Tamago | Make My Sushi

What is tamago?

Tamago is the Japanese omelet commonly used in maki, nigiri and Temaki sushi. Unlike a regular omelet, the tamago is made with sugar, soy sauce, and mirin added. Furthermore, it is fried by a very unique method, as explained in the following guide.

Tamago is very easy to make, and easy to enjoy. It is highly recommended for vegetarian sushi fans, pregnant women and anyone with a sense of taste.

How to make tamago?

Attention - The recipe for Tamago batter can be found here.

Step 1 - Heat

Heat a little oil in a rectangular pan, then add the tamago batter, 1 cm deep.

Step 2 - Flip and fold

After 2-3 min, when the bottom of the omelet turns brownish, use a spatula to fold the omelet twice, first from the closer edge of the pan towards the middle, and then towards the far edge. There's no need to flip the omelet, just fold it. Even if its upper side seems uncooked before folding, the "inner layers" will get done by the end of the process.

Step 3 - More batter

Now oil the pan again (or not, depends if you prefer it crispy or oil free) and add another batch of tamago batter. Notice that the batter you have just added should touch the omelet you folded in the previous step.

Step 4 - Flip again

Repeat steps 2-3, until you run out of tamago batter.

Step 5 - Aaaaand cut...

Now that your omelet is ready, place it on a dry cutting surface, and slice it into 2 cm-thick slices. You may use it either as a topping for nigiri sushi, or as a filling for Temaki and maki sushi.

enjoy..

Comments

+1 #24 2009-10-03 08:03

thank you-now I can try to make my favourite kind of sushi in home :)

+1 #23 2008-09-13 19:58

Just made tamago and Spam maki......delish!!!

+1 #22 2008-08-27 21:14

omg!! i didnt know tamago was fried !!! this is soo cool! i love it!!

0 #21 2008-07-31 08:02

Kim - the batter actually should get a significant darker color. The outcome is of course a darker omelet than the 'usual' omelet, but not as much as the color of the batter might suggest.

0 #20 2008-06-18 20:23

Perhaps check that you're using light soy sauce as opposed to dark soy sauce?

0 #19 2008-05-14 18:08

What's the size of the spoon for the sugar and the soy sauce? Either way, I tried both tablespoon and teaspoon for the soy sauce, and the egg turned out blackish. The third batch I decided to use a few drops or so instead of spoonfulls of soy sauce.

0 #18 2008-03-31 14:43

you can't cook???

0 #17 2008-02-22 04:06

Although i don know how to cook, but i stil like to know how to cook as a knowledge.
After see this, i think i should start practise now.Hehe..
Coz it look fun.

-1 #16 2008-02-20 00:26

you forgot to bring rolled tomago back to front of pan before you pour in the egg again.
this way you have a long roll of tomagoyaki

+1 #15 2008-02-05 23:26

It's desu, with the u almost silent. :)

+1 #14 2008-01-06 11:48

tanoshii katta. I'd like to try it.
Arigato gozaimasu!!

-6 #13 2007-11-30 02:33

hello i am very sorry but i dont like sushi!
too fishy
well bye im sorry if pple like it BUT ITS NOT MY PROBLEM!!!!

-7 #12 2007-11-12 14:20

Sushi is very gross i dont like because i'm a big country fan. we love kicks. ya are japan people.

0 #11 2007-11-12 10:02

that was awsome but priceless by the sec

0 #10 2007-08-15 19:32

This looks like a lot of fun. I just recently got a sushi making set, and am anxious to give it a try.

0 #9 2007-05-15 09:45

Omoshiroi des, Oishi des.Sushi making benkyo Suru, Arigato gozaimus.
Sorry my japanese is pathetic, but I want to thank the author for the great tutorials on Sushi making.

0 #8 2007-05-14 12:52

may i know how low or high the heat of the fire should be?

-1 #7 2007-05-05 23:32

hi how r u me Sandwich rc is doing very good thnx luv Sandwich rc

-1 #6 2007-05-05 20:25

thx a millions.Next time on yur website post how 2 make sushi.Arigato!! pS cheez

cool dude,, no wait freezing cool dude...

0 #5 2007-04-30 16:08

I agree, i had searched a lot of website on how to make tamago, and i found that the info on how to make sushi with a flash illustration helps a lot, thanks

0 #4 2007-03-26 22:03

PRICELESS INFO!!! AWESOME!! ARIGATO!

0 #3 2007-03-21 01:51

ewwwwwwwwww that tasted kinda.... bad.

0 #2 2007-03-08 01:35

you know what this is just too great to be true..sharing info on how to make sushi and a flash illustration?? this is how i like to learn!

0 #1 2007-01-23 02:30

Ooohh....i like de tamago very much!

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