I can't help it
I think I'll have to eat what I cut here
And use the scoop
In a straight 90 degree
(Fazed)
(Hong Kong Lunch)
(Hiroshima, Japan) Hello, it's Hiroshima Lunch
We're in front of a famous tour spot in Hiroshima
The Hiroshima Peace Memorial
Since the atom bomb was dropped in Hiroshima in 1945
This is the one last building left
-You'll see it behind us -Yes
It was taken care of by the nation
then designated as the World Heritage since 1996
and it's being protected since
That's right
-We were taking part of a walking tour here -Yes
Then the walking tour's guide
recommended an Okonomoyaki place as a local favorite
That's right
We were given the restaurant's name
We heard it's near the Hiroshima Peace Memorial so
we plan to visit there
(By sunset)
In fact, even in Japan, there are ongoing dispustes on
where the origin of Okonomiyaki is, right?
Right
Some say it started in Osaka
-Some say it started in Hiroshima -That's right
So there's Osaka style and
Hiroshima style, separately
That's right
-We heard this from the tour guide -Yes
Since we're in Hiroshima today
we're going to try the Hiroshima-style Okonomiyaki
(A quiet street)
Wow, it's only 5 PM and
people are lined up already
It's 2 past 5
But people are lined up already
You can see it here on the signage
Hiroshima-style Okonomiyaki
(Queue)
I read the Google review of this restaurant
It says you always have to wait in a line
(Pre-order)
There are various options
There's also the original
But there's also the deluxe special
-There are more options than I expected -There are so many
(Entering)
If you want to eat at the counter
I heard you have to wait for a long time
I know why
There's only one counter
but there are a lot of tables
(Autographs of celebrities)
In 2015, 14th place
In 2017, 21st place
It's already...
...We've been waiting for about 35 minutes
I'm hungry now
It will be worth the wait, right?
Oh, first of all, the sauce
It's characteristic that there's a lot of sauce on top
-We even bought this sauce -That's right
-Lemon -Like Tabasco, lemon sauce
Special sauce
The special sauce you have in your house..
..and mayonnaise
-And spicy sauce -That's right
It's already started
They've already put the batter in
Putting in vegetables now
(Powder added on top of vegetables)
This is actually..
Osaka-style okonomiyaki
It's the difference between Hiroshima-style okonomiyaki
In Osaka, the dough is usually made
by kneading the ingredients at once and making the dough at once
However, Hiroshima is characterized by
stacking the ingredients one by one
In Osaka style, it's like
how we make Korean pancakes
Right, right
They are piling up while cooking
(Building a tower)
Now...
I think it went up to the 3rd floor?
It has to go to the 8th floor
(Long journey)
But since they are piled up one by one
-It's a lot of fun to watch -That's right
If you're going to eat this
I think it's okay to sit in front here
I recommend the counter
Of course, the counter
might require to wait longer
(Putting in meat)
(Flipping)
In the meantime, on the side
cook the noodles and eat them
The soba noodles that will be added later
You can choose either soba or udon
Wow, this is the oyster we ordered
They say it's oysters stir-fried with ponzu sauce inside
- Hiroshima oysters are famous, right? - That's right
(In one bite)
I mean, the oysters
as I always feel
aren't fishy at all
And with the ponzu sauce added in
it tastes really good
It has a savory taste
While eating the oysters,
pairing lemon soda or lemon highball feels just right
Since we ordered the ponzu sauce,
it’s a bit tangy
But it feels just right
And also,
we’re not people who particularly like oysters
Even so, since we enjoy this,
- you should definitely try this - That's right
(Noodles and dough combined)
(Finishing egg)
However, since you have to make sure to cook each ingredient one by one
and also stack them,
it does take a bit of time
Since it started
almost 20 minutes have passed
but it still isn't done yet
30 minutes for waiting
and another 20 minutes waiting for it to cook
(coating the sauce)
(adding green flakes)
(Plenty of green onions)
According to the book
I have tried studying how to eat it
At first
You need to hold it like this with your fingers
They cut it into 20 pieces
Ah actually 16 pieces
They divided it into 16 pieces
(Demonstration)
I don't think you can cut it anymore
What should I do?
I can't do it anymore. I think I should eat the cut pieces for now
And then scoop it out
At a 90-degree right angle
(Confused)
You have do eat this at the 90 degree angle
This looks so good
It doesn't go in one bite
It's too big
I can... separate this
I'm having just the noodle
and just spring onion
It's good
The noodle on the inside is good too
(Satisfied)
The ingredients are super fresh
(Cutting with power)
- It's hard to cut - Right
- than I expected - I cut it into 8 slices
You gave up
We have a lot of sauces on the side
which you can have this together
I give up eating with this
I just tried this without mayonnaise
and it's even better because you can feel the taste of each ingredient
Having this with mayo is also good
Mine has perilla in it
so I can smell it quite strongly
Yours don't have perilla right?
Mine has perilla
- I like it that there's a lot of spring onion in it - I know
Okonomiyaki that's sold in Hong Kong
I think there are a lot of places that make it in Osaka-style
I... I think it's my first time trying this kind of Okonomiyaki
If you just eat it, it's a bit mild
so I want to try it with sauce
The sauce is amazing
The secret sauce is really good
It adds more charm when you add sauce in this
But if you want to taste the ingredients
you can have this with just the basic sauce
And the size in too big
(Checking it again)
Do you think I can eat all this by myself?
(Self confidence plummeting)
You can get sick of this a bit as you eat
but if you have it with a spicy sauce
it helps to get rid of the greasy taste
So even if I keep eating
the taste is maintained
Personally
I want to try this
Lemonsco
Do you think I will like Lemonsco
as a person who loves tabasco?
I've never seen this before in Hiroshima
Hiroshima is really
Famous for lemons
- This knife is too blunt to cut something - That's right
Or probably I'm not used to it
Somewhat..
- It tastes like something with lemonade - Oh
It says it tastes a bit spicy
You don't think it's spicy?
It's not spicy at all
It just smells like lemons
It's awesome
You've finished almost one piece
I'm almost done
I'm so full
You look tipsy
(Tired of eating)
One thing you need to be careful is
This place serves a big portion
For men, it's okay
It's too much for me to finish
I left a little
It's a good restaurant recommended by the locals
- They serve good food - That's right
One tip I want to tell you is
You need to visit here before 6 p.m.
Or there'll be a long line
I suggest you come here early
And if you eat a lot here, you may feel greasy
Then it'll be best to order a lemon drink
Lastly
If you sit in a counter seat
- You can watch them cooking - Yeah
- You can enjoy it - It'll be fun
(47,909 KRW) Yes, it cost 5,010 yen
We had one side menu, two pieces of Okonomiyaki
- And two drinks - Yes
I think it was not that expensive, rather reasonable
Yes, if you visit Hiroshima
Okonomiyaki is one of the must-eat foods
You should eat it in a Hiroshima way
We'll look for another good place
So we'll continue to this trip in Japan
Bye bye
(Three-line review by Ochan Hong 1. fresh ingredients 2. Chef good at stacking 3. Best Hiroshima style Okonomiyaki)