Okonomiyaki
is a kind of Japanese pancake filled with a variety of ingredients and
is very popular with kids. Okonomi means "as you like,"
and yaki means "fry," so okonomiyaki means "foods
you like, fried."
There
are a huge number of restaurants all over Japan that specialize in food
fried on a griddle (hot plate), mainly okonomiyaki and yakisoba.
The eating style in many of these restaurants is to sit around the griddle,
fry the food oneself, and eat it once it is ready. Okonomiyaki
is also simple to make at home. When making it at home, the family sits
around the griddle and enjoys frying and eating the food together. The
fun of cooking together is one of the reasons okonomiyaki is
so popular among kids.
Okonomiyaki
is a kind of Japanese pancake filled with a variety of ingredients and
is very popular with kids. Okonomi means "as you like,"
and yaki means "fry," so okonomiyaki means "foods
you like, fried." 
There
are a huge number of restaurants all over Japan that specialize in food
fried on a griddle (hot plate), mainly okonomiyaki and yakisoba.
The eating style in many of these restaurants is to sit around the griddle,
fry the food oneself, and eat it once it is ready. Okonomiyaki
is also simple to make at home. When making it at home, the family sits
around the griddle and enjoys frying and eating the food together. The
fun of cooking together is one of the reasons okonomiyaki is
so popular among kids.
