Tokyo Stories by Tim Anderson

Author:Tim Anderson
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: ebook
Publisher: Hardie Grant
Published: 2019-02-28T16:00:00+00:00

Where to find

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Osaka-ya 大阪屋

Shimokitazawa, 〒155-0031

HIROSHIMA-STYLE OKONOMIYAKI

LAYERED PANCAKE OF NOODLES AND VEGETABLES

Okonomiyaki, the savoury pancake filled with ingredients of the customer’s choosing, is mostly associated with Osaka, to the endless ire of people from Hiroshima, who have their own unique style of okonomiyaki. The Hiroshima style is sometimes called ‘Hiroshima-yaki’ to differentiate it, but nothing annoys Hiroshimaites more than this, as in their view, it’s the Osaka style that is the inferior knock-off version. I’m not going to get involved in this rivalry, but I will say that Hiroshima okonomiyaki is indeed delicious, especially if you love noodles, like I do. In fact, it’s more like layered yakisoba, with noodles, cabbage and toppings griddled separately from the pancake, which takes the form of a thin crêpe that gets draped over everything else. I do like the Osaka style, but it does dominate the okonomiyaki scene in Tokyo, and indeed all of Japan, and the world. So I especially like Hiroshima-style because it’s a bit of an okonomiyaki underdog.

This recipe includes sweetcorn, bacon and squid – one of my favourite combinations – but you can leave them out, or add all kinds of other things. You’ll need a griddle to make Hiroshima okonomiyaki.

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