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makiyakinabe
Also known as tamagoyaki-ki, tamagoyakinabe
thumb|255x255px|Makiyakinabe are used to make tamagoyaki, occasionally with the aid of a shaping board.|alt=Man in chef's whites at a stove, cooking in four rectangular pans are square or rectangular cooking pans used to make Japanese-style rolled omelettes (). The pans are commonly made from metals such as copper and tin, and can also be coated with a non-stick surface. Dimensions and proportions of the pan vary among regions of Japan, but it is always rectangular. Rolled omelettes made with are commonly used as a side dish in sushi and bentō.
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6 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- Design and use
- Tamagoyaki
- See also
- Explanatory notes
- References
thumb|255x255px|Makiyakinabe are used to make tamagoyaki, occasionally with the aid of a shaping board.|alt=Man in chef's whites at a stove, cooking in four rectangular pans are square or rectangular cooking pans used to make Japanese-style rolled omelettes (). The pans are commonly made from metals such as copper and tin, and can also be coated with a non-stick surface. Dimensions and proportions of the pan vary among regions of Japan, but it is always rectangular. Rolled omelettes made with are commonly used as a side dish in sushi and bentō.
== Etymology == Several names are used to refer to the pan, such as , , and . Occasionally, the implement is simply referred to as a Japanese omelette pan. The term derives from the Japanese words , meaning "roll", , which is an umbrella term for "cooking over heat", and , which means "pan". The terms and both refer to the rolled omelettes that are typically made with the pan, with meaning "implement" in the former phrase.