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== Weights and measures... == |
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-- ''Spanish omelet'' is an omelette served with an often spicy sauce, etc. -- |
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<blockquote>''On March 19, 1994, the largest omelette (128.5 m²; 1,383 ft²) in the world at the time was made with 160,000 eggs in Yokohama, Japan, but it was subsequently overtaken by an omelette made by the Lung Association in Brockville Memorial Centre, Ontario, Canada on May 11, 2002 — it weighed 2.95 tonnes (2,950 kg).''</blockquote> |
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Is this a plain omelette served with a sauce? Presumably, it is an American designation like the preceding "Western omelet". In European English, a Spanish omelette is exactly the same thing as the "tortilla de patatas" already described here. -- [[User:Picapica|Picapica]] 17:51, 20 Jun 2004 (UTC) |
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doesn't read very well. Although backed by the sources, it shouldn't use two incomparable measures, a number of eggs compared to a weight. Any suggestions? <span style="font-family:Georgia;">[[User:You Can Act Like A Man|<span style="color:Green">'''Basket''' </span><sub><span style="color:orange">'''Feudalist''' </span></sub>]]</span> 16:25, 21 February 2013 (UTC) |
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: noted and contextualized the definition. [[User:24.19.184.243|24.19.184.243]] 13:29, 29 June 2006 (UTC) |
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i don't know! <span style="font-size: smaller;" class="autosigned">— Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[Special:Contributions/46.103.150.48|46.103.150.48]] ([[User talk:46.103.150.48|talk]]) 16:58, 28 May 2014 (UTC)</span><!-- Template:Unsigned IP --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot--> |
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== World Record == |
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I love omelettes, any chance of expanding this article? {{unsigned|210.84.30.140}} |
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:*If you have citable information to add to this article, you are free to do so. ~~ [[User:Meeples|Meeples]] 05:03, 16 August 2006 (UTC) |
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Should we have a world record section? It seems that the record for world's largest omelet [http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/1000/largest-omelette has been broken again]. Given that this would be apparently the third time the record has been broken, is it really worthwhile for us to keep a record of all the record holders, especially when the references to previous record holders keep breaking as Guinness updates its site? |
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Seems not to say anything about French Omelette ? |
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[[User:Data64|data64]] 02:03, 13 October 2006 (UTC) |
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The world record section reports a 1994 record omelette with 160,000 eggs, area 128.5m<sup>2</sup>, which was beaten twice, the last time with an omelette with 145,000 eggs made in a pan with diameter 10.3m (therefore area 83.3m<sup>2</sup>), weight 6,466kg. This doesn't make sense as written; 160,000 > 145,000 and 128.5 > 83.3. Unless, for example, the 1994 omelette was a plain egg omelette, and the 2012 one a potato omelette, or some similar fudge? [[Chicken egg sizes|Eggs weigh 40 - 70g]], with medium eggs at 50g; 160,000 eggs would weigh about 8,000kg (medium, without allowing for shell), more than 6,446kg. Not the most world-shaking of inconsistencies, but it seems odd. [[User:Pol098|Pol098]] ([[User talk:Pol098|talk]]) 17:56, 4 November 2019 (UTC) |
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In the "Escoffier Cook Book", Escoffier says, "...that it should be borne in mind that an omelet is really scrambled eggs enclosed in a coating of coagulated egg." I assume that this was written before the Julia Child quote and therefore might be better attributed to him. |
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:I'm thinking this section is unneeded. It's not really about omelettes. It's trivia. [[User:Valereee|valereee]] ([[User talk:Valereee|talk]]) 19:13, 23 January 2022 (UTC) |
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== WESTERN vs DENVER OMLET? == |
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Did u knew that karo is the omelettiest omelette du fomage in the whole world, even more than the ones in the pictures, and that is why she is the one and only ms. omelette du fomage? Did u knew that omelletes du fomage are sexy And i like omelettes du fomaage x 90... okeey.. 97! =) |
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I learned in Home Economics in High School that a Western Ommlet has bacon or ham, onion, milk and eggs only. A Denver Ommlet also includes green peppers. |
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Did I miss something here? Consideration for deletion of this portion of the article? Anyone? |
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Please confirm if this info is correct. I have believed this to be true for over 60 years. It makes sense that 2 different recipes would have different names. |
