How is Okonomiyaki different from Monjayaki

These two kinds of Japanese salty pancakes are very similar to each other, so it is necessary to find out several differences they must avoid in order to avoid any confusion.

First of all, Okonomiyaki, roughly translated as "whatever you want to grill", is the ancestor of monjaki (if you like), and is thought by food researcher tekish ū Motoyama to be a thin cake like sugar food from funoyaki, which was popular in Japan as early as the 16th century (Warring States period), usually as a children's snack.

Later, this simple snack recipe spread to Kyoto, Osaka, and then to Edo (modern Tokyo), respectively known as "silver foil" and "gold foil".

In the Meiji era, it was called mojiyaki, but not after the great Kanto earthquake in 1923, Okonomiyaki began to adopt the current form.

In addition to the common types of sweets, people began to use salty types of fish, vegetables and various kinds of meat when cooking these pancakes to kill time.

Thirdly, during the Second World War, Japan experienced a shortage of rice. Because of its current basic ingredients, Okonomiyaki was finally recognized.

The word Monjayaki can be separated from the Okonomiyaki of the Meiji era in the 19th century, and may originate from the old term "mojiyaki" we just said.

Although its pasta is similar to Okonomiyaki, and its batter is based on wheat flour, water, eggs, meat and vegetables, monjayaki uses more liquid ingredients than traditional pasta.

In fact, when you see both recipes in person or in videos and images, you can distinguish between them, because Okonomiyaki looks like a big pancake with meat, vegetables and toppings, while monjayaki meat is more runny and slightly sticky.

Although Okonomiyaki looks more like a pancake, on the other hand, monjayaki is similar to some kind of omelet.

For example, you can eat your Okonomiyaki on a small plate or in a chopsticks bowl, while you can only use a spatula shaped spoon on the grill to hot eat monjayaki.