dashimaki – SoraNews24 —Japan News— https://soranews24.com Bringing you yesterday's news from Japan and Asia, today. Tue, 12 Aug 2025 03:01:08 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.4 https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2020/05/en_rocket_1024.png?w=32 dashimaki – SoraNews24 —Japan News— https://soranews24.com 32 32 176746664 Japanese omelette sushi changes the way we think about makizushi https://soranews24.com/2025/08/12/japanese-omelette-sushi-changes-the-way-we-think-about-makizushi/ https://soranews24.com/2025/08/12/japanese-omelette-sushi-changes-the-way-we-think-about-makizushi/#comments Tue, 12 Aug 2025 03:00:58 +0000 https://soranews24.com/?p=709482 
Dashimaki Futomaki is rare to find, but a must-try in Japan.
You never know what you might find when strolling through a depachika (“department store basement”) in Japan. These underground food halls are filled with all sorts of beautifully presented sweets, snacks, and ready-to-eat meals, and when our reporter Masanuki Sunakoma was strolling through the one at Takashimaya in Shinjuku the other day, he came across something he’d never seen before.
▼ There, next to some beautiful dashimaki (Japanese rolled omelettes), was a lineup of “Dashimaki Futomaki“.
Futomaki literally means “fat rolled sushi” as it’s thicker than a typical maki roll. They usually contain a variety of colourful fillings, but the Dashimaki Futomaki keeps things simple with yolk-hued presentation…
▼ … and a huge slice of omelette inside each serving.
This unusual roll comes from Kappo Sushi Kisaragi, a popular restaurant in Toyota City, Aichi Prefecture. A pack of four costs 1,080 yen (US$7.31), with each slice presented beautifully, showing the craftsmanship involved in its simplicity.
Staff at the store explained to Masanuki that these futomaki are made with rice that tastes good even when cold, early-harvested seaweed with a rich aroma, and soft, fluffy dashimaki with a deep yolk colour and rich flavour, and every last detail has been tuned to perfection by skilled artisans.
▼ Each omelette is hand-cooked for a perfect finish and fragrant, delicious flavour.
When Masanuki held the sushi up to the light with chopsticks, he could see how the whiteness of the rice and the darkness of the seaweed framed the main actor, the egg, even more brilliantly.
The dashimaki was densely packed yet moist and fluffy, so that when Masanuki bit into it…
▼ … he closed his eyes in delight at the truly delectable texture.
It wasn’t just the texture that captivated his senses but the flavour too — the moist, vinegared rice was perfect, acting as a delicious base for the elegantly balanced dashimaki flavours to seduce his palate.
The satisfaction he felt from just a single piece of sushi was outstanding. The harmonious contrast between ingredients was a testament to the professional techniques behind its creation, and the moderate acidity of the vinegared rice kept the aftertaste light so he could easily finish the entire box. If you’re on the hunt for an unusual sushi that tastes as astounding as it looks, then this is something you have to try next time you find yourself in the underground paradise of a Japanese depachika.
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Fingers crossed this dashimaki doesn’t end up looking as old as the machine that sold it.
Our Japanese-language reporter Mr Sato likes to think of canned products as secret treasure boxes, with the contents totally concealed until you open the lid for the big reveal.
So whenever he spots a new can he hasn’t tried, it twinkles out of the corner of his eye, drawing him towards it like an irresistible beacon, no matter what’s inside it. That’s what happened the other day when he was passing an old vending machine in Tokyo’s Inokashira Park that was stocked with unusual items like canned bread and canned crickets.
Being a well-seasoned can connoisseur, Mr Sato had already tried these unusual canned products, but as always, the one he hadn’t tried before twinkled before his eyes, and it was labelled “dashimaki“.
Dashimaki is Japanese rolled omelette, commonly served at restaurants and izakaya taverns, so Mr Sato was keen to find out how a substantial dish like this would fit into a can. He immediately purchased one and took it home, and when he reached for the tab to open it, his heart was pounding with excitement.
▼ Are you ready for the big reveal?
▼ Ta daaa! Treasure!!!
The treasure here was two slices of dashimaki, lying face-up to reveal their beautifully rolled omelette layers. As Mr Sato lifted them out and onto a plate, he was thrilled to discover there was even more treasure waiting for him inside.
▼ Two more omelette rolls!
Wow, so that’s how they fit the long omelette roll into such a tiny can! Impressed by the smart packaging skills involved, Mr Sato was now curious to find out if the flavour of the omelette displayed a similar sense of expertise.
▼ Each omelette is hand packed into its can.
Taking another look at the meal he was about to devour, Mr Sato was pleased to find the dashimaki retained plenty of dashi (soup stock), which was sure to add flavour to the mix. The delicate layers promised to create a light and easy-to-eat texture as well.
Taking a bite, Mr Sato’s taste buds were immediately flooded with the delicious taste of the soup stock that oozed out from the inside of the omelette. It had an elegant, refined flavour, thanks to the Kyoto-style soup stock that’s used, which gave it the quality of an omelette you’d enjoy at a Japanese restaurant.
The quality was so high that Mr Sato believes you wouldn’t be able to pick it out as a canned product in a blind tasting. And given the amount of canned food Mr Sato has tried over the years, that’s certainly saying something.
For 550 yen (US$4.23), this is a great, fun way to try dashimaki, and if you have a bowl of rice handy, you can easily turn it into a tasty meal. Don’t forget to finish it off with a can of hot ramen broth to really complete the experience!
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