So free! Making okonomiyaki sauce

Japanese dish is based in various ingredients. A sauce is one of the ingredients in Japanese food culture. Sauce is used in many dish. For example, tonkatsu, fried fish, etc.
And if you would think about the sauce, you should remember the okonomiyaki. Because taste of okonomiyaki is based on the sauce.
Then in this article, I will introduce about okonomiyaki sauce, and how to make instant okonomiyaki sauce.


1.Okonomiyaki

First of all, I want to introduce about okonomiyaki.

1-1.High leveled culture

Okonomiyaki culture is based on western areas in Japan. Especially Osaka and Hiroshima are famous. By the way, okonomiyaki is not old culture. I think it might be made less than 100 years ago. But in nowadays, okonomiyaki is famous in the world.
And, the first okonomiyaki that is made 100 years ago might be common people's. But now, the okonomiyaki is high leveled food culture in Japan.

1-2.Sauce of okonomiyaki

Okonomiyaki sauce is special. It is made Hiroshima's company. The company has advertised about okonomiyaki in long period.
And the sauce for okonomiyaki that this company makes is made various ingredients. In advertisement about okonomiyaki sauce, the sauce contains about 20 kinds of fruits.


2.Homemade okonomiyaki sauce

Then, is it impossible to make the sauce for okonomiyaki?

2-1.Possibility of making sauce

Actually, it is so difficult to make the high classed okonomiyaki sauce. I think there are many idea to making the sauce.  There are good taste and good smell.
But if it would not be for okonomiyaki restaurant, but home using should be OK. Because mixing of Worcestershire sauce and some ingredients, you can good okonomiyaki sauce.

2-2.With kids

You know okonomiyaki is basically homemade menu. Then, cooking okonomiyaki is been able to by kids. So with cooking okonomiyaki, you can have fan to make okonomiyaki sauce. I think the kids will be so fun.

2-3.With hot plate

Okonomiyaki is grilled on frying pan in usual. But using hot plate is also good. Cooking with hot plate, all of the family can participate. Then okonomiyaki meal will be good time, I guess.
And okonomiyaki can be used many ingredients. For example, seafood, meat, sometimes snacks. Then thinking about the okonomiyaki variations, you can make original okonomiyaki sauce.



3.Making the sauce

Then what the direction the okonomiyaki sauce would been made.

3-1. Worcestershire sauce is based

Basically the okonomiyaki sauce is based on Worcestershire sauce. And ingredients are fruits. Perhaps the Worcestershire sauce might be spicy. So in okonomiyaki cooking, it is needed sweet taste.
Perhaps adding to sweet taste, you might think sugar is good. But in okonomiyaki sauce, it is necessary to feel good smell. Then fruits are better than adding sugar.

3-2.As you like

Basically, okonomiyaki should be made as you like. So ingredients are meat, seafood, noodles, etc. Then sauce should also be as you like.
For example, if you want sweet sauce, the fruits should be a bit many. And depending on your liking, you can choose the the fruits.
So it is free.


4.How about Miso paste

By the way, in okonomiyaki cooking, sauce is basic seasoning. But it
is not at all. For example, Miso paste there is.
Actually, Miso is many kinds, so making it might be difficult. However, Miso can be various another taste with mixing some ingredients. In fact, some people say that the paste of Miso and Mayonnaise mixed is good.
Then okonomiyaki is free. The paste of mixing Miso and Mayonnaise  is OK.


Anyway, cooking okonomiyaki is style free, basically. And it can be fun for family. Then, if everyone's liking are are different, it is possible to make all kind of sauce.
Enjoy!