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Teppan Okonomiyaki Osaka vs Hiroshima Debate
Osaka (Kansai) and Hiroshima — developed post-WWII as accessible street food
The okonomiyaki (お好み焼き, as-you-like grilled) divide between Osaka and Hiroshima represents one of Japan's most passionate regional food debates. Osaka style (Kansai): all ingredients mixed into the batter together (cabbage, pork, squid, egg), then grilled — a unified fritter. Hiroshima style: ingredients layered separately — crepe base batter, then mound of raw cabbage, pork, yakisoba noodles added, egg cracked and fried separately, then the whole stack flipped together. Both styles use the same sauce (okonomi sauce, Worcestershire-based), Japanese mayo, aonori, katsuobushi. The Hiroshima style requires more skill; the layers create distinct texture experience vs Osaka's unified mixture.
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