OKONOMIYAKI (Savoury Japanese Pancakes).
By Sharon Elton
@sharonelton (28882)
Lichfield, England
March 1, 2022 9:44am CST
It's pancake day today, so we had pancakes for lunch instead of the usual soup.
My Mum and step-dad had traditional pancakes, although they were ready made and done in the microwave.
I made okonomiyaki, which is Savoury Japanese Pancakes. I made batter and put it in the fridge for half an hour while I cut up some cabbage and spring onions and warmed some sauce.
When the batter came out of the fridge, I added the cabbage and spring onions and mixed them in nice and good. Then I fried batches of the mixture to make pancakes. Putting the batter in the fridge for half an hour helps the ingredients to stick together when you're frying them.
I drizzled a bit of the sauce on them when they were on the plate.
And here in the picture is how they came out. I had enough mixture to make five, and they were yummy!
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@sharonelton (28882)
• Lichfield, England
1 Mar 22
I just eat them on their own with a bit of sauce on top.
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@RubyHawk (99405)
• Atlanta, Georgia
3 Mar 22
@sharonelton I’ve only eaten plain pancakes with syrup and butter.
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@sharonelton (28882)
• Lichfield, England
3 Mar 22
@RubyHawk I used to do that before I went on the macrobiotic diet. But then when I did I found this recipe for okonomiyaki and I've never looked back. They are amazing!
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@sharonelton (28882)
• Lichfield, England
2 Mar 22
It tasted lovely, with the batter and cabbage. It tasted like a savoury pancake with cabbage. It was really nice anyway.
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@Faster16 (3182)
• Indonesia
7 Mar 22
@sharonelton hmmm, thank goodness if it tastes good, it's a shame the shape is less attractive
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@sharonelton (28882)
• Lichfield, England
7 Mar 22
@Faster16 Hey! I made that shape in the frying pan! I'm sorry I couldn't make it into a better shape for you! I was trying to get it looking roundish but if it don't wanna go roundish it don't wanna go roundish!
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@JudyEv (340227)
• Rockingham, Australia
2 Mar 22
@sharonelton I haven't had them like this before but they certainly sound nice.
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@sharonelton (28882)
• Lichfield, England
2 Mar 22
Thank you very much. They were very tasty. Have you ever tried pancakes like these before, or do you just have traditional pancakes?
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@sharonelton (28882)
• Lichfield, England
2 Mar 22
@JudyEv Thank you very much. Yes, they really were. 
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@LindaOHio (178877)
• United States
2 Mar 22
Looks good. I love traditional pancakes.
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@sharonelton (28882)
• Lichfield, England
2 Mar 22
Thank you very much. I'm glad you like it, even though this is not a traditional pancake.
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@sharonelton (28882)
• Lichfield, England
2 Mar 22
Thank you. Well, I love these ones! I really enjoyed making them.
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@bunnybon7 (50973)
• Holiday, Florida
1 Mar 22
yum. Similar to our native american fried bread it seems. Love it.
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@sharonelton (28882)
• Lichfield, England
1 Mar 22
Thank you very much. They were very tasty!
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@RebeccasFarm (89873)
• Arvada, Colorado
1 Mar 22
Wow you are great to make those Sharon. I hope they are doing you good.
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@sharonelton (28882)
• Lichfield, England
1 Mar 22
Oh, yes, they are wonderful. Tasty and healthy.
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@sharonelton (28882)
• Lichfield, England
2 Mar 22
@RebeccasFarm Thank you very much. How are you doing tonight?
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@GreatMartin (23672)
• Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
2 Mar 22
Never had Japanese pancakes---sounds good!!
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@sol_cee (38219)
• Philippines
3 Mar 22
@sharonelton you’re a vegan. That explains why you didn’t have meat in your okonomiyaki
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@sharonelton (28882)
• Lichfield, England
3 Mar 22
It would have to be vegan mayonnaise. I have a recipe for tofu mayonnaise but I don't have a blender!
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@sharonelton (28882)
• Lichfield, England
3 Mar 22
@sol_cee I'm not exactly vegan. I'm macrobiotic. But people don't usually have meat in their pancakes anyway, do they? Okonomiyaki is not something that you would have meat in
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@sharonelton (28882)
• Lichfield, England
3 Mar 22
Thank you very much. Yes, they really were.
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@SundaySomewhere (75)
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3 Mar 22
I want pancakes but I'm living on my own so I settle for just buying in McDonald's
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@sharonelton (28882)
• Lichfield, England
3 Mar 22
I used to go to McDonald's now and then but now that I'm on the macrobiotic diet I don't do that any more.
