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Okonomiyaki (お好み焼き)

Name: Okonomiyaki (お好み焼き)
Prep time: 30 min
Total time: 35 min
Cuisine: Japanese
Ingredients: 1 cup all-purpose flour; 3/4 cup dashi; 3 eggs; 3 cups shredded napa cabbage; 6 oz pork belly slices; 4 oz shrimp; 1/4 cup tempura scraps; 3 scallions, sliced; 2 tbsp pickled ginger; 1/2 cup nagaimo mountain yam, grated; 3 tbsp okonomiyaki sauce; 3 tbsp Japanese mayo; 1 tsp aonori; 1/4 cup bonito flakes

Okonomiyaki (お好み焼き) reads umami 7.1, richness 6.3 and sweetness 5.3 on Palate's 0–10 flavor X-ray — a Japanese main, about 35 min. Measured from the recipe itself: ingredients and technique.

The flavor X-ray — six axes, 0–10

Umami & Savory — 8.2 / 10
Sweet & Fruity — 5.5 / 10
Sour & Bright — 2.7 / 10
Bitter & Earthy — 2.2 / 10
Rich & Fat — 6.9 / 10
Aromatic & Spice — 2.2 / 10

The measured notes (of 18)

Umami 7.1 · Richness 6.3 · Sweetness 5.3 · Salinity 5.2 · Marine & Briny 4.0 · Sourness 2.7 · Funk & Ferment 2.4 · Nutty 2.1 · Herbaceous 2.0 · Earthy 1.8 · Smoke 1.6 · Allium 1.4 · Bitterness 1.1 · Floral 1.0 · Fruity 0.8

What's in it (14)

1 cup all-purpose flour
3/4 cup dashi
3 eggs
3 cups shredded napa cabbage
6 oz pork belly slices
4 oz shrimp
1/4 cup tempura scraps
3 scallions, sliced
2 tbsp pickled ginger
1/2 cup nagaimo mountain yam, grated
3 tbsp okonomiyaki sauce
3 tbsp Japanese mayo
1 tsp aonori
1/4 cup bonito flakes

Time & effort: about 35 min (30 min active) · effort: medium

Nutrition (per 100 g, engine-estimated): 141.7 kcal, 6 g protein, 7.2 g fat, 13.7 g carbs

Dietary: Contains meat · Contains seafood · Contains egg — engine-derived; double-check anything allergy-critical.

How it's cooked (3 steps)

Mix flour, dashi, eggs, and grated nagaimo into a batter, then fold in cabbage, tempura scraps, and scallions.
Ladle onto a hot oiled griddle, top with pork slices, cook until set, then flip and cook through.
Smother with sauce, drizzle mayo, scatter aonori and bonito flakes.

Dishes with a similar flavor shape

Salmon Teriyaki Bowl — Japanese
Spring Rolls (春卷) — Chinese
Tempura (天ぷら) — Japanese
Shrimp Tempura with Dipping Sauce — Japanese
Shrimp and Broccoli Stir-Fry — Chinese-American

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Every number above is Palate's engine-measured estimate, computed from this recipe's ingredients and techniques — not human-tasted ratings or reviews.