Some call Okonomiyaki "Japanese pizza," but that's quite a misnomer. Okonomiyaki is more of a savory egg-and-flour pancake, loaded with vegetables, seafood, and even pork belly. There's a lot to like ...

A visit to Hiroshima isn’t complete without a meal of the city’s unique style of okonomiyaki, the savory flour-and-cabbage staple of Japanese cuisine. You’ll find more than two dozen variations on ...

Okonomiyaki, the ultimate “soul food” of western Japan, is taking off overseas, and perhaps one day will rival sushi and ...

I am very, very fond of okonomiyaki, ...

Seek out the local versions of okonomiyaki, takoyaki, and more Japanese specialties in one of the country's culinary capitals. Tawny Clark is an award-winning travel journalist who's traveled to more ...

Topped with thinly sliced pork belly, this savory Japanese cabbage pancake is easy to make at home. Potato starch takes the place of more traditional grated mountain yam to form a fluffy, cohesive ...

Konamon flour-based cuisine, including okonomiyaki, is said to be the soul food of Kansai, and its roots can be traced back to the sixteenth century. Tea master Sen no Rikyū makes a number of mentions ...

HIROSHIMA--For those who want to eat their favorite food every day and know they'll never tire of it, Kenichi Hosoi is living the dream. Hosoi, 54, a university professor, said he consumes 300 plates ...

Okonomiyaki's popularity first began to soar in the A-bomb aftermath, when food was scarce and people had to feed their families with whatever they had at hand. One chilly spring afternoon around a ...

Reporting from HIROSHIMA, Japan — It’s midday on a Thursday and Yoshihiro Ueuchi is preparing to preach some culinary gospel. Szzzzzzz! The hot metal hisses as Ueuchi ladles a simple water-and-flour ...