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Personally, I prefer NO green peppers in Western Ommlets, but love them in Spanish Ommlets. |
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The Indian omelette is a run-on sentence, and is also a recipe - not a description. [[User:Lib3rtine|Lib3rtine]] 13:54, 14 March 2007 (UTC) |
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ANYONE???🙄 [[Special:Contributions/2607:FEA8:7A80:10F4:2473:4CA5:D9F6:88B6|2607:FEA8:7A80:10F4:2473:4CA5:D9F6:88B6]] ([[User talk:2607:FEA8:7A80:10F4:2473:4CA5:D9F6:88B6|talk]]) 05:55, 10 July 2022 (UTC) |
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Omelettes are great with parmesan cheese. I'm eating one right now, comtaining sausage and cheese. [[User:Ghost of starman|Ghost of starman]] 16:15, 23 January 2007 (UTC) |
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:A lot of food questions don't have clearcut answers. Professional chef [[James Beard]] in 1975 wrote a newspaper column saying that the Western omelet and Denver omelet are the same dish, see [https://www.newspapers.com/clip/108442953/denver-v-western-omelet-1975/ his explanation]. [[User:Schazjmd|<span style="color:#066293;">'''Schazjmd'''</span>]] [[User talk:Schazjmd|<span style="color:#738276;">''(talk)''</span>]] 23:35, 27 August 2022 (UTC) |
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== L’omelette de la Mère Poulard == |
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...Seems to me that several of the photos in this piece are of frittatas, not omelettes (i.e. the filling has been allowed to "set" within the eggs, not folded up inside). Anyone else noticed this, or does anyone agree? [[User:Snarfa|Snarfa]] 22:46, 11 April 2007 (UTC) |
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The photograph appears to show an ‘omelette soufflé’. The recipe given by Annette Poulard to Robert Viel states that she ‘…beats (the eggs) well…throw the eggs in and stir constantly…’. The photo is closer to an omelette where the egg mixture has been beaten to a froth and then cooked without stirring. [[User:Polkadotcycles|Polkadotcycles]] ([[User talk:Polkadotcycles|talk]]) 12:47, 20 September 2023 (UTC) |
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Why does this article use both spellings of omelette? |
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Example: |
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...in the village and to prepare a huge '''omelet''' for his army the next day.[1] |
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I'm thinking that masala omelet image is too busy for the lead image. [[User:Valereee|Valereee]] ([[User talk:Valereee|talk]]) 13:55, 13 October 2023 (UTC) |
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On March 19, 1994, the largest '''omelette''' (1,383 ft²) in the world at the time was made with 160,000 eggs... |
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:Agree. I think the second image (browned omelet with herbs) would be a better lead image. [[User:Schazjmd|<span style="color:#066293;">'''Schazjmd'''</span>]] [[User talk:Schazjmd|<span style="color:#738276;">''(talk)''</span>]] 13:58, 13 October 2023 (UTC) |
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::I didn't love that one because it doesn't show that it's rolled/folded and filled, found one that shows that plus is large enough to take a close look. See what you think. [[User:Valereee|Valereee]] ([[User talk:Valereee|talk]]) 12:29, 19 November 2023 (UTC) |
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== Milk? Water? == |
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Forgive me for raising such a sensitive topic, but in the US (at least), most omelettes have milk beaten into the eggs. (Some people use *shudder* water.) Is there a reason that milk is not mentioned in the article? :-) |
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My understanding is that water creates more steam and puffs up the eggs far more than milk will, and from my cooking tests this seems true. Try just a little bit of water in the eggs next time you're making them rather than milk. Anyone have a source they could cite for this?--[[User:Talroth|Talroth]] ([[User talk:Talroth|talk]]) 23:39, 27 February 2008 (UTC) |
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== omelette vs omelet == |
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Someone recently edited the article to claim that "omelet" was an invalid spelling. I just changed the article back. |
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"Omelet" is an acceptable spelling according to both dictionary.com and wiktionary.org, so it should be acceptable. [[User:Viltris|Viltris]] ([[User talk:Viltris|talk]]) 08:26, 29 February 2008 (UTC) |
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== Asian omelets... == |
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Egg foo yung (or Egg fooyong) is a sort of omelet, and should probably be mentioned and linked from here. |
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Additionally, there's a whole paragraph on Japanese omelets, but no mention of Tamago, or the fact that they have specialised omelet pans, and treat the eggs very carefully (strain the eggs through a wire strainer to remove chunky bits of the white, add sugar and soy sauce before cooking, cook at a really high heat in thin amounts, folding back to prodice a layered effect...) |
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Weights and measures...
