HAVE YOU TRIED OKONOMIYAKI YET?
In Singapore, you can easily spot this dish in many "Pasar Malam" (you're not a Singaporean if you DON'T KNOW what Pasar Malam means!). Usually they are often sold in a stall that would sell TakoYaki too but for now let's just talk about this so called "Japanese Pizza" AKA OKONOMIYAKI.
Introduction:
Okonomiyaki is a popular pan fried food that consists of batter and cabbage. Selected toppings and ingredients are added which can vary greatly (anything from meat and seafood to wasabi and cheese). This variability is reflected in the dish's name; "okonomi" literally means "to one's liking".
Okonomiyaki is sometimes translated into English as "As-you-like-it Pancake". However, this may be misleading. Though it does consist of batter cooked on a griddle, okonomiyaki has nothing of the sweetness or fluffiness of pancakes, not to mention that it is usually filled with octopus, shrimp, pork, yam or kimchi. A more accurate comparison, which is also made, is between okonomiyaki and pizza.
In Japan, people usually eat okonomiyaki at restaurants that specialize in the dish. At some of these restaurants the dining tables are each equipped with an iron griddle ("teppan"), and customers are given the ingredients to cook the meal themselves. As this can be rather daunting, the stages of cooking are enumerated below. Information about regional variations can be found thereafter.
*Take a look at the difference between Singapore's version of Okonomiyaki and the Okonomiyaki in Japan!*
Singapore:
*Pasar Malam Style*
Japan:
*Hot Hot and you cook it yourself*
BUT! Who says you can't have it the same way in Singapore!
All you have to do is find them in Japanese restaurants, not Pasar Malam… (^_^)
You can try and take a look at this link :)
