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In Season 2: Episode 5, I'm taking you all with me to the beautiful country, NIPPON (Japan)..where I use to live! ;)

Find out how to make one of Japan's popular quick and easy street foods, Okonomiyaki. This was one of my go-to dishes when I taught English in Japan.

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Nicky's Vegan Okonomiyaki (Osaka, Japan Style)"

Ingredients:
- 1-2 Mountain Yams (Aka Nagaimo Yam).  You can find them in your local Asian market.
- 1-2 cups of shredded cabbage
- 1/2 cup of shredded carrots
- Cut up green scallions
- DIce up a few 3-4 mushrooms
- Kombu Dashi powder (Brings Umami flavor to Okonomiyaki and can be found at local Asian market)
- Tempura Batter
- Rice flour
- Pink Himalayan Salt
- Pepper
- Water

Directions:
To make tempura crips:
- Add a little tempura mix with water in bowl and whisk until smooth
- Pour a little batter into hot skillet and cook on both sides until pieces (crisps) are golden brown both sides.  Drain grease and set tempura crisps on the side

Preparing Okonomiyaki Batter:
- Place all mentioned vegetables in bowl
- Add rice flour (Use your discretion) into bowl
- Pur remaining tempura batter into bowl with rice flour and vegetables (If you want your Okonomiyaki to be crispy)
- Add 1-2 small packets of Kombu Dashi powder
- Add Sweet Earth's Vegan Hickory & Sage Benevolent Bacon (This vegan bacon adds some delicious flavor!)
- Add a little salt and pepper (Optional)
- Mix all ingredients really well, let set aside for five minutes while skillet gets hot with oil
- Pour batter into hot skillet and cook on both sides until golden brown (Like a pancake)

Adding Garnishments:
- Drain grease and then add preferred toppings:
- Okonomi sauce (Can be found in local Asian market.  Okonomi sauce completes the taste for the Okonomiyaki.  Japanese product).
- Add green scallions
- Add cut up Nori seaweed
- Sprinkle Everything But Bagel Seasoning (Can be found at Trader Joe's)
- Add pickled Pink Ginger
- Add Tempura crips around pickled Pink Ginger