おはよう友達 ! That means good morning friends in Japanese. I (Gianni) am currently fully embracing my inner otaku by learning to speak, read and write in Japanese. This recipe is an homage to the Japanese “omeretsu” which is actually an homage to the standard American omelette. Inception, or should I say omelette-ception. I’ll stop.

This recipe is also the first installment of a segment I like to call:

Gourmet Versions of Things I Saw My Roommates Cook in College

This one is inspired by my former roommate and one of my best friends, Caleb Rittler. In college, I watched Cal make the same breakfast every day. A two egg omelette. Pretty standard. He would then slather/glaze the omelette in a thick layer of ketchup. Disgusting, I know. But then again, I’ve never really been a ketchup and eggs person… Or so I thought…

Flash forward a few years and I’m getting bored with standard breakfast fare and trying to find some more creative recipes to break the fast. I stumble upon a video of a Japanese chef effortlessly whipping up a beautifully fluffy omelette over fried rice and drizzling it with a dark, savory sauce. I had to try it!

The creamy, custard like omelette, the nutty toasted fried rice, the tangy, umami-packed okonomiyaki sauce.

Cal, if you’re reading this, おはよう友達 which means I am deeply, and respectfully sorry. I will no longer be a ketchup on eggs hater, but I will try to make it a little more “extra.”