Kagura

Time to do some backtracking entries for now. Remember that devastating quake that hit Japan this year? It will always be a sad thought especially seeing your sister teary eyed looking at NHK and thinking that one of her friends was in Sendai. Yes this all happened while we were in Kagura in Little Tokyo.

A lot of Japanese nationals were there that night to view the latest happenings involving the earthquake and tsunami. We were there too...both Choking and me. We were watching the news over Edamame and Okonomiyaki.

Kagura is well known for it's Okonomiyaki. They have different varieties of it too--depending on what style you want and what fillings entices you.

As we enter the small restaurant inside Little Tokyo in Makati, we were seated at the counter addorned with baseball paraphernalia of the cutest designs I though of. The owner and chef of Kagura loves baseball whether in Japan or even in the Philippines.

We started with the Edamame (130 PHP)--boiled young soybeans seasoned with salt. This is very addciting.

Next we ordered some rice cakes with nori to fill us up. The rice cakes were soft and sticky with a hint of salt from the butter. Nori can be found at the center of the rice cake and I usually save that part for last.

We opted to go for the Osaka style Okonomiyaki with pork (220 PHP). Choking and I love okonomiyaki and this was the best one I had so far--not sure with her, she's more exposed to Japanese food compared to me. Another style of Okonomiyaki is the Hiromshima style which has yakisoba mixed with it. More varieties of okonomiyaki are available like hvaing it with tako and bonito flakes also. We liked our japanese pancakes simple.

We loved the ambiance at Kagura. Dispite the sad atmosphere that day, the food somehow gives me comfort. Maybe I should look for someone to share a Kagura okonomiyaki with today.

Kagura is found inside Little Tokyo, Pasong Tamo Makati City.