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Trip to Japan3

The third posting of this theme will be an introduction of Okonomiyaki.

It is in one word a pancake, savoury type, with many ingredients and with special sauce.

There are two regions where Okonomiyaki is a specialite of the place: Osaka and Hiroshima.

When I as a person who is from Hiroshima talk about,

it is 'just' Okonomiyaki while it is called 'Hiroshima style' - Okonomiyaki for people in the rest of Japan as to differentiate it from 'Osaka style'.

The difference is:

All ingredients are mixed once with the Osaka style whereas there are steps to put some ingredients together to make the finished outcome for Hiroshima style.

 

 

Starting from spreading dough made of flour, water and other things round and thin (a French crepe like thing) on the hot plate, shredded cabbage (a lot of!) is put on top, followed by sliced pork belly, green onions and other ingredients and seasonings (according to the shop preference).

 

Flip over to cook cabbage and other ingredients,

 

 

Eggs and noodles are cooked aside,

and all ingredients are assembled to become...

 

 

 

The OKONOMIYAKI!

(the special 'okonomi' sauce and Aonori <chopped dried green seaweed> to finish)

 

I can't wait to go back to Hiroshima to have this!!! It's really delicious:)

 

 

 

cf. Here is a Okonomiyaki I made at home...

 

Wish I could have a grill plate to make this in London...

 

 

The trip will be continued to other part of Japan in the next entry...

 

 

Trip to Japan2

Miyajima.

 

One of world heritages which is located approx.25km away from Hiroshima city.

With its pretty yet sublime scenery, it is one of most popular visiting spot for people from overseas.

 

As photo in my camera is not really expressing well the beauty,

...

 

I have borrowed some nice looking ones:

 

 

 

 

In autumn, leaves of Momiji trees will be turning to red.

Greens are still looking good though...

 

 

 

Hiroshima (as a prefecture) is famous for oysters and Okonomiyaki which I will introduce in the next entry or so..

 

 

Miyajima is also famous for a 'momiji manju' which is a sweet cake made of sponge like dough with sweet Aduki bean paste inside.

The figure is exactly the same as those (the leave of momiji)  in the above in the photo while these are savoury type deep fried fish cakes.

 

 

 

Here is lunch of the day - Katsudon, a deep fried pork with bread crumbs which is in Japanese called Ton-katsu(it is similar to Schnitzel, just 'similar') covered with eggs on top of rice (we call this style 'Donburi') (Katsudon is a mixture/short of Tonkatsu and Donburi)

 

 

 

Hope to visit there again when Momiji trees turn red.