"Like to cook" - the second helping

[Bob Schroeck]

So... i just realized it's been seven and a half years since I last mentioned cooking okonomiyaki... and a couple days ago I made it again for the first time since the pandemic. In that time, our preferences have shifted from Osaka style to Hiroshima style. And I just wanted to share the recipe we use.

That recipe is a video from the ever-fun YouTube channel Cooking With Dog, which still produces new videos even though Francis, the titular host, passed away nearly ten years ago:



We leave out the crispy-fried squid, as I'm not a seafood eater, and add shredded carrots -- and in the past I have also added other veggies like sliced celery when the mood took me.

Anyway, here is one of the okonomiyaki I made last week, just to illustrate:


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It's really not hard to make, although the flipping takes a little practice.

EDIT: It also fridges and reheats well; I had half of one for lunch and it was great. If you want to make it yourself, I strongly recommend getting Otafuko brand mix and sauce from your local Asian grocery. If you have to, you can also get the sauce and mix from Amazon -- but they each cost about $1-2 more from Amazon than they do from a local grocery.