Rolled Thick Omelet

Dashi-maki tamago

Preparation info
  • Makes

    1

    rolled omelet, 2 by 6 inches and 1 inch thick
    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
The Sushi Experience

By Hiroko Shimbo

Published 2006

  • About

Rolled thick omelet, dashi-maki tamago, contains a substantial amount of dashi, fish stock, as its name suggests. The stock adds good flavor to the eggs and also dilutes the egg protein, so the resulting omelet is tender and juicy, as you probably know from tasting one at sushi restaurants in your neighborhood. Unlike the Western omelet, a Japanese rolled omelet is made up of four to five layers, which, when rolled together, become indistinguishable.

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