Feb 21, 2009
How to Make a Kansai-Style Okonomiyaki in a Restaurant
I found this set of photos on RamenAndFriends.com showing the process of creating an okonomiyaki from a bowl of raw ingredients to a finished and decorated savory pancake. It’s very typical of any okonomiyaki restaurant in Japan.
Some restaurants don’t have instructions on how to make okonomiyaki, or the instructions aren’t in English. Use these pictures and simple instructions in order to know ahead of time how to do it!
These are good pictures, and a picture is worth 1000 words. If you have any confusion about how to prepare a Kansai-style okonomi-yaki, these photos will clear it up.
Very rustic looking but definitely OISHII-sou! Well done.
If you feel like being an Okonomiyaki Perfectionist, on the other hand, you will find this video quite useful and amusing. ^_^
Thanks to Free Online Japanese Recipes for helping me find this clip! As discussed on the blog, “here are some points from the video clip to cook a perfect okonomiyaki:
- When mix the flour and ingredients, be sure to let some “air” go into the ingredients
- Don’t over beat/mix to avoid moisture come out from cabbage
- Make the thickness around 3cm (Kansai-style Okonomiyaki) “
I love okonomi. It is really one of my favourite things!
Thank you for picking my pics!! I love your blog. Are you in NY?
Thanks!! ^_^ I love your blog too!! Maybe I should start making a blogroll of links, haha
I’m in the Bay Area of San Francisco. I may soon have a guest blogger from Portland.
Thank you for the advice in making okonomiyaki! I was wondering from what “dorama” is that okonomiyaki perfectionist video? Looks funny! I would like to check it out!