Japanese Festival Foods #1: ‘What you like fried’!!

Okonomiyaki is one of my favourite Japanese festival foods.  Of course, it can be prepared or eaten at any time, but it is particularly synonymous with festivals.  Okonomi means “what you like” and “yaki” means fried or grilled. Hence translating in to “what you like fried”!  And as this English translation implies, the ingredients of okonomiyaki differ depending on the cook, all cooked in a batter of flour, grated yam, water or dashi, eggs and shredded cabbage.  

Here is a man preparing Okonomiyaki at a stall at the kawagoe autumn festival:

Japanese festival food #1 - Okonomiyaki

For more information on Okonomiyaki visit:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Okonomiyaki

For an Okonomiyaki recipe:

http://www.japan-guide.com/r/e100.html