Omurice also known as omuraisu and Japanese omelet rice, consists of tomato-flavored fried rice wrapped in a thin, soft-cooked omelet. One of the key ingredients of this Western-inspired dish is ketchup, which flavors the rice and garnishes the top of the omelet. (Sometimes, chefs place the omelet atop the rice.) Omurice is an example of "yöshoku," a Western-influenced style of cooking that became popular in Japanese cuisine during the Meiji era of the mid-nineteenth century when Japan looked to the West as a model for modernity. "Omurice" is a portmanteau of the words "omu," meaning "omelet," and "raisu," meaning “rice."
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