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What is the difference between frittatas and omelets ?
While at the restaurants with some friends, we were trying to make an order from a menu that had food pictures on it. There was an egg meal on the menu called ‘’tortilla de patata’’, which is a Spanish recipe for thick omelets. But when my Swedish friend said it was omelets, the Italian amongst us disagreed and said it was frittatas. I have never heard of that before. Is frittatas and omelets the same, if not what are the differences?
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This has always been a tough distinction for me to wake as well. There are a few key differences to keep in mind, however. Here are some facts and descriptions for each, and hopefully these list will help you out in your separation of definitions.
Omelet:
From France
Thin layer of egg, cooked in pan
Ingredients sprinkled on top, then the egg circle gets flipped over on top of itself
http://www.foodmall.org/images/omelette_4717.jpg
Frittata:
From Italy
Ingredients mixed into the egg
After cooked, they are finished in the broiler
Served like a pie
Normally pretty thick
http://img.timeinc.net/recipes/i/recipes/ck/03142008/family-frittata-ck-222678-l.jpg
So, basically, these dishes are prepared and served somewhat differently, but can include the exact same ingredients and taste almost the same. If I had any cooking skills at all, I would probably make frittatas more often, just because they look cooler :). I hope this helps. There's not much difference, but since each type of egg meal originated from a different place, looks different on the plate, and is cooked using different methods, I guess their original names stuck.
Omelet:
From France
Thin layer of egg, cooked in pan
Ingredients sprinkled on top, then the egg circle gets flipped over on top of itself
Frittata:
From Italy
Ingredients mixed into the egg
After cooked, they are finished in the broiler
Served like a pie
Normally pretty thick
So, basically, these dishes are prepared and served somewhat differently, but can include the exact same ingredients and taste almost the same. If I had any cooking skills at all, I would probably make frittatas more often, just because they look cooler :). I hope this helps. There's not much difference, but since each type of egg meal originated from a different place, looks different on the plate, and is cooked using different methods, I guess their original names stuck.
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