"aem" > wrote in
oups.com:

> jake wrote:
>> Today, I finally had the opportunity to eat Japanese pancakes. The
>> were made on a teppan yaki plate and were served with flying fish. I
>> The flakes looked beautiful - see through, wafery, and moving about
>> easily as if there was a breeze. i asked what they we they were
>> made from bonito, which was cooked in a wok and then SOMEHOW sliced
>> very, very, thinly. Much thinner than paper.
>
> The pancake is called okonomiyaki. Delicious. Many combinations of
> ingredients possible. My favorite included some shrimp. The bonito
> flakes are dried. I always assumed that the bonito was cooked and
> dried, after which it would flake easily. Didn't know it had to be
> sliced.
>
> There used to be a place near my office that served okonomiyaki. It
> was pretty popular for lunch, but I guess didn't do enough evening
> business, as it closed eventually. -aem


That sounds new and tasty! Probably centuries old?

Andy