Omurice, sometimes spelled "omu-rice" (Japanese: オムライス, Omu-raisu), is an example of contemporary Japanese fusion cuisine (Yōshoku[1]) consisting of an omelette made with fried rice and usually topped with ketchup.[2][3] Omu and raisu being contractions of the words omelette and rice,[4] the name is a wasei-eigo.
Omurice is said to have originated around the turn of the 20th century[4] at a western style restaurant in Tokyo's Ginza district called Renga-tei, inspired by chakin-zushi.[7]
The dish typically consists of chikin raisu (chicken
rice: rice pan-fried with ketchup and chicken) wrapped in a thin sheet
of fried egg. The ingredients that flavor the rice vary. Sometimes, the rice is replaced with fried noodles, yakisoba, instead of fried rice, to make omusoba.
A variant in Okinawa is omutako, consisting of an omelet over taco rice.
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