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Okonomiyaki (お好み焼き) is a Japanese savoury pancake, which can be made using a variety of different ingredients. I’ve tried many variations of Okonomiyaki, in Japan and in the UK. At the end of this post you will find a recipe of how to make Okonomiyaki.
Okonomiyaki is mainly associated with Kansai and Hiroshima areas, as I first tried it on a visit to Osaka. It is now widely available across Japan and the World, well in most places as I found it in London at a restaurant called Abeno Too.
Dohton Bori
Dohton Bori is a franchise in Japan which offers Okonomiyaki and other food. I went with some friends and we made Okonomiyaki.
The name comes from the meaning of “okono” which is means “what you like” and “yaki” which means to “grill”.
When I first saw Okonomiyaki being made/ordered it in Osaka, I had no idea what was going on.
Ingredients
As mentioned anything can be used to make it, and it’s usually cooked on a hot plate in front of you or you can make it at home using a pan.
The batter is similar to pancake batter, and then ingredients can be added to this such as octopus, bacon/pork, squid, shrimp, noodles etc. To make Okonomiyaki at home you can buy at some places the batter which is pre-maid.
Once everything is mixed, the ingredients are placed on the hot plate/in a pan.
Okonomiyaki cooked in a pan
Okonomiyaki on a hot plate in Osaka
Okonomiyaki on a hot plate
As you can see a spatula type object is usually included to flip the mixture and cook it through. It’s pretty fun to do as a group or at home.
Finished Okonomiyaki
Once cooked it should look something like the above. The last one I cooked at home.
The Okonomiyaki is finished off usually with the added sauce which is otafuku/okonomiyaki (tastes a bit like Worcestershire Sauce it say’s on Wikipedia), mayonnaise, seaweed flakes and bonito flakes.
If this post made you hungry for some Okonomiyaki, try this recipe below.
Okonomiyaki Recipe
Ingredients:
1 x Okonomiyaki Batter
2 Eggs
200ml Water
Bacon/Pork/Prawn
Cabbage
Beni Shoga (Japanese Red Ginger)
Instructions:
1) Mix the batter with 2 eggs and add water till the mixture is almost a liquid.
2) Add the other ingredients such as Cabbage, Beni Shoga and Meats to the mixture.
3) Heat a pan pour the ingredients/mixture into the pan.
4) Using a spatula flip over the mixture to make sure both sides are cooked
5) Once the mixture has cooked in the pan, serve onto a plate.
6) Add the Okonomiyaki sauce and Mayonnaise, and eat.
Enjoy!
For more information about Okonomiyaki, I recommend the Okonomiyaki Wikipedia page.
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