Omelettey

The house special oyako donburi (a sweetish, omelettey concoction of chicken and long rice noodles served over rice) is on target, as is the sukiyaki.

Knowledgeable Japanese folk always start a meal of sushi with tamago (£1.50) – the sweetish, omelettey one which allows the diner to properly assess the quality of the rice before getting serious with the fishy bits.

The Princess was scraping some kind of omelettey muck out of a pan (the ‘Jewish Wife’ transformation hadn’t quite started yet) and my dad was judiciously sharing out two cans of Diet Coke.

I have tried various combinations of eggs, milk and water to a constant 100g/40z plain flour to find the ultimate batter. A mixture of half and half milk and water produces a slightly lighter and toastier-tasting result than milk alone, while beer is too yeasty. Two eggs gives a very omelettey flavour and a rubbery texture.

It’s a kind of omelettey, ricey pancake, and can be pleasingly topped with other goodies or even rolled up around them like a wrap.

Kookoo are a whole range of Persian egg patties and omelettey things.