Turning crisis into wonder: The Okonomiyaki Legacy
"AKITAKATA-YAKI"
Savoury pancake, street food in Hiroshima style
Belonging to Japan's casual dining known as "teppanyaki", Okonomiyaki (which literally means 'grill your favourites') spread across Japan . Originally a "survival street food", as it faced a food crisis right after atomic bomb at the end of World War II. It has been evolved, upgraded by including additional nutritional ingredients and rich sauces.
Recipe Akitakata, method and ingredients:
licensed by Akitakata-city, all rights reserved
All ingredients in Hiroshima-style Okonomiyaki are layered: flour batter, Vegs, Mochi, chicken or plant-based alternatives, noodles, egg on a pan, beautifully grilled, coated with aromatic sauce, topped with lava, ginger and rice pops.
layer 01
Gluten-free batter
layer 02
fresh vegetables
layer 03
protain (chicken, cheese, plant-based product)
layer 04
Mochi (rice cake)
layer 05
Gluten-free noodle
layer06
egg
Toppings
pickled ginger in color red
green laver flake
brown sauce
rice pops
curry-mayo
a special recipe from Akitakata-City
This special recipe hails from Akitakata City in Hiroshima Prefecture.
A young, capable and popular mayor, Shinji Ishimaru
launched projects that aimed to recreate "traditional but new"
foods capturing the identity of the Japanese mind and experience.
his ideas were accepted and shared by many people across Japan.
trivia of Akitakata-City, Hiroshima prefecture
The city Akitakata is made up of several historical towns which are known for their medieval dance performance (Okagura), secret hot spring spots, and the eco-museum which features the unique regional ecology.
Looking for culinary highlights and an appriciation of a way of living that may be relevant to your life ? join us to find, experience, and the taste them in one place: Mitsuya-no-Sato driveway rest area.
