Our number 1 pick for this dishOmurice (Japanese Omelette Rice) (Video) オムライス
Wrap creamy scrambled eggs around savory chicken fried rice topped with ketchup for a classic Japanese comfort dish.
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The best omurice recipes
Omurice is the playful Japanese omelette-rice: ketchup-seasoned fried rice wrapped in or topped with a soft, silky omelette. A yoshoku diner favourite, it is as much about the theatre of the egg as the flavour, and the best recipes show how to get that tender, just-set fold.
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Omurice (Omelette Rice) (Video) オムライス – 'Midnight Diner: Tokyo Stories'
Soft omelette draped over ketchup-flavored fried rice makes this beloved Japanese comfort food accessible and impressively simple to execute.
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Common questions about omurice
What is omurice?
Omurice (omelette + rice) is chicken-and-ketchup fried rice wrapped in or covered by a thin, soft omelette, usually finished with a squiggle of ketchup or a demi-glace sauce. It is a beloved yoshoku dish.
What is the tornado or soft-omelette style?
A modern presentation drapes a barely-set, custardy omelette over a mound of rice and slits it open so it unfurls. It is trickier than the classic wrapped fold but visually striking.
What seasons the rice in omurice?
The rice is typically stir-fried with chicken, onion and ketchup, which gives it its signature tangy-sweet flavour and pale orange colour.