Japanese Pizza Pancake Okonomiyaki & Carrie Bradshaw

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I’m a Gleek. Yes, there I said it. If you’re not sure what I mean, I’m addicted to the show Glee and the songs and one of the first meals when we moved into our new place was this Japanese Pizza pancake called Okonimyaki as it was an easy dinner that wcould be made on the stovetop as we’re still waiting with bated breath for our new oven to arrive. And one of the first things I did once we had moved in was sing my little heart out to the theme song, something that I couldn’t do while staying at my parent’s place. I like to sing alone, yes I do. Whilst I appreciated my parents opening up their house to us, a girl has got to sing.

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The renovations took about 2.5 months and we breathed a huge sigh of relief when it was finally finished. I had no idea how stressful renovating was until our bathroom guy showed up at 11:30pm and proceeded to hammer until 2am. We had no idea until one of our neighbours called me the next day saying apologising that she had to go down and tell him to stop hammering. Great” I said to my husband. “We are off to a great start with our neighbours” and I was sure that we were the least popular people in the building.

But now that it’s all finished it seems a distant memory (apart from the dozen boxes that greet me every day waiting to be unpacked). When I served this up to my husband, with the intention of sharing it, he wanted to appropriate it all for himself which I suppose is the ultimte compliment. It’s a ridiculously easy recipe and it is part of my new monthly column in Web Child (yes I’m a columnist! How Carrie Bradshaw ;) ). The editor SydneyGalwho is a long time reader of NQN wanted me to do a story on making cabbage edible for kids and Okonomiyaki was the first thing that sprang to mind whilst still making a dish palatable for adults. It’s also very economical, versatile and relatively quick.

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I went a bit artistic with the feathering details but a lattice pattern is more traditional and of course if you’re doing it for a child, a smiley face is almost de rigeur. They will love the pancakey taste and the hidden cabbage provides a nice crunch but it’s subtle enough so that they aren’t scared away. Plus with Halloween coming up, add some fake spiders and you have a spider’s web! The best thing about it is that the meat can be changed to whatever you have to hand or it can easily be done as vegetarian and it still tastes great.

So tell me Dear Reader, do you sing in front of people or only alone? Are you a karaoke star or strictly a shower singer?

Japanese Pizza Pancake Okonomiyaki

An Original Recipe by Not Quite Nigella
Makes 3-4

  • 2 cups plain flour
  • 4 eggs lightly beaten
  • 300ml water or milk
  • 1/2 cup green shallots, sliced
  • 1 1/2 cups Cabbage, torn into smallish pieces
  • 1/3 cup thin carrot batons
  • 1/2 cup chicken sliced or prawns or bacon or whatever you have
  • Oil for frying
  • Mayonnaise (preferably Japanese Kewpie Mayo, Praise and Kraft are not suitable for this)
  • Okonomiyaki sauce (in a pinch mix some BBQ sauce with some Worcestershire sauce but I urge you to try and get the real thing)
  • Bonito fish flakes (optional)
  • Seasoned Seaweed sheet (optional)
  • Pickled ginger (optional)

Buyer’s tip: All of these ingredients can be found at Japanese grocery stores and some Asian grocery stores. Some larger supermarkets will also have some of these items in their Japanese/Asian aisles (i.e. the mayonnaise, pickled ginger and seaweed sheets).

okonomiyaki batter

1. Heat frying pan on medium heat. Whilst it is heating, in a large bowl, empty flour, lightly beaten eggs and water to form a thick pancake type batter. Add the cabbage, carrot and green shallots to the batter and mix thoroughly.

frying okonomiyaki

2. Using 1 tablespoon of oil, fry the chicken, prawns or bacon until cooked through. Add this to the batter mix. Add more oil to the frying pan and then spoon one third or one quarter of the mixture into the centre of the pan in a circle that is about 1.5-2cms thick. Do not add too much mix or do not make it too thick or it will not cook properly inside (and will taste overly floury). Shape into a rough circle with the edges of a egg flip.

fried okonomiyaki

3. Place frying pan lid on top and cook for a few minutes until the bottom is cooked and then carefully turn over and cook again with the lid on until it is thoroughly cooked (you can insert a skewer into the centre and if it comes out clean, then it’s cooked). The total cooking time per pancake is about 10 minutes.

