Editing Okonomiyaki (section)

===Hiroshima area===
[[File:Okonomiyaki_004.jpg|thumb|Hiroshima-style ''okonomiyaki'']]
[[File:Hiroshimayaki(Okonomiyaki).jpg|thumb|Hiroshima-style ''okonomiyaki'']]

In the city of [[Hiroshima]], there are over 2000 okonomiyaki restaurants, and the [[Hiroshima Prefecture|prefecture]] has more of those restaurants per capita than any other place in Japan.<ref name="bbc 20200413"/> {{nihongo|''Issen yōshoku''|一銭洋食||lit. "one-coin Western food"}}, a thin pancake topped with green onions and bonito flakes or shrimp, became popular in Hiroshima prior to World War II. After the [[Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki|atomic bombing]] of the city in August 1945, ''issen yōshoku'' became a cheap way for the surviving residents to have food to eat.<ref name="bbc 20200413"/> Because the original ingredients were not always easy to obtain, many of the street vendors and shops began making it {{nihongo|"cooked how you like it"|お好み焼き|okonomiyaki}}, using whatever ingredients were available.<ref name="bbc 20200413"/>

[[File:Preparing_okonomiyaki_in_Hiroshima.jpg|thumb|upright|A chef preparing ''okonomiyaki'' in a restaurant in Hiroshima]]
The ingredients are layered rather than mixed.<ref name="natgeo 20150804"/><ref name="bbc 20200413"/> The layers are typically batter, cabbage, pork, and yakisoba. Optional items such as squid, octopus, dried bonito flakes, and other seafood, as well as [[nori]] flakes or powder, [[mung bean sprout]]s, egg, chicken, cheese, and other ingredients, depending on the preferences of the cook and the customer.<ref name="bbc 20200413">{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20200413-is-hiroshima-the-true-home-of-okonomiyaki |title=Is Hiroshima the true home of okonomiyaki? |date=13 April 2020 |first1=Steve John |last1=Powell |first2=Angeles Marin |last2=Cabello |publisher=[[BBC]] |access-date=23 August 2021 |archive-date=23 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210823224811/https://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20200413-is-hiroshima-the-true-home-of-okonomiyaki |url-status=live}}</ref> Noodles (''yakisoba'', udon) are also used as a topping with fried egg and a generous amount of ''okonomiyaki'' sauce.<ref name="japa_Hiro">{{Cite web |title=Hiroshima Okonomiyaki Recipe |work=Japan Centre |access-date=6 August 2021 |url=https://www.japancentre.com/en/recipes/406-hiroshima-okonomiyaki |archive-date=4 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210404030518/https://www.japancentre.com/en/recipes/406-hiroshima-okonomiyaki |url-status=live}}</ref>

The amount of cabbage used is usually three to four times the amount used in the Osaka style.<ref name="okonomi world"/><ref name="Ok book">{{Cite book |title=Okonomiyaki |author= |date=August 2012 |publisher=Trafford |isbn=9781466908147 |access-date=6 August 2021 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vLXxWrMiVB0C |quote= |archive-date=6 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210806124521/https://www.google.co.uk/books/edition/Okonomiyaki/vLXxWrMiVB0C?hl=en&gbpv=0 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="natgeo 20150804"/> It starts out piled very high and is pushed down as the cabbage cooks.<ref name="natgeo 20150804"/> The order of the layers may vary slightly depending on the chef's style and preference, and ingredients vary depending on the preference of the customer. This style is also called ''Hiroshima-yaki'' or ''Hiroshima-okonomi''.<ref name="tut"/>

