At the end of November, convenience stores began selling okonomiyaki one after another. Is this a new konamon-yaki boom?

It seems that both chilled and frozen okonomiyaki products were released, and our research revealed that a total of five okonomiyaki products were on sale. The En-En-Eating editorial staff was curious and immediately purchased the five products. We will present a review of the five okonomiyaki products in two parts, a chilled version and a frozen version.

This time, we will compare two pieces of okonomiyaki in the chilled version.


This time, we prepared "Ore no Pork Okonomiyaki" (530 yen) from FamilyMart and "Kansai-style Okonomiyaki with Pork and Squid" (498 yen) from Lawson. Ore no Pork Okonomiyaki is a product of Famima's "Ore no" sweets series. Although it is not a sweet, it is introduced on the "Ore no" product page. On the other hand, Kansai-style Okonomiyaki is a new product released by Lawson on November 26. The "Kansai-style" concept of this product is very interesting.



Looking at the package, Ore no Pork Okonomiyaki has mayonnaise and Kansai-style Okonomiyaki has Otafuku's sauce pasted on it. Otafuku is a Hiroshima-based sauce maker with a strong "love for okonomiyaki" as its weapon. Many of you may have seen their sauces before.


Let's open the lid. Ore no Pork Okonomiyaki comes in a slightly stylish tray with white lines and is topped with thick (?) mayonnaise. It is topped with a thick (?) mayonnaise. The Kansai-style okonomiyaki comes with thin mayonnaise and green laver. Both are about 16 cm in diameter.


My Pork Okonomiyaki weighs about 430 grams and Kansai-style Okonomiyaki weighs about 345 grams. Ore no Pork Okonomiyaki was about 85 grams heavier than the Kansai-style Okonomiyaki. The tray weighed only 20 grams after we finished eating.


Next, let's take a look at the inside of the tray. Looking into the tray from the side, it seems that my pork ball is thicker than the okonomiyaki because of its heavier weight. The Kansai-style okonomiyaki is thinner, but still packed tightly.



I am curious about the taste... My pork ball is filled with pork, although you can't see it at all through the sauce. There are several large pieces of pork on the dough with chunks of cabbage. The okonomiyaki is made with about twice the amount of dough and pork as usual, which may explain why it is called "okonomiyaki. The sauce is spicy and goes well with the crispy grilled pork and sweet cabbage. The spiciness becomes milder when mixed with mayonnaise.


Kansai-style okonomiyaki has less pork than Ore no Tonomitama, but the key is the squid mixed in with the cabbage. I guess that's the "Kansai-style" concept. The cabbage is crunchy, and the change in texture can be enjoyed. The dough is soaked with the flavor of pork, so even though the volume is small, it is very satisfying. The sauce is rich and sweet (as expected from Otafuku!). The sauce is rich and sweet (as expected from Otafuku!) and goes well with the delicious dough, allowing you to eat more and more.

In terms of volume and cost performance, Ore no Pork Okonomiyaki wins. However, I preferred the taste of Kansai-style okonomiyaki. However, the volume is a bit small, so if you don't have enough, make it a "set meal" by adding rice or onigiri (rice ball)! It would be nice to have miso soup as well. Okonomiyaki is a side dish. From the author, a native of Kansai.

By the way, "Hiroshima-style Okonomiyaki" (498 yen) and "Okonomiyaki (with Awaji onions)" (398 yen / on sale December 10) are also available at Lawson stores in the Kinki area. We are also interested in this one.


The two types of okonomiyaki were very popular among our editors, but there is one drawback. The number of these two types of okonomiyaki sold seems to be very small, and they are hard to find. I, too, went to Famima for about two weeks for this project, and visited three Lawson stores to finally get them. You may need perseverance and luck before you can eat it.

If you are interested in okonomiyaki from convenience stores, please check out [Frozen version] as well. We compare frozen okonomiyaki from three convenience stores.