Disneyland Tokyo is taking its mouse-themed eats to new heights with the debut of a new curry rice dish topped with a Mickey-shaped egg yolk. While the concept of Mickey-shaped food is nothing new, this is the first time the park has managed to model egg yolks after the iconic cartoon mouse.
The Mickey-shaped egg yolk has been making appearances inside a boiled egg at Disneyland Tokyo. The eggs are served over a bowl of curry rice and vegetables, which come from the Plazma Ray's Diner. According to one news outlet, the Mickey-shaped egg yolk is achieved with a special Japanese machine that takes "The yolks and white of multiple eggs
and then "manhandles them into tube form." However, if you ask Disney, the process is just plain "magic."
Mouse-Shaped Egg Yolks
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