bonito flakes

Bonito Flakes

4. Once fully cooked, transfer to a plate brush liberally with Okonomiyaki sauce and or squirt patterns of it along with the Mayonnaise in a lattice pattern or whatever pattern you like. Top with seaweed flakes and bonito flakes if desired (the bonito flakes sway in the breeze and children find them rather cool as they look “alive”).

mayo okonomiyaki

To do a feathered effect with the mayonnaise: spread with brown okonomiyaki sauce. Take your tube of Kewpie mayonnaise. It will disperse the mayonnaise in a star shaped pattern but this is too thick to achieve the feathered “spider’s web” look. Either use a small plain nozzle and attach it to the end or if you don’t have one, get a zip lock bag and cut a small hole at the end of it. Place the tube of mayonnaise in it with the star tip aligned to the hole. Squeeze the mayonnaise in a circular pattern as shown using the hole to make it come out in the way way a plain nozzle would do. Using a skewer, drag the lines from the centre to the edge to create the feathered effect.

feathered okonomiyaki

Feathered effect using mayonnaise

An adult’s version might have some red pickled ginger on top as well or use seafood in the filling instead of chicken.

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  • 1. Ellie@AlmostBourdain | October 16, 2009 at 5:57 am | #

    I was meaning to do this. You beat me to it! lol! Love the lattice pattern and I love the bacon version the best. congrats for being a columnist!!

  • 2. fat mum slim | October 16, 2009 at 5:58 am | #

    That looks YUMMY! And easier than I first thought.

    I have never had a savoury pancake, so I am hesitant there… but I think I might actually give it a go. I love everything Japanese, and I think I have seen those two products around. :)

    Have a lovely weekend Lorraine. x

  • 3. snooky doodle | October 16, 2009 at 6:01 am | #

    How nice. An interesting recipe and I like how you decorated it :)

  • 4. Faith | October 16, 2009 at 6:04 am | #

    This looks so scrumptious, I really want to give it a try! I hope I can locate some of the ingredients (like the Okonomiyaki sauce and Bonito fish flakes), but I love a good treasure/ingredient hunt! And I love your pretty design on top!

  • 5. Gastronomy Gal | October 16, 2009 at 6:26 am | #

    Wow Nigella, This okonomiyaki looks amazing and relatively simple! Can’t wait to try it out.

  • 6. Christie R | October 16, 2009 at 6:29 am | #

    I am SUCH a Gleek too!!! It’s my new addiction, downloading the songs from iTunes every week once they are available.

    I’m more of a “in the car alone” singer. Many a time, I have gotten hilarious looks as I belt out my favorite show tunes.

  • 7. Helen @ World Foodie Guide | October 16, 2009 at 6:31 am | #

    Definitely a fun recipe for kids and I like the spider web design for Halloween! Have you been to Osaka (where I’m planning to have okonomiyaki) and if so, do you have any recommendations for places to eat (not just okonomiyaki)? Thanks!

  • 8. SydneyGal | October 16, 2009 at 6:32 am | #

    Yes you did and yes you are and we love it! I made this and it was gorgeous and yummy – went down a treat with the kids and made good leftovers the next day, too ….

  • 9. Barbara | October 16, 2009 at 6:40 am | #

    I’ve never heard of this before. I would have never guessed the ingredients. It looks delicious!

  • 10. Amy | October 16, 2009 at 6:45 am | #

    I adore okonomiyaki and any other excuse to use Kewpie mayo. I also love to sing even though I am rubbish at it. I mainly sing alone but can be coerced into karaoke or Guitar Hero/Singstar fun, letting go of perfection and just enjoying myself.

  • 11. sandra | October 16, 2009 at 7:08 am | #

    I too am a massive Glee fan- wishing my school had had a glee club.
    I love to sing when home by myself or when I am in the car driving somewhere- long distances especially. I dont mind if my husband is around but dont really sing in front of others.

  • 12. romaverona | October 16, 2009 at 7:20 am | #

    Oh yum! Great recipe for the weekend.

  • 13. Betty | October 16, 2009 at 7:28 am | #

    I am obsessed with Glee! Like, a little bit too obsessed! Lol. Yay for Gleeks *high 5*… I love okonomiyaki too, I’m definitely going to try this one! Thanks for the recipe!

