I will eat okonomiyaki before death or die trying

[meganbmoore]

 I just read vol 18-19 of Hana Kimi, and while I don'y really have anything to say about the books...EVERYTIME I SEE SOMEONE MAKING OKONOMIYAKI IN ANIME/MANGA/DORAMAS I GET INSANELY HUNGRY BECAUSE IT LOOKS SO GOOD!

Even if I just ate.

Oh for a local Japanese place to try it out at...

(wonders if it's anything like egg fou yong)

Comments

[lesbiassparrow.livejournal.com]

Dorams seem to be obsessed with food. And apparently wuxia too. The female stars must never eat except for on set to stay that skinny.

[telophase.livejournal.com]

I finally got to experience okonomiyaki in Japan! The restaurant was small and smoky and very, very hot from all the griddle-things in the tables. The different okonomiyakis all tasted different because, naturally, they had different things in them. :) But they all had mounds of cabbage and an egg, and some sort of batter. You put okonomiyaki sauce and/or mayonnaise on top of them before you cut them up and ate them.

Not having had egg fou yong, I can't say. XD

[sanada.livejournal.com]

ooh, okonomiyaki is gooood. I like negiyaki too, that's okonomiyaki with chopped leeks in it. But every time I've tried to make it at home from scratch, it's come out really gross and undercooked in the middle and burned black on the edges. x__x But a friend of mine made it using an instant crepe mix and it turned out pretty well, so maybe I'll try that. I'm not big on mayo either but the kind of mayo they use is a little different with a more savory flavor. And mixed with the special sauce, it's sooooo goooooood.... damn it, now I'm hungry too!

[ladysaotome.livejournal.com]

My Japanese cookbook compares Okonomiyaki to stuffed pancakes. It's got a decent recipe if you like (including how to make the sauce) - it's not that difficult to make and tastes pretty good. The time I made it I didn't cut the cabbage fine enough and it would have been better if I had.

The recipe everyone's been linking to looks fairly similar to mine but it says it's Osaka style so I'm assuming mine's a bit different (unless you're wanting to bond with Nakatsu).

In Kimura Takuya's drama Good Luck they go to an Okonomiyaki place several times. Although I think Lunch Queen probably wins the prize for being obsessed about food - the name says it all, ne?

[miss-dian.livejournal.com]

Okonomiyaki is nice but not spectacular or anything :)