In
cuisine, an
omelette or
omelet is a
dish made from beaten
eggs quickly cooked with
butter or
oil in a
frying pan. It is quite common for the omelette to be folded around a filling such as
cheese,
chives,
vegetables,
meat (often
ham and/or
bacon), or some combination of the above. To obtain a fluffy texture, whole eggs or sometimes only
egg whites are beaten with a small amount of
milk or
cream, or even water, the idea being to have "bubbles" of water vapour trapped within the rapidly cooked egg.