Any "like to cook" foodies here?

[Bob Schroeck]

Oh, I can point you at one. If you have a nearby Asian grocery that sells Otafuku products, you can get their batter mix and the sauce (great sauce), and there's a recipe on the back of the mix. We make that every few weeks. (In fact, we're overdue, and Peg's mom wants to try it...)

I also recommend a couple videos on YouTube. Look for "Cooking With Dog okonomiyaki". Cooking With Dog is not what it sounds like -- it's a Japanese cooking show hosted by a grey french poodle named Francis, who narrates the recipe in English while "Chef" makes it. I kid you not. There are a couple okonomiyaki episodes, for both original Hiroshima style and Kyoto style. (We prefer Kyoto style.)

And while you're on YouTube, there's another video -- look for "Japan in Motion Season 8 #7 -- Okonomiyaki & Otafuku Sauce" on YouTube, which gives a lot of information on okonomiyaki and its history. Surprise fact: Okonomiyaki is not some traditional food with centuries of history; it is the child of the atom bomb -- it grew out of makeshift meals made with food supplies brought in to Hiroshima by the Allies after the end of WWII, and it wasn't called that until the late 40s-early 50s.
EDIT:  Here are the videos:

-- Bob
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