In and around the Hiroshima area, there are a number of variations on the style. {{nihongo|''Fuchuyaki''|府中焼き|fuchūyaki}} is made with ground meat instead of pork belly in [[Fuchū, Hiroshima]].<ref name="asahi 20201210">{{cite web |url=http://www.asahi.com/area/tokyo/articles/MTW20201210131740006.html |script-title=ja:広島県・府中市 府中焼き 店長は元力士 |trans-title=Hiroshima Prefecture - Fuchū City Fuchūyaki shop managers are the foundation of sumo wrestler |date=10 December 2020 |publisher=[[Asahi Shimbun|Asahi Shimbun Digital]] |access-date=23 August 2021 |language=ja |archive-date=23 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210823190859/http://www.asahi.com/area/tokyo/articles/MTW20201210131740006.html |url-status=live}}</ref> Oysters (''kaki'') are mixed in okonomiyaki to make ''kaki-oko'' in [[Hinase, Okayama]].<ref name="asahi 20190214">{{cite web |url=https://www.asahi.com:443/articles/ASM1Z64MQM1ZPPZB00L.html |script-title=ja:谷口茉妃菜さん「決定的瞬間撮る！」 その時カキオコは |trans-title=Ms. Mahina Taniguchi "Recording the crucial moment!" of that kakioko time |date=14 February 2019 |first=Miyuki |last=Kanno |publisher=[[Asahi Shimbun|Asahi Shimbun Digital]] |language=ja |access-date=23 August 2021 |archive-date=23 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210823200202/https://www.asahi.com/articles/ASM1Z64MQM1ZPPZB00L.html |url-status=live }}</ref> On the island of [[Innoshima, Hiroshima|Innoshima]], a variety called {{nihongo|''Innoshima okonomiyaki''|因島お好み焼き|}} (or {{nihongo|''in'oko''|いんおこ|}} for short) includes [[udon]], bonito flakes, Worcestershire sauce, and vegetables fried with uncooked batter.<ref name="ij 20100829">{{cite journal |url=http://www.sanwadock.co.jp/diary/ij.html |script-title=ja:いんおこ巡礼 |trans-title=In'oko Pilgrimage |date=29 August 2010 |journal=IJ (Inoshima Japan) |publisher=Sanwadock |language=ja |access-date=23 August 2021 |url-status=dead |archive-date=5 June 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130605103706/http://www.sanwadock.co.jp/diary/ij.html }}</ref> Together with "Onomichiyaki", in'oko is considered a B-class gourmet food along the [[Shimanami Kaidō]].<ref name="asahi 20101021">{{cite web |url=http://www.asahi.com/kansai/travel/news/OSK201010210006_01.html |script-title=ja:焼豚玉子飯、いんおこ…しまなみ海道、Ｂ級グルメで活気 |trans-title= |date=21 October 2010 |author1=寺門充 |author2=広津興一 |publisher=[[Asahi Shimbun|Asahi Shimbun Digital]] |language=ja |access-date=23 August 2021 |url-status=dead |archive-date=1 November 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161101042406/http://www.asahi.com/kansai/travel/news/OSK201010210006_01.html }}</ref> There is a restaurant in Hiroshima where customers can order jalapeños, tortilla chips, chorizo, and other Latin American items either in—or as a side dish to—okonomiyaki.<ref name="natgeo 20150804"/>

Otafuku, one of the most popular brands of okonomiyaki sauce, is based in Hiroshima and has an okonomiyaki museum and a cooking studio there.<ref name="bbc 20200413"/> [[Okonomi-mura]], in [[Naka-ku, Hiroshima|Naka-ku]] in Hiroshima, was the top [[food theme park]] destination for families in Japan according to an April 2004 poll.<ref name="home-tv">{{cite web |url=http://www.home-tv.co.jp/jstation/news/2004_2.html |script-title=ja:「お好み村」が家族で行ってみたいフードテーマパークで1位に！ |trans-title="Okonomi-mura" the #1 food theme park families want to visit! |date=3 May 2004 |publisher=[[Hiroshima Home Television]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721202419/http://www.home-tv.co.jp/jstation/news/2004_2.html |archive-date=21 July 2011 |language=ja |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="ushida paper">{{cite web |url=http://www.jiu.ac.jp/books/bulletin/2007/tour/07_ushida.pdf |script-title=ja:観光地における飲食業 |trans-title=The food and drink industry in sightseeing areas |author=牛田泰正 (Yasumasa Uchida) |language=ja |date=Spring 2007 |page=50 |access-date=11 December 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110727081208/http://www.jiu.ac.jp/books/bulletin/2007/tour/07_ushida.pdf |archive-date=27 July 2011 |url-status=dead}}</ref>