Used in a sentence: "You heard it here first folks -- just like I predicted back in 2012 that empanadas would be the next food craze (replacing all those extra fro-yo shops with which we were inundated) ... I am prepared to announce in 2016 that 'okonomiyaki is the new empanada'"
Of course, if you find it funny that *I* may be a future trend-spotter (what with my penchant for celebrating / memorializing / honoring / remembering / fetishisizing the past in just about every blog post), then you may have to overcome that observation to believe me.
And if you're not familiar with the modern day okonomiyaki (as expanded in Japan post Hiroshima-bombing when war widows needed an income and the proliferation of okonomiyaki stalls took place), then know that it supposedly translates to "anything you want grilled" and also know that it is basically Japanese layered pancakes.
In a modern world fond of mash-ups, it's got a crepe base, and layers like lasagna and eggs mixed in like an omelette, and now comes with a branded okonomiyaki sauce (think worcestershire) ... and did I mention that you can put whatever you want on the layers (i.e. bacon, bacon and bacon ... with maybe pork belly too).
I'm telling you ... keep an eye out ... there will be okonomiyaki food trucks driving through your city ... and okonomiyaki counter service places popping up in your neighborhood ... and okonomiyaki stands on your street corners ... because okonomiyaki is the new empanada.
SOME OKONOMIYAKI HISTORY:
https://www.pressreader.com/usa/sun-sentinel-broward-edition/20160911/281565175214446
THE SOURCE OF TODAY'S GRAPHIC IMAGE:
http://en.japantravel.com/tokyo/jyaken-nou-okonomiyaki/15339
THE OFFICIAL OKONOMIYAKI MUSEUM:
https://www.japanhoppers.com/chugoku/hiroshima/kanko/269/
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