Okonomiyaki Recipe Blog

Icon

an ode to okonomiyaki, the Japanese savory pancake

Mar 24, 2009

Okonomiyaki: As You Like It, But You Can’t Take It With You

Mahalo blog posted about a restaurant experience in Osaka, Japan.  Apparently they ordered 3 okonomiyaki for 3 people, with a yaki-soba on the side.  “Big mistake!”  The okonomiyaki were “the size of my head”, says this blogger.

osaka_restaurant_3portions

Yup!  They do grow ‘em big in Kansai.  Wow. 

And in Japan, you really can’t take the food home with you.

Category: events

Tagged: , , ,

One Response

  1. Young Werther says:
    March 24, 2009 at 10:31 pm

    What? No doggie bags allowed??
    The helpings do look generous. Been a long time, can’t recall my experience except for fighting my way in Akihabara…
    :)

Leave a Reply

Recent Comments

  • Dotchi Latham: I don’t know. I made it and I rather like the taste. It may not be for everyone but it’s...
  • anonymous: thurs and sat at the ferry building farmer’s market in SF, there’s a Korean style Okonomiyaki...
  • nthmost: There’s an izakaya in the Mission called Nombe that sometimes makes okonomiyaki. I like that place,...
  • Sina: I live in SF as well. I’ve been to Izumiya in Japantown for their okonomiyaki. Is there any other place...
  • nthmost: Sweet potato flour works well because it’s soft (rather than grainy or chalky) and doesn’t...

RSS Okonomiyaki in the Twitterverse!

Related Things