Authentic Osaka Style Okonomiyaki (Traditional Japanese Savory Pancake)

Name: Authentic Osaka Style Okonomiyaki (Traditional Japanese Savory Pancake)
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 30 min
Cuisine: Japanese
Ingredients: 100 g unbleached cake flour (or AP/plain flour); ⅛ tsp baking powder; 75 ml dashi stock (cooled); 1 tsp milk; 1 tsp Japanese soy sauce (koikuchi shoyu); 1 tsp mirin; 1 egg (relatively large); 2 tbsp tomato ketchup; 1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce; 1 tbsp oyster sauce; 1 tbsp honey; 150 g green cabbage (or spring/pointed cabbage); 2 tbsp tempura flakes (tenkasu) (optional, or crushed plain potato chips); 2 tsp red pickled ginger (benishoga) (optional); 100 g thinly sliced pork belly; 2 tbsp cooking oil (neutural flavor ); 2 eggs; Japanese mayonnaise (to taste); bonito flakes (katsuobushi) (to taste); aonori (dried green seaweed powder) (to taste)

Instructions

Prep:10minCook:20min

Osaka style Okonomiyaki is a delicious savory pancake topped with a rich sauce, mayonnaise and other various toppings. Make this iconic Japanese street food from scratch at home!

Updated at: Thu, 14 May 2026 03:39:01 GMT