[edit]This section:
On March 19, 1994, the largest omelette (128.5 m²; 1,383 ft²) in the world at the time was made with 160,000 eggs in Yokohama, Japan, but it was subsequently overtaken by an omelette made by the Lung Association in Brockville Memorial Centre, Ontario, Canada on May 11, 2002 — it weighed 2.95 tonnes (2,950 kg).
doesn't read very well. Although backed by the sources, it shouldn't use two incomparable measures, a number of eggs compared to a weight. Any suggestions? Basket Feudalist 16:25, 21 February 2013 (UTC)
i don't know! — Preceding unsigned comment added by 46.103.150.48 (talk) 16:58, 28 May 2014 (UTC)
World Record
[edit]Should we have a world record section? It seems that the record for world's largest omelet has been broken again. Given that this would be apparently the third time the record has been broken, is it really worthwhile for us to keep a record of all the record holders, especially when the references to previous record holders keep breaking as Guinness updates its site?
Quanticle (talk) 04:51, 17 July 2014 (UTC)
The world record section reports a 1994 record omelette with 160,000 eggs, area 128.5m2, which was beaten twice, the last time with an omelette with 145,000 eggs made in a pan with diameter 10.3m (therefore area 83.3m2), weight 6,466kg. This doesn't make sense as written; 160,000 > 145,000 and 128.5 > 83.3. Unless, for example, the 1994 omelette was a plain egg omelette, and the 2012 one a potato omelette, or some similar fudge? Eggs weigh 40 - 70g, with medium eggs at 50g; 160,000 eggs would weigh about 8,000kg (medium, without allowing for shell), more than 6,446kg. Not the most world-shaking of inconsistencies, but it seems odd. Pol098 (talk) 17:56, 4 November 2019 (UTC)
- I'm thinking this section is unneeded. It's not really about omelettes. It's trivia. valereee (talk) 19:13, 23 January 2022 (UTC)
WESTERN vs DENVER OMLET?
[edit]I learned in Home Economics in High School that a Western Ommlet has bacon or ham, onion, milk and eggs only. A Denver Ommlet also includes green peppers. Please confirm if this info is correct. I have believed this to be true for over 60 years. It makes sense that 2 different recipes would have different names.
Personally, I prefer NO green peppers in Western Ommlets, but love them in Spanish Ommlets.
ANYONE???🙄 2607:FEA8:7A80:10F4:2473:4CA5:D9F6:88B6 (talk) 05:55, 10 July 2022 (UTC)
- A lot of food questions don't have clearcut answers. Professional chef James Beard in 1975 wrote a newspaper column saying that the Western omelet and Denver omelet are the same dish, see his explanation. Schazjmd (talk) 23:35, 27 August 2022 (UTC)
L’omelette de la Mère Poulard
[edit]The photograph appears to show an ‘omelette soufflé’. The recipe given by Annette Poulard to Robert Viel states that she ‘…beats (the eggs) well…throw the eggs in and stir constantly…’. The photo is closer to an omelette where the egg mixture has been beaten to a froth and then cooked without stirring. Polkadotcycles (talk) 12:47, 20 September 2023 (UTC)
lead image
[edit]I'm thinking that masala omelet image is too busy for the lead image. Valereee (talk) 13:55, 13 October 2023 (UTC)
- Agree. I think the second image (browned omelet with herbs) would be a better lead image. Schazjmd (talk) 13:58, 13 October 2023 (UTC)
- I didn't love that one because it doesn't show that it's rolled/folded and filled, found one that shows that plus is large enough to take a close look. See what you think. Valereee (talk) 12:29, 19 November 2023 (UTC)