Uma no suke!

We've been on-island for six months, two weeks, and three days and finally we've had okonomiyaki! I asked a good friend and dental school classmate what one Japanese food we should be sure to try, and this was it. After checking it out, we understand why.


Okonomiyaki is roughly translated "as you like it pancake." The basic batter is fairly standard, with egg, cabbage, and some other stuff that we're honestly not sure of yet. (We have to figure this out, once you get the ingredients the making of it is pretty straightforward.) The fun part comes in when you add whatever you like to it - Lindsay had squid, I had pork, you can add any combination of proteins and vegetables. It's kindof like a Japanese casserole but lightly fried instead of baked, the ultimate Japanese comfort food.

Like any pancake, you get to flip it!

And when it's all done, you glaze and cover it with a couple of fantastic sauces!

They had a ... jar? of Awamori right next to us, more for decoration than anything else.

Net result: fantastic! We will be hunting down this food again.