A lazy Sunday omelette / myLot

Leicester, England

October 23, 2015 11:15am CST

This week's shopping included a jar of "fines herbes" - see photo and look at it sideways. The label on the back bears the text: "A unique aromatic blend of herbs and shallots which is perfect for lazy Sunday omelettes" This got me thinking. What exactly is a lazy Sunday omelette? For one thing, do people tend to have omelettes on Sundays? We don't - for us, Friday night is omelette night! And how exactly can an omelette be said to be lazy? Or, to put it another way, how could it be anything other than lazy? It the thing became active and started trying to leap off the plate I think I'd get distinctly worried! I like my omelettes to stay exactly where they are and allow themselves to be eaten without complaint! So, given that omelettes are always lazy, what is the point of mentioning that fact on a jar of fines herbes?

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Just an Ordinary Owl?

@owlwings (43897)

• Cambridge, England

23 Oct 15

This is why English can be so confusing to foreigners. Does "lazy Sunday omelette" mean "a Sunday omelette which is lazy" or, it being in the nature of an omelette to be somewhat inactive, "a Sunday omelette which is made lazily" or "an omelette such as one might make on a lazy Sunday" Fortunately, the Northern Monkey comes to our rescue with what he considers to be a "lazy Sunday omelette" (I know @arthurchappell would hate this - it's served on a plank

- but @Marty1 might like it because this is how to make an omelette - though you can fill it with what you like!). Sorry, @indexer! Not a Bart's herb in sight! (but just in time for Friday night's omelette session)

How to make a lazy Sunday omelette | The Northern Monkey

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How to make a lazy Sunday omelette | The Northern Monkey whips up a perfect hangover cure omelette that ticks all the boxes. Its nutritious, super tasty and ...

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Just an Ordinary Owl?

@owlwings (43897)

• Cambridge, England

23 Oct 15

@indexer Nor had I, to be honest. My mother always administered a raw egg beaten with milk

. Cooking the mixture seems a reasonable alternative.

Just an Ordinary Owl?

@owlwings (43897)

• Cambridge, England

23 Oct 15

@Marty1 He doesn't add water or milk to his mix (1 tablespoon per egg) which I always do. He also says nothing about oil or butter - I always use a knob of butter which improves the flavour and helps it brown nicely.

John Welford

@indexer (4852)

• Leicester, England

23 Oct 15

Thank you very much for doing the research! I had never thought of an omelette as being a hangover cure - you learn something new every day!

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Gudheart

@gudheart (12659)

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23 Oct 15

We use herbs too but usually just ASDA branded ones which are great too. Love a scrambled egg with tomato ketchup and chili sauce :D

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celticeagle

@celticeagle (189892)

• Boise, Idaho

23 Oct 15

Here in the US a great herbal blend is Spike. Herbs from all over the world are combined to make this great combo. Several different ones to choose from. I think 'lazy omelet' may mean the way in which people go about making it. Instead of the traditional omelet flipped and plump and folded a 'lazy' one is just swizzled around more like scrambled and ingredients are added on top of the eggs, and then cooked in the oven until done. Not my cup of tea but for the 'lazy' cook. No ketchup please!

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John Welford

@indexer (4852)

• Leicester, England

23 Oct 15

An interesting explanation! However, in my book scrambled egg is scrambled egg, not an omelette! Mind you, some of my efforts have ended up looking like scrambled egg, especially if the pan sticks!

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celticeagle

@celticeagle (189892)

• Boise, Idaho

28 Oct 15

@indexer ....Yep. There is a definite difference.