Okonomiyaki is like a 1,000,000 calories of carbohydrates that can’t be good for you at all. It was probably invented during the war when there was nothing to eat except flour, cabbage and sauce. When you come to Hiroshima you have to eat okonomiyaki (Hiroshima style) so we ventured out in the cold to Okonomimura. It’s a building in the shopping district that is full of Okonomiyaki stands. We found one with a very nice obasan and ordered two of their standard ones.
Check out how evil these look. There are four eggs in the one on the right. I was going to tell her to just use the egg whites but decided not to look like a wimp and reluctantly sucked up all that cholestrol. I can only eat a third of it before I’ve had enough. At these kinds of stands the person who made it is right in front of you so you have to eat it all. Still, the Okonomimura is an interesting place and worth a visit.
I can’t even imagine how you could eat those things without them falling apart.
oh I didn’t know Hiroshima was the birthplace of Okonomiyaki (there is a similar dish here in Korea) and I l-i-k-e it ha, oiishii-ii !!! and after you’re done there how about getting on the cross-channel ferry and sail over 2 Pusan in just 3 hours ? but I should let you know it’s below freezing temp.here ughhh
Well, I don’t know if it was invented in Hiroshiima or not, but it is famous here and in Osaka.