
Okonomiyaki: Japan's Savory Cabbage Pancake
Okonomiyaki is Osaka's cabbage pancake: a dashi batter, pork belly laid on top, and one nervy flip. Here's the recipe, the technique and the allergens.
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Okonomiyaki is Osaka's cabbage pancake: a dashi batter, pork belly laid on top, and one nervy flip. Here's the recipe, the technique and the allergens.

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