Okonomiyaki

Last night in Hiroshima! We went for "Okonomiyaki". Bit drunk, anyway bear with me....
So we climb 4 floors up a scraper off the main drag in　Hiroshima...City of Okonomiyaki apparently. Any intrepid cooks out there get ready for omelette stylie japanese cabbage and bacon thing.
1. Splat down your batter mix in a frying pan...omlette stylie!
2.Sprinkle some pepper and fish flakes on top.
( I guess you can do with out the fish flakes)
3. Chuck a shed load of cabbage on top and then some more :)
4. Add about 5 strips streaky bacon + a handful of spring onions + bean sprouts + crushed squid tempura (Sam said to add that bit in for authenticity but you won't be able to get it so........)
5. Then turn the whole beast over so that the cabbage is on the bottom.
6.Cook for 5 minutes or so.
7. In the meantime shove a load of noodles (fry when soft) in a seperate pan ( unless you're lucky enough to have a tepenyaki table) and cook for the same amount of time.
8. Once everything has been cooking for 5 mintues flip the cabbage beast onto the noodles so that the batter mix remains on top.
9. Make an omlette with one egg in a pan and put it top of your cabbage mess ( batter mix one end and egg the other end) .
10. Add some Okonomiyaki sauce ( try Worcestershire sauce ) on top
11. A shed load more spring onions and.............
12.EAT......
13. Seems weird, but maybe put some Mayonaise on it.... .really... they do here...

Tastes very good!!!!

Well, they're all eating it anyway. Seriously it's very nice, I'd be interested to hear from anyone who was able to make it :)


The morning after.......
My head hurts now :(
We're packed up and about to go to the station and catch the Shinkansen to Kyoto. Massive, massive thanks to Alex and Eremi for looking after us so well, we've loved it in Hiroshima, but now must go, running late :)

3rd　Update：

Just got to Kyoto, we are staying in Gojo Guest house. Seems nice so far, friendly English speaking staff, annoying computer to use though, keeps flipping into Japanese as　意m　writing, see what i mean....
Anyway, thanks for our stay Alex and Eremi,　it was wicked to see you guys. Sorry Spencer, didnt make it to the waste disposal facility, far to hung over this morning :) Will blog soon, once we have something to say about Kyoto!!