Japanese Food

Upon hearing that Joe's favorite Japanese dish is okonomiyaki, Miyoko and her husband Kiyoshi were quick to invite us to dinner at their house. They made a variety of Japanese dishes for us to try. I love how they used this electric griddle type of pan to make the dishes in the center of the table. It was fun to watch how they prepare & cook all of the food.

Miyoko and Kiyoshi

The first dish they made was okonomiyaki. I know I've described this several times in previous blogs, because it's Joe's favorite dish and we eat it often. It's a Japanese "pancake" made with cabbage, squid, green onion, pork, egg, and batter (or pretty much whatever you want to put in it); then topped with okonomiyaki sauce, mayo, fish & seaweed flakes.

okonomiyaki

Next they made tacoyaki - which basically means "fried octopus balls." Although they know I'm not a huge fan of eating octopus, so they left out the "taco" and put cheese in the middle instead. Very good!!!

tacoyaki - minus the taco and plus cheese & ginger

They also made ramen and yakisoba, which unfortunately I failed to take pictures of. But both were also fantastic! Miyoko and her husband are great cooks and we really enjoyed learning how to make all of these Japanese dishes. I can make okonomiyaki and yakisoba at home - but it never turns out quite as good as theirs.

Fun night with great friends!

Thank you, Miyoko and Kiyoshi, for inviting us for dinner. We had a wonderful time! :)