  • 14. Rosa | October 16, 2009 at 7:30 am | #

    great job! It looks perfect and so appetizing! I have never eaten Okonomyaki…

    Cheers,

    Rosa

  • 15. Steph | October 16, 2009 at 7:53 am | #

    Yum, Okonimyaki is the best! I love that you did the decorating with the Japanese mayo, it’s not the same without it! Oh and I’m not ashamed to admit I’m a Gleek too. Completely obsessed.

  • 16. shez | October 16, 2009 at 7:55 am | #

    Congratulations on the column Lorraine – how exciting for you :) Love okonomiyaki and, like the child I can sometimes be, am always fascinated by the way bonito flakes look alive as they rehydrate!

  • 17. Trissa | October 16, 2009 at 7:55 am | #

    Congratulations Carrie -oops I mean Lorraine! Happy to hear about your new gig!

    The dish looks lovely – kind halloweenish as well with the mayonnaise design. Now you need to do something about brussel sprouts! hehe…

  • 18. Lauren | October 16, 2009 at 7:58 am | #

    This looks so good! I’m a total Gleek too, and I find I tend to just sing by myself (or if everyone is singing too =D).

  • 19. Matilda | October 16, 2009 at 8:00 am | #

    Very artistic Lorraine and I’m sure tasty, I’ve never had a Japanese pancake before but did see the Japancakes stall at the Night Noodle markets. However, we had eaten by then and only had enough room for a Messina gelato to which everyone agreed that the Coconut & Lychee flavour ruled!!
    I’m a singer and love to belt it out, I used to sing at our school socials (as they were called back then,lol) because my brother was in a rock band and I’d pester him until he gave in.haha I also sang a medley of songs at my 50th which more or less summed up my life’s experiences thus far. So, anytime you feel the need for a duet, just call me. :-)

  • 20. Katherine | October 16, 2009 at 8:00 am | #

    Ok I admit it. I am also a GLEEK. I love that show and I always make sure it is IQ’d. Okonomiyaki is so delicious. I ate this a lot while I was in Japan. So good.

  • 21. Trisha | October 16, 2009 at 8:04 am | #

    Oh this takes me back to Osaka… the smell of Japanese restaurants filling the air… siiigh. I want to go back to Japan now!

    Anyway Japanese reminiscing aside, thank you Lorraine for sharing this recipe. I’ve been dying for a simple okonomiyaki recipe and this is just perfect!!! OOHH and I have all the ingredients at home so woohoo!

  • 22. Cakelaw | October 16, 2009 at 8:10 am | #

    What can I say – these look delicious! They are new to me so I have learnt something before 9am today.

  • 23. Julia @ Mélanger | October 16, 2009 at 8:15 am | #

    This looks delicious. How frustrating not to have an oven. Fingers crossed it arrives, too! Very soon! :)

  • 24. Shotochick | October 16, 2009 at 8:22 am | #

    Ohhhh controversy…you have gone Osaka style…I like Hiroshima style where it is layered…so now I challenge you to try to cook a layered version and see what you like best!

    Highly recommend adding spring onions, and, dont laugh, we had some cheese on ours last week and it was AWESOME. http://photos-d.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs276.snc1/10328_152718966265_702881265_3171137_8079236_n.jpg

    Postiing home a care package tomorrow, half presents, half food items that I can no longer live without – pickles, various salts and Hida beef jerkey.

  • 25. MrsDesperate | October 16, 2009 at 8:25 am | #

    Oh yummy. Hubby and I love those. I will email him the link now … we have some leftover corn beef in the fridge, and I think that would go well in this. And getting kids to eat cabbage would be a bonus!

  • 26. Sally | October 16, 2009 at 8:55 am | #

    Always wanted to have a stab at cooking this – and now I will! So thank you! Looks so yum – even at breakfast time! S

  • 27. Fiona | October 16, 2009 at 8:58 am | #

    Looks delish.

    I’m a shitt karaoke singer. Doesn’t mean I don’t do it though!

  • 28. Vita | October 16, 2009 at 9:21 am | #

    Am going to make this tonight. I think my 3 year old would love it!
    Just on that – I went to a japanese place this week and they had kids chopsticks – just wondering if you had seen them around – they are fantastic!

  • 29. Belle@OohLook | October 16, 2009 at 9:24 am | #

    Ooh, I do love food that’s smothered with Japanese mayonnaise! Great idea and it looks beautiful. And I checked out your article on Web Child – so many facts about cabbage I didn’t know about…

  • 30. Holly Cossa | October 16, 2009 at 9:29 am | #

    This looks gorgeous- and is my all-time japanese favourite. Only problem is cabbage and breast-feeding mum does not mix!

