What is Omurice?

Omurice, or omu-raisu , is a Japanese fusion bowl that usually consists of fried rice packed or overflowed with omelet. It is often served with ketchup that is sometimes used to announce a message or the name of dinner. The name is a combination of the word omelette and rice and omurice is an example of yohshoku , or meals with western origin changed to suit the Japanese palette. Food is a feature of maid cafes and there are many references to food in Japanese popular culture.

There are many variations of this simple prepared food. The filling is usually a type of fried rice that can include vegetables, meat or seafood. Some restaurants, especially in Tokyo, serve only Omurice and offer seemingly infinite number of fillings and toppings such as curry or beef sauce Hayashi. Food is also commonly served in school canteens, restaurants of department stores and family restaurants as part of a children's offer or Okosama Ranchi .

filling can be doneENA using the remaining boiled rice and is usually flavored with chicken breast or cooked ham and onions or other vegetables. Vegetables and meat are roasted in a large pan or wok until it is ready, and cooked rice is added and thrown until it warms. A little ketchup or broth is added to the color and taste the filling without undulating. The filling is then flavored to the taste of salt and pepper.

Once the filling is ready, the eggs are cracked and beaten into a bowl with a little salt and pepper. This mixture is then poured into the pan and left to boil until the edges take place, but the center is still slightly cold. At this point, the filling can be added directly to the cooking omelet, which is then folded over the rice to create a large football shape. Alternatively, the omelette can be carefully allowed and on the hills of the filling rice. Omurice is often served with ketchup at the top and side of vegetables such as broccoli or potatoes.

This meal is probably one of the most popular in Maid Cafe, where the waitresses are dressed in French costumes. These cafes are concentrated primarily in the Akihabara area in Tokyo. Dinners who order Omurice can usually specify what they want to write or draw their waitresses into ketchup on a plate and food.

In recent years, meals have appeared similar to omurice, but with different fillings. Omusoba uses Yakisoba noodles as a filling instead of rice. If the filling of taco rice is called the food is called Omutako, which is found mainly in Okinawa.

Many Japanese references to popular culture are performed on Omurice, especially in anime and mango. For example, in the second episode of 2011, Anime Hanasaku Ihoha , the protagonist serves her mother Omurice and expresses her disappointment in ketchup that her mother -in -law of her parents at school. In addition, director Juzo Itami includes a scene in which Omurice is prepared in his 1985 Tampopo film.