Editing Okonomiyaki (section)

===Kansai area===
''Okonomiyaki'' in the [[Kansai region|Kansai]] or Osaka style is the predominant version of the dish, found throughout most of Japan. The batter is made of flour, grated ''[[Chinese yam|nagaimo]]'' (a long type of [[yam (vegetable)|yam]]), ''[[dashi]]'' or water, eggs, shredded [[cabbage]], and usually contains other ingredients such as green onion, meat (usually thinly sliced pork belly or American bacon), octopus, squid, shrimp, vegetables, [[konjac]], [[mochi]], or cheese.<ref name="heibonsha"/><ref name="natgeo 20150804"/><ref name=Guardian/>

It is sometimes compared to an [[omelette]] or a [[pancake]] and is sometimes referred to as a "Japanese [[pizza]]" or "Osaka [[soul food]]".<ref name=Guardian>{{Cite web |url=http://www.theguardian.com/food/2021/may/12/how-to-make-the-perfect-okonomiyaki-recipe-felicity-cloake |title=How to make the perfect okonomiyaki – recipe &#124; Felicity Cloake's The perfect … |date=12 May 2021 |website=The Guardian |access-date=28 August 2021 |archive-date=26 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210826233140/https://www.theguardian.com/food/2021/may/12/how-to-make-the-perfect-okonomiyaki-recipe-felicity-cloake |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="bbc 20200413"/><ref name="sankei 20161108">{{cite web |url=http://www.sankei.com/premium/news/161108/prm1611080002-n1.html |trans-title=There is no such thing as "Hiroshima-yaki"! NHK "Lunch" corrects telop in "Okonomiyaki love" of the citizens of the prefecture |script-title=ja:「広島焼き」なんてものはない！と抗議 県民の「お好み焼き愛」でＮＨＫ『サラメシ』がテロップ修正 |date=8 November 2016 |work=Sankei.com |access-date=6 August 2021 |archive-date=25 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210425092811/https://www.sankei.com/premium/news/161108/prm1611080002-n1.html |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="99japan">{{Cite web |url=https://99japan.com/blogs/news/how-to-make-a-delicious-okonomiyaki |title=99japan |access-date=13 March 2018 |archive-date=27 September 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200927032320/https://99japan.com/blogs/news/how-to-make-a-delicious-okonomiyaki |url-status=dead}}</ref> The dish can be prepared in advance, allowing customers to use a ''teppan'' or special hotplates to fry after mixing the ingredients. They may also have a diner-style counter where the cook prepares the dish in front of the customers.<ref name="tut">{{cite web |url=https://savorjapan.com/contents/discover-oishii-japan/how-to-eat-okonomiyaki-in-japan/ |title=How to eat Okonimiyaki in Japan |website=Savor Japan |date=5 June 2020 |access-date=23 August 2021 |archive-date=24 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210824001332/https://savorjapan.com/contents/discover-oishii-japan/how-to-eat-okonomiyaki-in-japan/ |url-status=live}}</ref>

It is prepared much like a pancake. The batter and other ingredients are pan-fried on both sides on a teppan using metal spatulas that are later used to cut the dish when it has finished cooking. Cooked ''okonomiyaki'' is topped with ingredients that include ''okonomiyaki'' sauce (made with Worcestershire sauce), ''[[aonori]]'' (seaweed flakes), ''[[katsuobushi]]'' (bonito flakes), [[Kewpie (mayonnaise)|Japanese mayonnaise]], and pickled ginger (''[[beni shōga]]'').<ref name="natgeo 20150804"/>

When served with a layer of fried noodles (either ''[[yakisoba]]'' or [[udon]]), the resulting dish is called {{nihongo|''modan-yaki''|モダン焼き}}, the name of which may be derived from the English word "modern" or as a contraction of {{Nihongo||盛りだくさん|mori dakusan}}, meaning "a lot" or "piled high" signifying the volume of food from having both noodles and ''okonomiyaki''. {{nihongo|''Negiyaki''|ねぎ焼き|}} is a thinner variation of ''okonomiyaki'' made with a great deal of scallions, comparable to Korean ''[[pajeon]]'' and Chinese [[Cong you bing|green onion pancake]]s.<ref name="Ok book"/>

A variation called ''kashimin-yaki'' is made of chicken and tallow instead of pork in [[Kishiwada]], Osaka.<ref name="maidonanews 20200914">{{cite web |url=https://maidonanews.jp/article/13722622 |script-title=ja:絶品ローカルお好み焼き！岸和田の「かしみん焼き」ご存知ですか…大阪風「まぜ焼き」とは異なる「のせ焼き」 |trans-title=Exquisite local okonomiyaki! Do you know about Kashiwada's "kashiminyaki"? Differences from Osaka "mazeyaki" and "noseyaki" |language=ja |date=14 September 2020 |author=中将タカノリ |access-date=23 August 2021 |archive-date=16 September 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200916050606/https://maidonanews.jp/article/13722622 |url-status=live}}</ref> In [[Hamamatsu]], [[takuan]] (pickled [[daikon]]) is mixed in okonomiyaki.<ref name="nikkei style 20200702">{{cite web |url=https://style.nikkei.com/article/DGXKZO61021080R00C20A7KNTP00/ |script-title=ja:たくあん入れて薄く焼き上げる 浜松の遠州焼き |trans-title=Takuan sprinkled and grilled: Hamamatsu's enshūyaki |date=2 July 2020 |author=新沼大 |publisher=[[The Nikkei|Nikkei Style]] |language=ja |access-date=23 August 2021 |archive-date=17 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210117011929/https://style.nikkei.com/article/DGXKZO61021080R00C20A7KNTP00/ |url-status=live}}</ref> Stewed sweet [[Phaseolus vulgaris|kintoki-mame]] is mixed in okonomiyaki in [[Tokushima Prefecture]].<ref name="nikkei style ">{{cite web |url=https://style.nikkei.com/article/DGXKZO80642150Y4A201C1EL1P01/ |script-title=ja:お好み焼きに金時豆 徳島の「豆天玉」 |trans-title=Red kidney beans in Okonomiyaki: Tokushima's mameamadama |date=10 December 2014 |author=上原吉博 |publisher=[[The Nikkei|Nikkei Style]] |language=ja |access-date=23 August 2021 |archive-date=24 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210824000111/https://style.nikkei.com/article/DGXKZO80642150Y4A201C1EL1P01/ |url-status=live}}</ref>