The Dish

“4 Cheese & Ferment Scrambled Eggs”: 3 Ferment Custard Eggs, Powdered Cheese Sautéed Mushrooms, Cheddar, Mozzarella & Parmigiano

Primary Inspiration

• Bayashi and I both care about fitness—he follows a no carb/keto diet and was a personal trainer and Abercrombie & Fitch model before COVID.
• To stay true to his content, I also matched his signature editing style in the video for this dish.

Secondary Inspiration

• Bayashi lives above a grocery store and doesn’t store much food, so I worked with what was left in his fridge—especially three eggs from a recent shoot.
• I used a low-heat, risotto-style technique for the scrambled eggs, inspired by Gordon Ramsay, to create a custard-like, spoonable texture.
• Bayashi loves cheese, and his fridge had plenty. I leaned into that with a 4-cheese mix.
• To celebrate his Japanese heritage, I incorporated three ferments into the eggs: ssamjang, mirin, and shoyu—reflecting Japan’s love of fermented flavors.

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