Osaka-style small okonomiyaki; round griddle cake with fillings
A small, round savory pancake cooked in circular molds, similar to okonomiyaki but typically smaller and thicker. Known mainly in eastern Japan; in Osaka, this style is often just called 'okonomiyaki'.
See also: お好み焼き
I bought Osaka-yaki at a festival in Tokyo.
Osaka-yaki is cooked in small round molds.
Standard spelling with okurigana.
Variant without okurigana, seen in some shop signs and menus.
Compound of 大阪 (Osaka) and 焼き (yaki, 'grilled' or 'fried'), referring to a style of okonomiyaki associated with Osaka, though the term is more commonly used in eastern Japan.