japanese street food hiroshima style okonomiyaki お好み焼き ( hiroshimayaki )

making hiroshima style okonomiyaki in a festival food stall. お好み焼き Okonomiyaki is a Japanese savory pancake containing a variety of ingredients. The name is derived from the word okonomi, meaning how you like or what you like, and yaki meaning grill. Okonomiyaki is mainly associated with the Kansai or Hiroshima areas of Japan, but is widely available throughout the country. Toppings and batters tend to vary according to region. In Tokyo, there is a semiliquid okonomiyaki called お好み焼き Kansai or Osakastyle okonomiyaki is the predominant version of the dish, found throughout most of Japan. The batter is made of flour, grated nagaimo (a type of yam), water or dashi, eggs and shredded cabbage, and usually contains other ingredients such as green onion, meat (generally thin pork belly, often mistaken for bacon), octopus, squid, shrimp, vegetables, konjac, mochi or cheese. Okonomiyaki is sometimes compared to an omelette or a pancake and may be referred to as a Japanese pizza or Osaka soul food お好み焼き