Okonomiyaki is a japanese savory pancake. Depending upon the region of japan, okonomiyaki is cooked differently. Hiroshima style okonomiyaki, is unique to the prefecture of hiroshima where the pancake ingredients are cooked in separate layers. For reference, okonimiyaki in the kansai region of japan is not layered, but instead all of the ingredients are mixed together and a single pancake is cooked. In the tokyo area, a variation of okonomiyaki is known as monjayaki, but the texture of the batter becomes quite thin and almost elastic once cooked. Monjayaki also includes various vegetables and ingredients which are finely chopped and mixed into the batter, but this style of savory pancake is very thin. Hiroshima okonomiyaki includes vegetables, egg, meat, and is commonly served with a layer of noodles as well. The noodle choices are soba, which refers to yakisoba or chuka style noodles, but not to be mistaken with buckwheat soba noodles which are not used in this dish. The other choice is udon noodles which are thick, white wheat noodles. The noodles are usually lightly seasoned with okonomiyaki sauce or salt and pepper prior to being added to the okonomiyaki. Article edited by judy ung.
