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food2 years ago

Hiroshima's Pancake and G-7 Summit Draw Attention

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak tried Hiroshima's famous okonomiyaki during his visit for the G7 summit and declared it "delicious". Okonomiyaki is a savoury Japanese pancake made with batter, cabbage, noodles, and meat, and is considered "soul food" in Japan. Hiroshima-style okonomiyaki is layered before cooking, while in Osaka, the ingredients are mixed together first. Hiroshima is home to over 800 okonomiyaki restaurants, and some rolled out special versions ahead of the G7 summit to cater to foreign tastes.

food2 years ago

G7 Summit in Hiroshima: Food, Agenda, and Nuclear Threats.

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is expected to serve okonomiyaki, a carb-heavy street food that helped rebuild Hiroshima after the US atomic bomb, to his G7 counterparts. The dish is typically made with batter, shredded cabbage, fried noodles, and pork, seasoned with sweet sauce, mayonnaise, and dried aonori seaweed. Restaurants in Hiroshima are promoting the city's signature dish, with variations reflecting the food culture of the G7 countries. Okonomiyaki evolved from a simple pancake to a satisfying dish with the addition of pork, cabbage, eggs, and yakisoba noodles.

food2 years ago

G7 Summit in Hiroshima: Global Pancakes and Nuclear Threats

Restaurants in Hiroshima, Japan hope to showcase their local specialty, okonomiyaki, to the leaders of the G7 summit this week. The dish is a savory pancake made with noodles, cabbage, batter, and meat fried on a hot metal plate, and is typically topped with a sweet and sour sauce. For the G7, variations of the dish have been created to incorporate favorite foods from each nation, including German sauerkraut, Canadian maple syrup, and American burger meat. Some locals are skeptical of the new foreign fillings, such as the British-themed version with fried sardines and potato chips.