When running away from St. Marie Academy, her dad welcomes her home and makes her オムライス and let's her know that everything is OK and Ichigo seems to love this dish!
What is it?
As it's name implies, it is a fried rice omelette that is popular in many western-style restaurants as well as a common at-home dish. It usually contains chicken in the rice and has ketchup as a topping. Occassionally, a French brown sauce called demi-glace is poured on top. A variation of this is omusoba which replaces the chicken fried rice with yakisoba. Another version, omutako, uses taco rice. It is considered a comfort food that can be eaten at any time of day whereas in America, omelette-like foods are reserved for breakfast only. Click here to see pictures of omurice.
Where can I try it?
It Japan, you can find it in many western-style restaurants but in the US, you're mostly limited to Japanese restaurants that serve breakfast or to making it at home.
How can I make it?
Okay, so I cheated here and found a YouTube video because it looked so easy/yummy!
Tips from the real world:
- It takes practice to get the omelette part just right. Using a lighter pan helps with the flipping.
- Using chopsticks allows you to make finer movements.
- When cutting vegetables, leave the root uncut making it easier to dice the food.
- Practice your knife skills and over time, you'll get just as good as the video!
- You can garnish with a salad or tomatoes, or anything else, just keep in mind that you generally want to garnish a dish with things already inside of it. So leave out things that you've already placed inside your fried rice.
- Make sure to cook the rice with less water because it'll be pretty moist with all of the other things that you put in the fried rice.
- Using chopsticks allows you to make finer movements.
- When cutting vegetables, leave the root uncut making it easier to dice the food.
- Practice your knife skills and over time, you'll get just as good as the video!
- You can garnish with a salad or tomatoes, or anything else, just keep in mind that you generally want to garnish a dish with things already inside of it. So leave out things that you've already placed inside your fried rice.
- Make sure to cook the rice with less water because it'll be pretty moist with all of the other things that you put in the fried rice.
Ideas for Variations:
- Experiment with both the fillings and the toppings.
- You can also make it using only egg whites if you're watching your cholesterol.
- You can also make it using only egg whites if you're watching your cholesterol.
References:
http://japanesefood.about.com/od/rice/r/omurice.htm
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