Practice JLPTお好み焼き (Okonomiyaki)
Okonomiyaki
- おこのみやき
- Okonomiyaki
- Pitch 0
- snacks
- ways of food preparation
Meaning
お好み焼き (おこのみやき, Okonomiyaki) is Okonomiyaki — a Japanese food (snacks, ways of food preparation).
What is Okonomiyaki?
Okonomiyaki is a savory pancake containing a variety of ingredients. The batter is made of flour, grated yam, water or dashi , eggs and shredded cabbage, and usually contains other ingredients such as green onion, meat, octopus, squid, shrimp, vegetables, konjac, mochi or cheese. Some okonomiyaki restaurants are grill-it-yourself establishments, where the server produces a bowl of raw ingredients that the customer mixes and grills at tables fitted with a teppan or special hotplates. They may also have a diner-style counter where the cook prepares the dish in front of the customers. In Osaka, where this dish is said to have originated, okonomiyaki is prepared much like a pancake. The batter and other ingredients are pan-fried on both sides on either a teppan or a pan using metal spatulas that are later used to slice the dish when it has finished cooking. Cooked okonomiyaki is topped with ingredients that include otafuku or okonomiyaki sauce, seaweed flakes, bonito flakes, Japanese mayonnaise, and pickled ginger.