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Tamagoyaki with Rice

A rolled Japanese omelet, faintly sweet and layered, sliced over hot rice.

Tamagoyaki with Rice, plated and ready to serve
Serves
4
Total time
25 min
Cost per serving (United States)
$10.25

Ingredients

  • 8 large eggs
  • 1 1/2 cup jasmine rice
  • 2 tbsp soy sauce
  • 1/8 cup granulated white sugar
  • 2 tbsp vegetable oil
  • 1 bunch green onions / scallions
  • 1/2 tsp kosher salt

Method

  1. Rinse the rice until the water runs clear, then cook it according to package directions and keep it covered.

  2. Beat the eggs with the soy sauce, sugar, and salt until completely uniform, then strain out any stringy bits for a smooth omelet.

  3. Heat a nonstick skillet over medium-low and wipe it with oil.

  4. Pour in a thin layer of egg. When it is just set on top, roll it to one side of the pan with a spatula.

  5. Oil the empty part of the pan, pour in another thin layer, lift the roll so the raw egg runs underneath, and roll again. Repeat until the egg is used up.

  6. Slide the roll out, rest 2 minutes, then cut into thick slices and serve over rice with sliced scallions.

What this costs, country by country

Each figure is the ingredients for the full recipe at prices read in that country’s own shops, in its own currency. Nothing here is converted from dollars.

The cost of this recipe in 11 countries, each in its own currency, with how many of the 7 ingredients we could price in each. Figures are not converted between currencies, so the rows cannot be ranked against each other.
CountryWhole recipePer servingPriced from
United States$40.99$10.257 of 7 ingredients
United Kingdom£20.86£5.226 of 7 ingredients
Australia$41.10$10.286 of 7 ingredients
New Zealand$48.51$12.136 of 7 ingredients
Greece17,73 €4,43 €6 of 7 ingredients
Canada$105.51$26.386 of 7 ingredients
Egypt‏٦٢٨٫٦٣ ج.م.‏‏١٥٧٫١٦ ج.م.‏5 of 7 ingredients
Austria€ 25,78€ 6,455 of 7 ingredients
Spain15,76 €*3,94 €4 of 7 ingredients
Mexico$519.58*$129.904 of 7 ingredients
Germany15,61 €*3,90 €3 of 7 ingredients

* We have read fewer than seven in ten of these ingredients in that country, so the total is a partial figure and the real one is higher.

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