Hiroshima okonomi-yaki on the right; New York (Village Yokocho) okonomi-yaki on the left
One of the best meals on my trip to Japan involved cooking my own okonomi-yaki (basically a Japanese pancake, topped with delicious-ness) in Hiroshima at Misasa. Wanting to relive the memory, I ordered okonomi-yaki at Village Yokocho, forgetting that the Hiroshima version of this comfort food differs from the style found in the rest of Japan. Don't get me wrong--they're both delicious. Yet the Hiroshima-style is comprised of a very thin, crepe-like pancake, topped with cabbage, pork, noodles and a fried egg, while the Yokocho version was a thick frittata, studded with shrimp, cabbage, and more. Fortunately, I received an okonomi-yaki "expert" certificate in Hiroshima and a bottle of the restaurant's special sauce, so I will soon recreate the Hiroshima version here in my own kitchen. Meanwhile, a step-by-step Hiroshima-style guide is below.
Our instructor making the thin crepe-like pancake.
After the pancake cooks for a few minutes, top it with cabbage and bean sprouts.
Then, add the pork and a bit more pancake batter before you flip it.
With two spatulas and a steady hand, carefully flip your pancake to cook down your cabbage until sweet and soft, full of porky goodness.
A successful flip.
Frying the egg. You break the yolk with the spatula, then move your pancake on top of the egg, flip, and you're almost ready to eat.
6 comments:
My recollection of Osaka-style Okonomi-yaki is that the shredded cabbage is integral with the 'pancake' batter, not added separately. Also, it seems I remember ordering a couple of different toppings - kind of like ordering a pizza.
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oh this looks like a new kinda yummy. I love trying new things like this and hope to get a chance sometime. thanks for sharing
So, can somebody can tell me where I could get best/good Okonomiyaki in NYC?
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It won't work in actual fact, that is exactly what I suppose.
hmm, sounds great!! I'll visit this lovely place, be sure - I really like what they do
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