Japanese Stuffed Pancake

Okonomiyaki is a stuffed pancake similar to a crêpe, filled with vegetables and meat, shellfish or both. Various Japanese cities—Tokyo, Osaka, and Hiroshima—are proud of their versions of this popular fast food, which is often prepared and sold at food stands on the streets and at festival grounds. There are also informal restaurants, okonomiyaki-ya, that serve only this dish.

An okonomiyaki restaurant is equipped with a large steel griddle along a long communal