  • 31. Palidor | October 16, 2009 at 9:36 am | #

    Yum! That looks awesome. I’ve been apprehensive about making okonomiyaki at home, as it seems complicated! Love the Halloween-themed design.

  • 32. Tina | October 16, 2009 at 10:22 am | #

    Hey Lorraine – That’s so funny – I made okonomiyaki last night…!
    Mmmm, yummy and easy!

  • 33. Betty | October 16, 2009 at 11:06 am | #

    i was just chatting to a friend about okinomiyaki (excuse my bad spelling i can never spell these hard words correctly)

    and she was saying that she misses melb for they have this dish everywhere – and syd dishes are either crappy, over over ppriced!

    now if i send her this link she has NO REASON at all not to try it out :) (and maybe she’ll stop complaining hehe)

  • 34. Stefania | October 16, 2009 at 11:07 am | #

    Well this is perfect for my 9yo old son loves pancakes sweet and savoury and crunchy vegies will try tonight

  • 35. A Girl Called E | October 16, 2009 at 11:11 am | #

    the only experience i had with japanese pancakes was at the noodle markets in hyde park… not so great! but this looks very tasty, may have to give it a go. thanks lorraine! :)

  • 36. Matt | October 16, 2009 at 11:20 am | #

    Good to see people getting into this yummy dish! However, the Hiroshima style is SO much better! Basically they do not mix all the ingredients but cook it in layers. Watching them cook it is almost as good as eating the result… ok it doesn’t come close but it is still entertaining :)

  • 37. isLa | October 16, 2009 at 11:37 am | #

    ooo i love that feathered effect, looks so prety.. (and yummy!)

  • 38. zaou | October 16, 2009 at 12:19 pm | #

    huh, i’d always bought the mixes. now i know how to make that batter, ty; looks so hardy ^^

  • 39. Liv | October 16, 2009 at 12:29 pm | #

    sounds yum! I love Japanese mayo (probably my favourite thing at a Japanese restuarant I went to once! LOL)…anyway…I’d definitely be eating this one (without seafood, of course! LOL)

    I admit it…I’m a karaoke star!! (I’m a singer anyway, so karaoke’s just another reason to get a microphone in my hand! LOL)…I’ve been getting into SingStar lately…especially SingStar Queen…Bohemian Rhapsody is an awesome karaoke party song – especially when you get everyone to join in to make the choir! LOL

  • 40. John | October 16, 2009 at 12:37 pm | #

    Okonomiyaki is a staple in our house because its quick, simple and can be made with anything.

    In Japan when you go to an Okonomiyaki (or its close relative – monjya) you get a menu with all sorts of toppings – seafood like squid, prawns, octopus, shellfish, meats like thin sliced pork or beef, chicken (which is actually rare), and all sorts of other assorted things like cheese, mushrooms and almost always… EGG! :)

    You pick and mix what you want, and they bring it out in a bowl. You mix it up yourself, cook it on a hotplate in the middle of your table, cook it how you like it and eat it!

    What you’ve left out which I highly recommend is aonori – its seasoned seaweed which has been finely cut/ground and is perfect as a topping for okonomiyaki. Also if you add agedama (simply flour and water thats been whisked and fried in oil – http://cookpad.com/recipe/334743/) it can add a bit of body and crunch to the okonomiyaki.

    But as the name suggests, you just do what you want, because thats okonomiyaki!

  • 41. jane l | October 16, 2009 at 12:42 pm | #

    so glad you posted this recipe,i used to have these all the time,loved them.

  • 42. Rilsta | October 16, 2009 at 1:09 pm | #

    Congrats on the new column!

    I love okonomiyaki – thanks for posting a tried and tested recipe! The Jap mayo and okonomiyaki sauce really do make the pancake!

  • 43. Angela | October 16, 2009 at 1:58 pm | #

    This is a favourite in our house! We cook it on a hot plate in the middle of the table, each of us has our own bowl to mix with whatever fillings we prefer (kids – cheese, sweetcorn, weiner, etc., DH – prawns, squid, octopus, etc., me – mochi, cheese, sweetcorn), restaurant style. And I write messages with the mayo on top for each person! Mine look no way as chic as yours :-)
    xxx

  • 44. cupcake | October 16, 2009 at 2:04 pm | #

    i am a gleeker as well hehehe and can i just say i was looking for an Okonomiyaki recipe this week!!! saviour !!!!!(and ps it looks amaaaaaazziiinngggg) – now i know what to line my stomach with this weekend!!! yay!!!

