Ever wonder what are those orange square-blocks that usually pop up in a prepared Bento? Those are call Tamagoyaki or dashimaki. In English we call them Japanese rolled omelet. This dish is quite popular in Japan as a breakfast meal and is often included in, as you have guessed, bento boxes.
In popular culture, the usual stereotypical anime (girl presumably) character cook only this dish to their love one. They are ‘usually’ not skillful in the art of culinary but tried hard to make the most of it just for the sake of showing their cooking skills to their lover. I won’t mind if my girlfriend keep serving me Tamagoyaki but she better make it delicious! and not a stool of everything. Well, you got the idea.
To exemplify my point above I’ll use one of this season craziest anime can offer, ‘Kore wa Zombie desu ka?’ where by Haruna, the magical girl had made a 2 stack-full of Tamagoyaki that when eaten can actually sent shocks down your spine. Thus, making you high. Still there are others who can be a better cook like Houki in Infinite Stratos.
Making one is not hard as it seem but fun and easy. Tamagoyaki is mostly prepared by using a rectangular frying pan which can be easily found in Japan. However, other country is not familiar or even sells this kind of pan in their shops. In this case, your only choice is to use a bamboo mat to shape it yourself. It’s not just only eggs you can add different fillings into the middle of the roll to make it look even tastier. Be creative!
The ingredients you need are as listed below
- Eggs
- Dashi (Soup stock)
- Mirin
- Salt
- Soy sauce
If you can’t find mirin you can always replace it with honey or anything sweet to the mix. Be aware that some uses sake in the recipe just for that extra kick while savoring the dish. Anyone here dare to add Vodka while the Japanese uses sake? I bet it would be a good winter dish to warm your body up.
Although I haven’t eaten a genuine dish from a Japanese restaurant but I did try hands-on to make one myself. Man! It tasted sweet and salty at the same time. It got burned quite quickly on the sides due to the sugar I added into the mix. Oh! Make sure to keep your fire small to avoid burn marks. Nonetheless, it was eatable and I was hungry at that time.
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