Igor The Troll

If you ever wondered what is a Japanese Okonomiyaki and how do Japanese people eat it in Japan, this is for you.

Okonomiyaki in Japan is very popular in Kansai area: Osaka, Kobe, and Nara; as well as in Hiroshima.

So the Pizza like concoction is a mixture of cabbage, flour, and eggs. The batter is mixed up and put on a grill. On top you put a selection of different extras like noodles, shrimp, thin slices of pork. After the Okonomiyaki is cooked you add some Okonomiyaki sauce, mayonnaise, thinly sliced dry fish strips of 1 centimeter in size (Katso Bushi), and finally Nori. It is ready to eat! Please use chopsticks when eating Okonomiyaki! If you ask for a fork the restaurant people will think you some dumb Gaijin!

The dry fish strips will turn alive to the heat, and start moving!

There are two ways of preparing Okonomiyaki in Japan, one the cook cooks it for you and a waitress brings it to your counter or table, and another is when a waitress cooks it for you. I personally like the later style.

Here are some nice pictures that I took when I went to eat Okonomiyaki with my friend in Osaka, Japan

Okonomiyaki Restaurant

Okonomiyaki Restaurant Table

Kayo at Okonomiyaki Restaurant

Okonomiyaki Restaurant Waitress

Cooking Okonomiyaki in a Restaurant

Okonomiyaki in Japanese Restaurant

Paying for Okonomiyaki in a Restaurant

Tags: culture, food, japan

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