Japanese Rice Omelette
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Japanese rice omelette. Omurice is a japanese word for omelet and rice and is an omelet wrapped around fried rice and topped with ketchup a perfect example of western influence on japanese cuisine in japan you will find omurice cooked at home and served at western style diners. It s a fairly popular fusion dish said to have come from a western style japanese restaurant in the early 2000s. Omurice or omuraisu made from the combined words of omelet and rice raisu in japanese is basically that but with a japanese twist. At most japanese restaurants we have in the bay area omurice is not even on the menu but i think this dish is pretty well known and popular in asian countries outside of japan.
Chef shintaro eleazar okuda of bar moga in nyc is sick of amateur omurice omelette videos so he came to the munchies test kitchen to demonstrate how it s do. Scoop the mixture onto a serving bowl and shape into an oval. Add the cooked rice 2 tablespoons ketchup ham and cheese if using. It is basically an omelette with ketchup flavoured chicken fried rice inside it.
It quickly spread to their neighboring countries like korea and taiwan. Today s recipe is omurice or japanese omelette rice i received a lot of requests from readers for this recipe and i was a bit surprised how popular this dish is. Cook and stir until the ingredients are well combined and heated through about 8 minutes. Inspired by the japanese omurice i make my own version of this japanese omelet rice simple easy and tasty with quick cooking rice shredded chicken eggs and plenty of veggies flavored with sesame oil soy sauce and ketchup.
It belongs to the category of so called western food know as yoshoku. Omurice a beloved staple of japanese home cooking is a linguistic and literal mash up of omelet and rice.