  • 45. Nillie | October 16, 2009 at 2:46 pm | #

    Love okonomiyaki! Know what I’m having for dinner tonight

    Helen- In Osaka, its a must to go to Dotonbori – a massive street full of multi-storey restaurants, and street stalls. Plenty of okonomiyaki and takoyaki. Also if you’re in hiroshima, try their version – hiroshimayaki.

  • 46. Arwen from Hoglet K | October 16, 2009 at 3:03 pm | #

    I like the idea of halloween pancake with spiders!

  • 47. Annie | October 16, 2009 at 3:38 pm | #

    I love love love kewpie mayo. If I’m gonna have mayo on a dish I make my own, that other stuff is NASTY, but kewpie. MMMM, sublime. I even love it in rice paper rolls with tuna and salad. I like to mix it with green onion, and chili and put it on my grilled burgers and it makes a great dip with all sorts of things. My hubby’s fave is tzatziki like but with kewpie. And pizza! Even if it’s not okonomiyaki, it’s delish on pizza. A friend who hates tomato based sauces got turned to this by me, add some garlic and kewpie aioli (well, sorta :D ) She even gives it to her local cafe and they use it and then top take out pizza for her (we live in a small town), I was probably the only one with kewpie in the fridge.

    MMMM, yummy.

  • 48. kel | October 16, 2009 at 3:51 pm | #

    Forgive me if you have answered this questions before. I am looking for a new oven – which one did you go for and why? I am thinking of an Ariston as I have heard some bad things about the smeg

  • 49. yaelian | October 16, 2009 at 4:00 pm | #

    What an interesting pizza! I am slowly but surely becoming addicted to Glee as well ;D

  • 50. Foodieguy | October 16, 2009 at 5:35 pm | #

    I’m really loving this blog… great photos and interesting recipe. Might give it a try.

    PS Feel free to help out this food science student with an 8 min research survey.

    Cheers,

    foodieguy

  • 51. Anne | October 16, 2009 at 6:06 pm | #

    Hi Lorraine! Awesome okonomiyaki recipe you have there. I’m definitely going to try this out…

    Does anyone know where in particular I can get okonomiyaki sauce??? Anyone living in Victoria can direct me to a particular shop, that would be great!

    Thanks ^^;

  • 52. Vita | October 16, 2009 at 6:22 pm | #

    Made it tonight. Yummy, easy and a hit with miss 3. I even got the Kewpie Mayo!
    Thanks for the post!
    xx

  • 53. Ellen | October 16, 2009 at 6:51 pm | #

    I lived in Japan in 1983 and this was absolutely my favourite food – and they have special okonimiyaki restaurants in the Kobe region. I adore it.

    As to singing – the car is my chosen gig!

  • 54. cmccread | October 16, 2009 at 7:05 pm | #

    I like okonomiyaki, although I’ve always just woosed out and eaten it plain, no sauces on top – all of that mayonnaise does my head in!!

  • 55. cmccread | October 16, 2009 at 7:07 pm | #

    Oh! And I love to sing, I’m quite shameless, I’ll do it in front of anyone, and almost anywhere!! Used to get teased for singing at work, and when I stopped doing that I started humming without realising it…. Never seen Glee – can it really be that good? I will have to check it out.

  • 56. grace | October 16, 2009 at 8:23 pm | #

    i’d say you went more than a bit artistic–this is a masterpiece! and congrats on the column! i do hope, however, that you retain your good sense, as carrie seemed to lose hers somewhere along the way. :)

  • 57. Conor @ HoldtheBeef | October 16, 2009 at 8:28 pm | #

    Great recipe, thanks for sharing it :)

    Thursday nights are total couch nights for me now that Glee, Beauty & the Geek and Amazing Race all follow each other. I’m so upset that the new Vietnamese food show is on SBS at the same time as Glee! Oh it’s a hard life.

    And I’m a shower/car/kitchen singer but I just learnt that singing travels quite easily between my bathroom and my neighbour’s. Hmmm.

  • 58. Angela@spinachtiger.com | October 16, 2009 at 9:37 pm | #

    Are you now wearing 6″ heels to go to the market?

