Natto okonomiyaki

Name: Natto okonomiyaki
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 1 serving
Ingredients: cabbage; eggs; scallions (optional); tomato (optional); mayonnaise (optional); cake flour; dashi; grated nagaimo; tenkasu (tempura bits); dried shrimp; mentaiko (or ham); okonomiyaki sauce; bonito flakes, aonori; 1 natto pack (with its sauce + mustard); soy sauce; salt; cooking oil

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Ingredients

cabbage
eggs
scallions (optional)
tomato (optional)
mayonnaise (optional)
cake flour
dashi
grated nagaimo
tenkasu (tempura bits)
dried shrimp
mentaiko (or ham)
okonomiyaki sauce
bonito flakes, aonori
1 natto pack (with its sauce + mustard)
soy sauce
salt
cooking oil

Steps

Mix flour, dashi, egg and grated yam into a batter.
Shred cabbage, slice scallions and tomato; mix crumbled mentaiko into the natto.
Spread batter + cabbage on an oiled griddle, add tenkasu, scallions, shrimp, mentaiko-natto and tomato, cover with a little batter and cook both sides.
Finish with sauce and toppings.

Recipe source

Source: Japan National Natto Cooperative Federation · 2015 (opens in a new tab)

2015-12 · checked 2026-11-04. Steps rewritten in our own words from the original.

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Before you eat

If you take warfarin or another anticoagulant, talk to your doctor or pharmacist before eating natto. Natto is high in vitamin K (600 µg per 100 g, Standard Tables of Food Composition in Japan 2023). Vitamin K intake can change how warfarin works (MFDS label · MedlinePlus). Standard Tables of Food Composition in Japan 2023 (opens in a new tab) MFDS (opens in a new tab) MedlinePlus (opens in a new tab)

Natto is made from soybeans. If you have a soy allergy, don't eat it. Standard Tables of Food Composition in Japan 2023 (opens in a new tab) U.S. FDA (opens in a new tab)

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