January 31, 2025
Homegrown veggies, cheap substitutes: Japanese get creative to fight soaring food prices
Japanese homemaker Kirina Mochizuki has always considered “okonomiyaki” savoury pancakes the ultimate comfort food: simple, satisfying and cheap. These days, though, it’s a struggle to get the dish, a favourite among Hiroshima natives like herself, on the table with the price of cabbage - a key ingredient - tripling recently.