  • 59. Jacq | October 16, 2009 at 10:25 pm | #

    Great recipe – I’ve always wanted to know how to make okonomiyaki! And I’m completely obsessed with Glee… the music is so catchy

  • 60. Pierre | October 16, 2009 at 11:24 pm | #

    Hi Lorraine
    Ths japanese food is tempting !!! Miam as we say in french !
    I did it ! my last recipe is in english now ! see you then !!
    Cheers Pierre

  • 61. 5 Star Foodie | October 17, 2009 at 12:23 am | #

    Such a pretty Okonomiyaki! I’m a huge fan of them since we tried them in London

  • 62. 5 Star Foodie | October 17, 2009 at 12:24 am | #

    Such a pretty Okonomiyaki! I’m a huge fan of them since we tried them in London in the spring and I love making them at home all the time now!

  • 63. nora@ffr | October 17, 2009 at 2:37 am | #

    oh my!! this is just beyond impressive!! never had this before!! greta job dear!
    cheers!

  • 64. Michael | October 17, 2009 at 4:29 am | #

    argh! I love okonomikyaki!
    Check out my recipe blog and tell me what you think:

  • 65. Su-yin | October 17, 2009 at 6:31 am | #

    Very nice! I love okonomiyaki, I remember the first time I had it – I was very intrigued by the seemingly ‘alive’ bonito flakes dancing whilst on the hotplate. :P

    Is it a coincidence that the okonomiyaki is decorated like a spiderweb/Halloween themed? Hehe.

  • 66. Carol | October 17, 2009 at 6:40 am | #

    We love okonomiyaki at our house. You are utterly correct about the kewpie Japanese mayo … the others are totally wrong, but you can find it at most supermarkets these days.

    I keep goodies like bags of scallops and green prawns in the freezer for the ‘mummy’ versions of the okonomiyaki, and chicken for the kids (who adore the bonito flakes).

    Love Love Love it!

  • 67. Johanna | October 17, 2009 at 11:15 am | #

    congratulations on your column – very professional – I love okonomiyaki – how could kids not love saying that – although usually at the food courts and no meat or sauce for me (although your sauce looks so pretty)

  • 68. Lianne | October 17, 2009 at 11:55 pm | #

    wow. that looks super yummy! (: im a big fan of jap mayo! and the combination of everything is just to-die-for! (: thanks for the recipe!

  • 69. Lea Ann | October 18, 2009 at 7:17 am | #

    I have never seen anything like this. It looks wonderful. Fabulous photos as always.

  • 70. Amanda | October 18, 2009 at 2:07 pm | #

    Thanks again Lorraine for a great recipe – I also sent you a message on twitter, I was so pleased with it!I couldn’t find the okonomiyaki sauce so will keep looking for next time, but the family loved this and it was so easy.

  • 71. Lisa | October 19, 2009 at 1:21 am | #

    That Japanese Pizza Pancake looks SO SO SO good, Lorraine! You never cease to amaze me with your recipes and creativity in general. The way you decoaretd is gorgeous..it almost looks like a sweet treat, and the flavors are just mind blowing. Another ‘NQN bookmark’ added to my favs :)

  • 72. Katrina Smit-Eadie | October 19, 2009 at 4:03 pm | #

    Good to know someone else in Sydney is a Glee fan. What an awesome show !! I am in love with Finn (Cory Montheith – how hot). I love Japanese mayo – so creamy than any other brand. Even beats Hellmans from the UK. This recipe looks fabulous and too good to eat. Good on you for finishing the renovations and getting this recipe onto Web Child.

  • 73. Bam | October 19, 2009 at 7:17 pm | #

    Made this tonight for dinner. Was great! Will be a regular in our house now. You rule Lorraine!

  • 74. pigpigscorner | October 19, 2009 at 7:24 pm | #

    Looks gorgeous! I like how you mde the pattern.

  • 75. erin | October 20, 2009 at 4:22 am | #

    Wow! I think that’s the prettiest pizza that I have ever seen!

  • 76. Alice | October 20, 2009 at 11:21 am | #

    i have been in love with Okonmiaki for years and never knew how to make it! every time i eat it i think, this must be easy and i should look up a recipe, but never got around to it! Thanks for handing me one while im sitting at my desk with a pen and paper at the ready!! Dinner tonight – sorted!

