japanese

We visited Nanashi on a wet and windy evening in Paris. It is situated in the northern part of the Marais and was opened by Kaori Endo (ex-Rose Bakery Chef) a few years ago. Nanashi serves fairly inexpensive bentos and other Japanese specialties and gives them a French accent. This is not a traditional sushi-only Japanese restaurant and caters for those looking for a healthy, asian-fusion style meal. The decor is simple and clean with plenty of space for privacy and good conversation. With a menu that includes a good selection of vegetarian dishes, this is a perfect place to have lunch or pick up a take-away meal.
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I first tried okonomiyaki in a small cafe in Brixton Village called Okan. Nestled alongside a Brazilian cafe and opposite an Italian cafe, it’s possible to sample the street food of Osaka. We were instantly taken with the dish and set about trying to recreate it. But it was Atsuko, a brilliant Japanese chef based in Shoreditch, who really showed us the tricks of the trade and this recipe is very much inspired by her cooking.

Okonomiyaki is a versatile dish – quite literally, it means “grilled as you like it”. So in this recipe, we simply used some leftovers we had as toppings, but you should feel free to vary this according to what you have to hand.

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