You are looking for "All Things Colorado" and the Denver Omelet Plaque along California Street between 15th and 16th. I was surprised to find out the Denver Omelet plaque is slightly controversial in local culinary circles.
According to the plaque:
Beat 2-3 eggs per person in a large mixing bowl. Add chopped ham or bacon, green pepper and onion to taste. Pour mixture into hot frying pan. Fold to form omelet. The Denver omelet was developed to mask the stale flavor of eggs shipped by wagon freight.
Is it an Omelet or a Sandwich?
Most sources believe the Denver Omelet likely started out as a sandwich. Chinese laborers working on the region’s railroads would make an egg fu yung with ham and vegetables. They put it between slices of bread to make it more portable, an omelet sandwich of sorts. It wasn’t until later the dish lost the bread and gained a side of hashbrowns. Some places still serve it as a sandwich.
Denver vs. Western?
The Denver omelet is known as a Western omelet in some parts of the country, and the ingredients might vary slightly. Local sources claim when you add tomatoes to a Denver omelet, that's when it becomes a Western omelet.
But where’s the cheese???
Most sources do not include cheese in the original recipe, but lots of places add it. Because everything is better with cheese. Especially omelets.
Mask the stale flavor of eggs brought in by wagon freight?
I can't imagine much would mask the flavor of a stale/rotting egg. And why didn’t people in Denver have chickens?
Do people recognize the omelet as Denver’s official dish?
Not really! It’s even hard to find places that serve them in the Mile High City. (Google will be your friend if you want one.) The sandwich/omelet seems to be most popular in the mid-west.
To qualify for this cache you must visit the site and post a log with a photo of you, part of you, or a personal item with the Denver Omelet plaque. Your face is not required to be in the photo. You do not need to email/message me the photo, just post it with your log. If you do not post a photo, your log WILL BE DELETED.
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