Hiroshima is known for an excellent dish called "okonomiyaki" (literally means something cooked the way you like it). It is basically a pancake looking thing that is anything but a pancake. It is filled with lots of veggies, noodles, egg, and any meat you want. We went to one place in Hiroshima, and this is how they made their version of okonomiyaki
(She spread cooked yakisoba noodles onto a hot cooking surface and spread it out into a flat "sheet" of noodles)
(On another section of the cooking surface, she poured a very thin flour based batter and spread it into a circle, almost like a crepe. On top of that she sprinkled some sort of seasoning)
(She then took a handle each of cabbage, bean sprouts, meat, and other veggies and piled it on top of the pancake thing)
(Once the crepe was crispy, she flipped the whole mountain of veggies over so the veggies and meat could cook. It was amazing that veggies didn't just spray out everywhere!)
(Back to the noodles...she made sure that they were crispy, and then folded the noodle pancake in half.)
(She then fried an egg on the cooking surface, and while it was still cooking, she transferred the veggies on top of the crispy noodles. She then took the whole veggie, meat, and noodle mountain, and transferred onto the egg.)
(She then flipped the whole thing over, egg side up.)
(In the end, the okonomiyaki is served with okonomiyaki sauce, some green onions and greens on top, and tah dah!...dinner is served!!! This was one of many wonderful meals we had while in Japan. The crispy noodles and veggie and meat and egg combo made for a very filling and yummy meal!!)
(She spread cooked yakisoba noodles onto a hot cooking surface and spread it out into a flat "sheet" of noodles)
(On another section of the cooking surface, she poured a very thin flour based batter and spread it into a circle, almost like a crepe. On top of that she sprinkled some sort of seasoning)
(She then took a handle each of cabbage, bean sprouts, meat, and other veggies and piled it on top of the pancake thing)
(Once the crepe was crispy, she flipped the whole mountain of veggies over so the veggies and meat could cook. It was amazing that veggies didn't just spray out everywhere!)
(Back to the noodles...she made sure that they were crispy, and then folded the noodle pancake in half.)
(She then fried an egg on the cooking surface, and while it was still cooking, she transferred the veggies on top of the crispy noodles. She then took the whole veggie, meat, and noodle mountain, and transferred onto the egg.) 
(She then flipped the whole thing over, egg side up.)
(In the end, the okonomiyaki is served with okonomiyaki sauce, some green onions and greens on top, and tah dah!...dinner is served!!! This was one of many wonderful meals we had while in Japan. The crispy noodles and veggie and meat and egg combo made for a very filling and yummy meal!!)
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