Today’s topic is also my favorite Japanese food, Okonomiyaki. It is Japanese style pancake and it is also very popular in Japan. The basic ingredients are vegetables, cabbage and green onion, and meat, which is mostly thinly sliced pork. However, you can put in anything you want, such as shrimp, cheese, rice cake, or noodles. You can make your original. Okonomiyaki has two different types, Hiroshima-style and Kansai-style. The difference between them is how to make it. Hiroshima-style is made from several layers of ingredients. Conversely, Kansai-style is mixed ingredients and the dough before grilling and it has a more soft texture. I prefer Hiroshima-style Okonomiyaki to Kansai-style. I think it is a little bit unique because you can grill it yourself in some restaurants! It is not difficult to cook Okonomiyaki, so I am going to introduce how to make Kansai-style Okonomiyaki. You can get the dough at Don Quijote, so if you have the interest in Okonomiyaki, please try to make and enjoy it.
←Kansai-style
Hiroshima-style→
How to cook Okonomiyaki! 
Mix the dough quickly from the bottom.
Flatten it.
Turn it over after 3 minutes, and press the Okonomiyaki with a spatula.
Turn it over again after 4 minutes.
Turn it over again after 2 minutes. Spread the sauce around the the top of Okonomiyaki.
Sprinkle some dried bonito and green laver.
Cut it into your favorite size.
I miss Japanese food so much. We have a lot of Japanese restaurants here in Hawaii and they serve delicious Japanese food. However, for some reasons, they taste different. I mean, I think it is not about the actual taste. I feel something different and can't have a homely feel so I would like to eat Japanese food IN JAPAN as soon as possible.
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