It is easy to create variations by adding spinach, carrot and other colorful vegetables to the egg mixture; also, it can be used to roll up with a filling such as in a dish called umaki, in which shredded pieces of broiled eel are rolled in the center of layers of egg.
また、刻んだホウレンソウやニンジンといった緑黄色野菜を溶き卵に加えて焼く、ウナギを中に入れて巻く（う巻き）などのものも知られており、いろいろと応用が利く料理である。