  • 77. Yas | October 20, 2009 at 9:27 pm | #

    *gasp* How beautifully cooked!! I love Okonomi yaki very much – after all I’m japanese *giggle*

    You are so right about Mayo – you can’t just substitute with non-japanese mayo. And what makes the true okonomiyaki taste that you can get in Osaka is Dashi & pickled ginger (or even just grated ginger)

  • 78. Beau | October 26, 2009 at 1:01 pm | #

    now thats art!

  • 79. Briony | October 27, 2009 at 1:33 am | #

    I LOVE okonomiyaki! Whenever I go to Tokyo I make sure I visit at least two speciality okonomiyaji bars where they cook it on the hot plate right in front of you (or give you the mix and let you DIY).
    I keep meaning to try and make them myself, but have never quite gotten around to it. My boyfriend is visiting Tokyo this week, so you’ve inspired me to insist he brings home some bonito flakes and motchi (glutinious rice cubes which can be added in lieu of meat) so that we can have our own.

  • 80. Sally | October 29, 2009 at 8:36 pm | #

    Nice one NQN! A tip to avoid having to use a plastic bag / piping bag for the mayo is to simply pierce a small hole in the Kewpie Mayo foil lid instead of tearing the whole thing off, then it will come out in a much narrower stream. Too easy :)

  • 81. Not Quite Nigella | November 5, 2009 at 10:35 pm | #

    Hi Ellie-haha great minds think alike! :) Thankyou!

    Hi fat mum slim-It is so much easier than I thought it would be :lol: Yes please do, it’s very good. Thanks, you too! X

    Hi snooky doodle-Thankyou! :)

    Hi Faith-Thanks so much! :) Haha spoken like a true food blogger! Thankyou!

    Hi Gastronomy Gal |-It really is so simple believe me! :)

    Hi Christie R-YAY! Isn’t it the best? :D The songs are one of my favourite bits (as well as the dark humour). Hehe I wouldn’t have look at you oddly as I do it too!

    Hi Helen-Thanks! Yes the Halloween bit wasn’t deliberate believe it or not :lol: I haven’t been sadly! I wish I could help :(

    Hi SydneyGal-Haha thankyou! Fabulous, I’m so glad to hear that! :)

    Hi Barbara-Mum, you’ll love it I promise! :D xxx

    Hi Amy-Haha true! I love kewpie! Oh you sound very pro-I’ve never tried Singstar :D

    Hi sandra-Yes I wish mine had one too although a slushie in the face isn’t much fun I’;d imagine :lol: Me too!

    Hi romaverona-Great stuff! :D

    Hi Betty-YAY the best of us are aren’t we! :D High five! You’re welcome! :D

    Hi Rosa-Thanks so much :) You should give it a go!

    Hi Steph-Hehe I agree! :D YAY there are so many of us!

    Hi shez-Thanks, yes very exciting indeed.

    Hi Trissa-lol! Thankyou! :D Haha you know that wasn’t deliberate if you can believe it. Oh no, I don’t like them and never eat them! :lol:

    Hi Lauren-Haha! Cool! Yes if everyone is singing that’s ok :D

    Hi Matilda-Thankyou! Ooh sounds like a great flavour! Oh you are such a star! :o OK I will!

    Hi Katherine-There are so many of us! Yep Thursday nights are hard so I always tape it. It is! :)

    Hi Trisha-Ahh yes! Although they have a slightly different version I think with noodles underneath it? You’re more than welcome! :D

    Hi Cakelaw-Thankyou! :D Hehe that’s a bonus!

    Hi Julia-I know, thank god I finally got it! :lol: Thankyou!

    Hi Shotochick-Haha both are good! Cheese? Well I suppose it’s like a pizza! Excellent stuff! :D

    Hi MrsDesperate-Fabulous! Good idea and corned beef would work well! :D

    Hi Sally-You’re welcome! :D

    Hi Fiona-Thanks! Haha that doesn’t stop most people! :D

    Hi Vita-I think they’re pretty common in Asian grocery stores. I’m sure I’ve seen some!

    Hi Belle-Me too! :D I eat way too much of it :lol: Thankyou! :D

    Hi Holly-Ooh fabbo! :D Oh realy? No good? :o

    Hi Palidor-Yes I always thought so too before the first time I made it! :D Thankyou!

