On 30 Giu, 16:37, Brooklyn1 <Gravesend1> wrote:
> On Sat, 30 Jun 2012 10:04:16 -0400, "jmcquown" >
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> >"Brooklyn1" <Gravesend1> wrote in message
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> >> PanDOODOO wrote:
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> >> A shellfish omelet... BLECH... doesn't get more TIAD except for the
> >> asparagus... asparagus with seafood is as TIAD as mushrooms with
> >> seafood.
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> >Technically a frittata isn't an omelet.
>
> "Technically".
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> frittata [frih-TAH-tuh]
> An Italian OMELET that usually has the ingredients mixed with the eggs
> rather than being folded inside, as with a French omelet. It can be
> flipped or the top can be finished under a broiling unit. An omelet is
> cooked quickly over moderately high heat and, after folding, has a
> flat-sided half-oval shape. A frittata is firmer because it's cooked
> very slowly over low heat, and round because it isn't folded.
>
> © Copyright Barron's Educational Services, Inc. 1995 based on THE FOOD
> LOVER'S COMPANION, 2nd edition, by Sharon Tyler Herbst.

Frittata is not an omelette!
cheers
Pandy