'Okonomiyaki is a savory Japanese pancake mixed and layered with a variety of ingredients and cooked on an iron hot plate, or “teppan”. There are several regional varieties of okonomiyaki throughout Japan, but the Kansai/Osaka style is the predominant version. It’s made from a wheat flour batter, grated nagaimo yams, water or dashi fish stock, eggs and shredded cabbage. Additional ingredients like green onions, thinly sliced pork belly meat, sliced octopus, squid, shrimp, konyaku, mochi rice cake, vegetables, and cheese are then added according to the preference of the customers. This practice is where okonomiyaki gets its name as “okonomi” means, “your preference” or “as you like,” and “yaki” means to cook or grill. The okonomiyaki experience can be doubly fun as the chefs of many restaurants and food carts will prepare okonomiyaki on a teppan in front patrons and put on a show while doing it. That, or patrons are provided with their own teppan hot plate, okonomiyaki mix with the ingredients of their choice, and are then allowed to cook their okonomiyaki themselves. Finished okonomiyaki is served with a Worcestershire Sauce-like okonomiyaki sauce, mayonnaise, aonori seaweed flakes, pickled ginger, and shredded and dried bonito fish flakes. http://www.thesarusawablog.com/single-post/2016/07/31/Kansai-Soul-Food'
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