Is お好み焼き THAT Exciting?
This is from a few years back, when I traveled to Japan with my mother. There was this restaurant in Tokyo that specialized in okonomiyaki お好み焼き(a kind of pancake that's got little bits of meat or seafood and other delectables mixed in) and we went in for dinner. I actually had high expectations because I was somewhat familiar with the dish, having seen it depicted many times in anime (forgive me). For example, there was this girl character in the very popular series 'Ranma 1/2' who was an okonomiyaki cook; she carried an enormous spatula strapped to her back, which she used as a weapon in martial arts tournaments (forgive me, again).
Anyway, I guess I was expecting it to be similar to bindaeddeok 빈대떡, the popular Korean pancake with bits of pork and veggies mixed in (crispy on the outside, soft and absolutely delicious inside), but whether it was the restaurant or my own overly high expectations, the okonomiyaki unfortunately turned out not to be so great. It was a big disappointment, I have to say, after so much anticipation. But the dinner was not a complete loss; I noticed this very interesting spice bottle on a little shelf by the table. Put a little barrel around it, and it's a stand-in for one of those funny tiki guys with the huge springy erections (see below, courtesy of the internet). Thank goodness it wasn't a vinegar bottle...
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