There is an amazing street at Tsukishima, Tokyo. At the street, a lot of
"Monja-yaki" restaurants stand side by side. Monja-yaki is a
unique food, where various food materials are baked on an iron plate, in
a liquefied flour dough. Since the binding agent is starch, Monja-yaki
is a very light and healthy way to enjoy different vegetables and ingredients.
Tsukishima Naka-Dori Street has so many Monja-yaki restaurants that you
would be at a loss which restaurant you should enter. However, because
there are so many Monja-yaki restaurants, with severe competition, any
restaurant would likely serve you a delicious and satisfying Monja-yaki.
This time we would like to introduce you the restaurant named "Okame".
It's located at the middle of the street. When you enter the restaurant
and glance at the menu, you'll also be at a loss of words for a huge selection
of materials on the menu. But please make yourself at home and order anything
you want to eat. You can add your favorite materials, and you can create
your original toppings with Monja-yaki. Mochi (the Japanese rice cake)
melts when it is baked and gives the Monja-yaki a nice chewy texture and
good volume, so it's highly recommended. When the materials are served to your table, your cooking time starts. The
way of cooking Monja-yaki is quite special. Because the binding agent (the
starch water) is too light and watery, you should first bakeonly the materials on the iron plate. Then, after the materials are baked a little bit, you have to shape them like a doughnut, make a hole in the center.  And slowly pour the starch water into the center holeas it is cooked. After the starch water is baked and become pasty, you should mix everything together and bake it for a while. When the whole thing is baked, your eating time starts. Eat it with a tiny silver spatula. As the Okame's Monja-yaki includes a lot of slice of cabbage, it's very healthy. And as the starch water is already seasoned, you need not add additional seasonings. Why not stroll the downtown Tsukishima and enjoy on this amazing street and try to create your original Monja-yaki?  OkameTel. 03-3533-0951 3-17-3, Tsukishima, Chuoh-ku, Tokyo (About 3 minutes on foot from Tsukishima station of subway Yurakucho Line or Ohedo Line) MAP |
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