Even beginners are welcome! [Lecture on how to eat okonomiyaki in Hiroshima] How to eat clean and delicious

The person who taught me this time is "Xiao Hei" who is familiar with Hiroshima's okonomiyaki.

Xiao Hei taught us how to eat Hiroshima okonomiyaki this time. He is actively engaged in activities to spread Hiroshima's food culture, such as "food culture writer", "food critic", and "lecturer" mainly in Hiroshima, and is also familiar with Hiroshima's okonomiyaki. . In 2019, he published a book called "Enkyou no Okonomiyaki", which summarizes the history of Hiroshima's okonomiyaki. Let's learn how to eat Hiroshima's okonomiyaki deliciously and cleanly from Mr. Xiaohei, who is such a "professional of okonomiyaki".

*This article is an excerpt from the YouTube channel of "Hiroshima Okonomiyaki Micchan Sohonten [Official]".

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The okonomiyaki restaurant has counter seats and table seats!

First, let's take a look at the seats in the okonomiyaki restaurant.

There are counter seats and table seats in front of the iron plate. This is the counter seat.

And here are the table seats.

At the counter seats, you can see how the okonomiyaki is made right in front of you. In addition, the iron plate has the merits that "Okonomiyaki does not cool down" and "You can enjoy the change of taste by heating continuously".

Among okonomiyaki restaurants, there are some that have table seats with iron plates, and others that serve okonomiyaki on iron plate plates. You can take advantage of the quality of the iron plate and enjoy your meal slowly at the table seats, so please choose your favorite seat according to the scene and the number of people.

How to cleanly cut okonomiyaki

Next, I will explain how to cut okonomiyaki.

When cutting okonomiyaki with a spatula, beginners tend to cut the pie radially.

Of course, you can eat it deliciously this way, but Hiroshima okonomiyaki contains a lot of cabbage and bean sprouts, so the disadvantage is that it is difficult to eat when you put it on a plate and eat it with chopsticks.

Also, if you cut it into large pieces and put it in your mouth, you may get burned, so be careful.

The recommended way to cut it is to cut it in a grid pattern. Start cutting from the edge of the okonomiyaki, not the middle. If you are right-handed, cut from the right side. And the trick is to cut it into small pieces that are 2 to 3 cm in size.
By cutting it vertically and horizontally into small grids, it will be much easier to eat.

Tips for holding a spatula

In order to cut the okonomiyaki in a grid pattern, the way you hold the spatula is also important.

First of all, it is important to have a firm grip.

Furthermore, if you hold the butt part of the spatula firmly with your thumb, you can press the spatula against the iron plate and cut it. You can cut the okonomiyaki cleanly without peeling the skin.

Tips for using the spatula

If you hold the spatula correctly, let's cut the okonomiyaki.

It is easy to insert the spatula straight and horizontally, but doing so will make it easier for the okonomiyaki to fall apart. The point is to push the spatula into the okonomiyaki so that the corner of the spatula pierces it. A good angle is 45°.

After that, stand the spatula vertically and try cutting. By using a spatula in this way, even an inexperienced person can cut okonomiyaki cleanly. It's a small point, but it will make it harder for you to fall apart.

How to cleanly eat okonomiyaki with a spatula

When using a spatula to eat okonomiyaki, the point is to put the okonomiyaki on the corner of the spatula and bring it to your mouth. If you try to put the spatula straight into your mouth, you have to open your mouth quite wide.
If you put it in your mouth from the corner of the spatula, you can eat smartly. Please try to eat it with the image of bringing the spatula diagonally to your mouth.

How you eat Hiroshima okonomiyaki is up to you! Have fun with your favorite style

So far, I have introduced how to cut okonomiyaki and how to use a spatula, but how you eat okonomiyaki is up to you. Of course, delicious okonomiyaki is delicious even if you eat it on a plate, so if you are a beginner, you may want to try it on a plate first.

The feeling of accomplishment when you can eat well on the iron plate is also one of the entertainment! With this article as a reference, why not try eating okonomiyaki on an iron plate?

Enjoy Hiroshima okonomiyaki in your own style!