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| well, today
was famous okonomiyaki place day. |
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| so as yoda
would say, "to ebisu you go". |
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| here we go. |
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| hm... |
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| it worked, and here
we are: ebisu, home of the famous chibo okonomiyaki
restaurant! |
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| after 30+ minutes
or walking in the hot sun, here we are at the top of yebisu (where
chibo is located). it turns out there is a direct walkway
right out of the train station indoors that leads
directly to this building! ugh! |
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| chibo is located
on the 38th floor, which features a smashing view of the city. |
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| it was a cloudy
day, but the restaurant still featured spectacular views. |
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| the menu, surprisingly,
even had english descriptions of the various okonomiyaki. |
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| for most
okonomiyaki served here, the protocol is that the ingredients
are prepared and brought out to you, then you cook/eat it directly
on this plate on your table.
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| large complex
with red cars below =
traffic school. |
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| more ebisu buildings. |
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| there's apparently
a famous beer garden and other attractions around here, but
after the meal ahead, it was nap time! :D |
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| left page of the menu. you can
get mochi as one of the ingredients! you can also "make your own"
okonomiyaki by choosing an arbitrary combination of ingredients (lower
left). |
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| right page of the menu. |
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| sake in the middle
of the afternoon. :P |
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| menu. |
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| this is a "vegetarian"
okonomiyaki which included asparagus, spinach, cheese, mochi, bacon,
and a few other things. |
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| chaki and his seafood okonomiyaki. |
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| member of the
chibo staff who explained the mysterious world of cooking your own okonomiyaki
on your table. her english was vastly superior to my japanese.
that cover of the awful phrasebook i was carrying around was completely
embarrassing!! |
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| after a bit of
instruction, things got rolling. first: cooking the bottom
layer. |
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| then, for the
vegetable okonomiyaki, butter on the surface first, then
all the ingredients on top. |
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| the seafood
version seems to be coming along nicely. |
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| and here is my
vegetable creation. bacon goes on top! |
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| at this point,
you cook it 2-3 minutes on a side and flip it a few times
for around 10-12 minutes. |
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| mmmmm... |
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| yakisoba (upper left)
and another (prepared) okonomiyaki on the lower left. |
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| more. |
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| once cooked, you then
apply the various condiments shown here. |
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| leading to the finished
product! |
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| according to the
girl shown above, eating these okonomiyaki "osaka-style" entails
eating them with this square metal instrument and not
chopsticks. ok! |
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| the aftermath. |
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| chibo sign. |
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| down the elevator back
to reality . . . |
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| . . . and the heat . . . |
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| . . . and the humidity . . . |
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| aiiiiiiieee!! the
"secret" direct passageway to/from the train station and
chibo! definitely need to remember this next time. :P |
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