Okonomiyaki

Japanese food · savory pancakes · griddle cooking

Savory Pancake Surprise. Okonomiyaki is a Japanese dish that looks like a pancake but is made with wheat flour batter and cooked on a flat iron griddle called a teppan. It is completely savory, not sweet, so it tastes nothing like breakfast pancakes.

Mix in Whatever You Want. The fun part is adding ingredients right into the batter before cooking. Most people add cabbage, but you can also put in meat, seafood, noodles, or cheese to make it exactly how you like it.

Drizzled with Delicious Toppings. Once your okonomiyaki is cooked, it gets covered with tangy okonomiyaki sauce (kind of like a sweet barbecue sauce), creamy Japanese mayo, bonito flakes that dance from the heat, and seaweed powder called aonori.

Cooked Right in Front of You. At many okonomiyaki restaurants, the chef cooks your pancake on a big hot griddle right at your table so you can watch it sizzle and see all the ingredients come together.

Popular Japanese Street Food. Okonomiyaki started as a fun, affordable dish in Japan and is still loved today at festivals, casual restaurants, and street stalls throughout the country.