    Hi Tina -Great minds think alike! ;)

    HI Betty-Oh no really? I love it at Samurai in Balmain, she should try it there! :D hehe!

    Hi Stefania-That’s fantastic! :D I hope he liked it!

    Hi A Girl Called E-Yeah the noodle market food isn’t great from my experience! You’re welcome! :D

    Hi Matt-Hehe they’re both good to me! I wouldn’t refuse either :lol: But yes layers are good!

    Hi isLa-Thankyou so mcuh! :)

    Hi zaou-I have (although hubby complained that the mixes were too heavy). You’re welcome, I hope you like it! :)

    Hi Liv-Me too! :D Excellent! Oh you are way too pro for me! :O

    Hi John-Absolutely, I agree! Yes I’ve had ti like that in Japan, lots of fun indeed :D Oh cool, thanks for the tip! :D Hehe!

    Hi jane-Wonderful! I hope you like it :D

    Hi Rilsta-Thankyou! Yes I agree, it’s just not the same without them! :)

    Hi Angela-Aww that’s so cool! :D I like the sounds of your and DH’s! Aww you are such a great mum! Xxx

    Hi cupcake-YAY so many of us! :D Oh really? How cool is that? Thankyou! :D

    Hi Nillie-I hope you like it! :D Good tips too!

    Hi Arwen-Hehe fabulous! :D

    Hi Annie-It’s awesome isn’t it! :D I can totally see that it works in rice paper rolls too! :D Oh wow you’ve got some great ideas! :O Yum!

    Hi Kel-I went for an LG. I did some research and red some reviews and they said that Lg was a good brand for service and I fell in love with it at the Good Food and Wine Show! I had heard the same about Ariston and Smeg so I went with LG :D

    Hi yaelian-Hehe fantastic! It’s very addictive isn’t it :lol:

    Hi Foodieguy-Thanks! You already left a message about it :)

    Hi Anne-Thankyou so much! If you have a good Asian grocery store it should be in the Japanese section :)

    Hi Vita-YAY so glad to hear that! Xxx

    Hi Ellen-I don’t blame you I love it too! :) Hehe good on you! :lol:

    Hi cmccread-Oh really? I wish I was like that, I love the mayo too much! :lol: Honestly it is good and if you like singing you’ll love it! :)

    Hi grace-Aww shucks thankyou Grace! :D Haha that’s so true, I didn’t like Carrie very much towards the end!

    Hi Conor-You’re more than welcome! :D Hehe I love it but Thursday nights are usually busy nights! I know, I had to give up Ghot Whisperer… :( Aww I bet they love it!

    Hi Angela-Nothing wrong with that surely? :P

    Hi Jacq-Thankyou! Yes they really know how to pick the best songs :)

    Hi Pierre-Thanks so much and that’s so great to hear! :)

    Hi 5 Star Foodie-Thankyou! :D Good stuff, they’re so easy aren’t they!

    Hi nora-Thankyou so much! :D

    Hi Michael-Hehe cool!

    Hi Su-yin-Yes they sway so much don’t they! :) Haha seriously it was a coincidence but I know that that sounds like an excuse!

    Hi Carol-Excellent! Yes you cannot go with any other :lol: Oh that’s great! You are so organised! :D

    Hi Johanna-Thankyou! Oh you don’t like the sauce? :o

    Hi Lianne-It’s so good isn’t it! :D You’re welcome!

    Hi Lea Ann-Thanks so much! :D

    Hi Amanda-OH thankyou for your comment and message! I’m so glad to hear it! :)

    Hi Lisa-Thankyou so much! Aww you are so sweet! :D x

    Hi Katrina-I never really liked him until the first mashup episode! :P Yep it’s got to be the best mayo! Thankyou so much! :D

    Hi Bam-Aww thankyou so much! I’m so chuffed to hear that! Thankyou! :)

    Hi pigpigscorner-Thanks so much! :D

    Hi erin-Aww thankyou! :D

    Hi Alice-YOu;re more than welcome, I hope you like it and enjoy! :D

    Hi Yas-Hehe thankyou so much! :D Ooh yes pickled ginger but dashi? I had no idea! :D

    Hi Beau-Thanks!

    Hi Briony-Oh great stuff! I’d love somewhere here to do that! :) Oh don’t forget the cool Japanese kit kats! ;)

    Hi Sally-Thankyou! :D Oh that’s a great idea! :D Thanks!

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