I always thought the difference was that in a frittata the other ingredients
were mixed in before the egg is set, while in an omelette they're folded
over by the cooked egg. Nothing wrong with either pale or brown ones.
They're both nice.

"Bob Terwilliger" > wrote in message
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> I beg to differ. Cyber****'s main error was in calling its concoction an
> OMELET, when what it made more correctly falls under the heading of
> "frittata." Frittati are indeed lightly browned on the bottom and then
> cooked under a broiler until lightly browned on top. The same thing is
> true of the Spanish dish called a tortilla. It's entirely possible that
> this time cyber**** made something which wouldn't cause someone to gag
> reflexively like they do when cyber**** walks into the room.