This article is about a meal. For the Merzbow album, see Tamago (album).

Tamagoyaki 卵焼き (literally 'grilled egg', also called tamago or dashimaki) is a type of Japanese

Japanese cuisine

Japanese cuisine has developed over the centuries as a result of many political and social changes throughout Japan. The cuisine eventually changed with the advent of the Medieval age which ushered in a shedding of elitism with the age of shogun rule...

 omelette

Omelette

In cuisine, an omelette or omelet is a dish made from beaten eggs quickly cooked with butter or oil in a frying pan, sometimes folded around a filling such as cheese, vegetables, meat , or some combination of the above...

, which is made by rolling together several layers of cooked egg. These usually are prepared in a rectangular omelette pan called a makiyakinabe

Makiyakinabe

Makiyakinabe is a square or rectangular cooking pan used to make Japanese style rolled omelettes. It is also known as tamagoyakiki ....

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Tamago is made by combining eggs, rice vinegar, and sometimes sugar or soy sauce. Additionally, sake is used in some recipes.

Tamago is served around the world in the form of nigiri, and also appears in many types of sushi rolls. In Japan, it is served as a breakfast dish. There are several types of tamago.