Okonomiyaki
02-21-2021, 12:56 PM
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Okonomiyaki
It's shopping time and the fridge and cupboards are pretty bare. I searched around and put together all of the things to make Okonomiyaki. Surprisingly, I had everything but the spring onions, so I made that for breakfast.
If you are not familiar with Okonomiyaki, this is an egg dish that is a beloved favorite in Japan. Basically, it's like an open omelette with pretty much anything that you want to add to it. It's kind of like our pizza, in that the combinations of ingredients are endless. Usually, there is shredded cabbage, a little meat, green onions and sometimes seafood. They cover the whole omelette with a beautiful, brown "Okonomi" sauce and then drizzle it all with "Kewpie" mayonnaise and sprinkle with dried seaweeds and other crunchies. It's served all times of the day.
The most famous recipes come from Osaka, but there is also the Hiroshima style and Tokyo style. I did mine Osaka style with veggies. It was delicious!
If you are not familiar with Okonomiyaki, this is an egg dish that is a beloved favorite in Japan. Basically, it's like an open omelette with pretty much anything that you want to add to it. It's kind of like our pizza, in that the combinations of ingredients are endless. Usually, there is shredded cabbage, a little meat, green onions and sometimes seafood. They cover the whole omelette with a beautiful, brown "Okonomi" sauce and then drizzle it all with "Kewpie" mayonnaise and sprinkle with dried seaweeds and other crunchies. It's served all times of the day.
The most famous recipes come from Osaka, but there is also the Hiroshima style and Tokyo style. I did mine Osaka style with veggies. It was delicious!
02-22-2021, 01:45 AM
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Would you share your recipe?
Originally Posted by tropit
It's shopping time and the fridge and cupboards are pretty bare. I searched around and put together all of the things to make Okonomiyaki. Surprisingly, I had everything but the spring onions, so I made that for breakfast.
If you are not familiar with Okonomiyaki, this is an egg dish that is a beloved favorite in Japan. Basically, it's like an open omelette with pretty much anything that you want to add to it. It's kind of like our pizza, in that the combinations of ingredients are endless. Usually, there is shredded cabbage, a little meat, green onions and sometimes seafood. They cover the whole omelette with a beautiful, brown "Okonomi" sauce and then drizzle it all with "Kewpie" mayonnaise and sprinkle with dried seaweeds and other crunchies. It's served all times of the day.
The most famous recipes come from Osaka, but there is also the Hiroshima style and Tokyo style. I did mine Osaka style with veggies. It was delicious!
If you are not familiar with Okonomiyaki, this is an egg dish that is a beloved favorite in Japan. Basically, it's like an open omelette with pretty much anything that you want to add to it. It's kind of like our pizza, in that the combinations of ingredients are endless. Usually, there is shredded cabbage, a little meat, green onions and sometimes seafood. They cover the whole omelette with a beautiful, brown "Okonomi" sauce and then drizzle it all with "Kewpie" mayonnaise and sprinkle with dried seaweeds and other crunchies. It's served all times of the day.
The most famous recipes come from Osaka, but there is also the Hiroshima style and Tokyo style. I did mine Osaka style with veggies. It was delicious!
Would you share your recipe?
02-23-2021, 08:39 AM
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Originally Posted by gramadona
Sounds interesting and we love eggs.
Would you share your recipe?
Would you share your recipe?
There are many regional styles of the okonomiyaki recipe. Some use a grated, white yam in the batter, others use a special four, but neither of these are absolutely necessary. There is also a special sauce to go on it. I found that mixing oyster sauce with a little ketchup is a nice substitute for that. It's the kind of recipe that you can probably use what you already have in the fridge and it will still be wonderful. Here are a few recipes that I've found online:
https://misosoup.site/okonomiyaki/
https://www.pbs.org/food/recipes/okonomiyaki/
https://www.osaka.com/eat/okonomiyak...o-okonomiyaki/
