Okonomiyaki

Okonomiyaki is a type of Pancake originated in Japan.

How To Make

To make Okonomiyaki dough, mix flour, grated yam with water or dashi. Then add egg and shredded cabbage. At this point, you have the very basic Okanomiyaki.

Common extra ingredients include: Green onion, meat, fish flakes, squid, shrimp, vegetables, and anything you like. You spread it on a hot plate (tepan) and bake well-done.

Topings

Mayonnaise (optional), Okonomiyaki-sauce, green laver (aonori), and dried bonito flakes on the top. Ginger on the side is common.

"Okonomi" means what you like, and "yaki" means bake in Japanese, so this dish means bake what you like. As the name shows, you can put anything you like. Some people make with pork, beef, lots of leek and various foods.

There are some types of Okonomiyaki. For example, "Hiroshimayaki" is native to Hiroshima and contains noodle and "Negiyaki" contains much leek.

Japanese like to eat Okonomiyaki, and in Okonomiyaki restaurant (a Fast foodish type of place), there are many kinds of Okonomiyaki which contains, Kimchi, mochi, cheese, and so on.