at them to try and defend her hishimochi. It's PTSD, really - their first meeting involved sakura mochi,after all

Gotta love how Nagato immediately looks up at Angel Hoppo after she's been enlightened, as if she knew that would happen.

EDIT: A nickname of "Naga-Naga"? Proof that Nagato is considered family.