Frittata/Omelette

pollyanna24

Just been looking up Nigella Express cos I had one of her programmes recorded on Sky + (those choc cookies just looked too good) and one of the recipes is for a frittata, but all the stuff in it is exactly what I would call an omelette. So what's the difference?

freyasmum

Hiya,

A frittata is basically the same thing but the difference is that it is finished off under the grill, whereas an omelette is cooked completely in the pan.

Lx

pollyanna24

Oh right, okay. Well her recipe is only cooked in the pan and she called it a frittata. Maybe she's trying to be posher than she already is.

Me, on the other hand, have been calling me frittatas omelettes. I make them with 6 eggs at a time, so have to put it under the grill so it all gets cooked! (6 eggs makes a 2person omelette, I'm not just being a piggie!).

Pink.

I looked on google and found this: difference between omelette and frittata

Pink

Fivenations

My Italian relations flip their frittate over using a plate - it all depends on how confident you feel, how thick they are and whether or not you have a grill! They call the classic french version, which is flipped over itself or its stuffing, omlettes to differentiate.

pollyanna24

Fivenations wrote: »

My Italian relations flip their frittate over using a plate - it all depends on how confident you feel, how thick they are and whether or not you have a grill! They call the classic french version, which is flipped over itself or its stuffing, omlettes to differentiate.

Cor blimey, what have I started? I'm going to start calling it an egg cake!

I cook mine in a fry pan, then stick it under grill, then turn with a plate and finish off back in the fry pan. :rotfl:

Gingham_Ribbon

And if you seperate the eggs and whisk the whites first, then it'll rise and you can call it a souffle omelette!

foreversomeday

An egg cake! ROFL!

I love omelettes. Tesco used to do some frozen veggie burgers with mushroom, peppers and potato. I'd grill or microwave them in a bowl to defrost, at which point they'd dissolve into the mush they were made of, and make gorgeous omelettes out of them.

My mum always told me that a frittatta was with lots of veg and potatoes, and an omelette was anything else in it! My favourite now is bacon and egg

moanymoany

Offhand I think an omelet is cooked and then the filling is put into the middle and the eggy part folded over it.

A fritatta has the filling mixed into the egg mix in the pan while it is cooking.

I prefer fritattas as they can be made with so many things.

A lovely one is to cook and cool spinach or chard, chop it finely. Mix with beaten eggs and grated cheese. Put into the pan and cook slowly, finish with extra cheese on top under the grill.

I think they make a lovely meal.

Caterina

From 100% Italian: an Omelette is the word for a Frittata in English - no difference, the variations on the theme are subjective.

To make frittata you beat eggs and fry them in a frying pan with some fat, then the filling, way of turning (or grilling top to finish) etc. are up to the cook! Same difference with omelette!

Caterina

Buffy_the_Vampire_Bat

Frittata, yum! I've only just added frittata to my repetoire - I never have that much luck with omlettes so kept putting off trying frittatas - now you can't stop me Dinner in one pan is always good!

Current favourite is roasted pepper and potato, with lots of tabasco sauce in the eggy bit