Comments on: Okonomiyaki Foodie Blogroll Debut

By: nthmost

nthmost — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 21:52:19 +0000

Thanks so much! I’m addicted to novelty, that’s why I like experimenting and finding new techniques.

By: Miles

Miles — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 17:51:18 +0000

Just discovered your website while researching Okonomiyaki and I’m very impressed! You’ve really provided a huge variety of methods for making this truly delicious food! Thanks for all your efforts I’ll be sure to try several techniques out!

By: nthmost

nthmost — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 01:18:50 +0000

Wow, jltp, you work out after eating okonomiyaki? To me it’s like total veg-out AFTER a workout food!

jusamaphonic, Tompei-yaki is very Osaka homestyle, and I think it was influenced by Korean food. I’ve seen tompei-yaki with kim chee and cheese, but the original simple one is just a flour pancake and then a fried egg and ham on top of that.

Maybe I will make a tompei-yaki tutorial, since there are not too many examples on the web.

Thanks for everyone’s comments!

By: jltp

jltp — Sun, 02 Aug 2009 22:29:42 +0000

My spouse and I lived in Japan for five years. We frequented the Dohtonbori chain restaurant (the one in Hachinohe City) enough that we became regulars and my okonimiyak technique got pretty good, I could make a very nice-looking one. I would make it at home, too. Whenever we would visit Osaka, we would pretty much eat nothing BUT okonomiyaki. I learned how to make it and discovered that it’s pretty much a perfect training food for me (protien, carbs and an appropriate amount of fat) ovo-lacto vegetarian, healthy enough and light enough that I could go for 5 mile run after eating one and not feel sick. My training for first triathlon was pretty much fueled by okonomiyaki (and more Kirin beer than I should admit). I own an okonomiyaki recipe mook (magazine book) and the variations are suprising and fun.

By: Mrs. Peel

Mrs. Peel — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 22:54:22 +0000

Thank you, thank you…I love Japanese food and miss my favorite restaurant in Chicago (probably not even there now) but as I am in San Francisco now, I can have almost anything I want (we are all foodies here). I shall tear off to Japantown next week and get all the ingredients and cook, cook, cook!!

By: jusamaphonic

jusamaphonic — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 17:15:23 +0000

I tried okonomikayi last month in Tokyo. We were some distance away from the okonomiyaki area (Akasuka, if I’m not mistaken), but eventually found a place in Akihabara. I loved it, and plan on “importing” it, possibly with an American spin.

One of the appetizers we had was called tompei-yaki, and it was also wonderful. I cannot find any information on it online. It seemed to be pork slathered in okonomiyaki sauce and wrapped in egg. Any information? Thanks!