Niigata Tsutsumiyaki is a griddled package that is made in obanyaki griddle molds with the appearance of a Obanyaki sandwich. There are several sizes, but the usual is a medium-size griddle type and has a generous amounts of shredded cabbage, aonori seaweed, pickled ginger, okonomiyaki sauce, mayonnaise, and really tastes like something from the old days. It embraces the culture of the ports through the modern variations of the obanyaki like tsutsumiyaki that is made in some peoples homes and a few restaurants. While someone may think that tsutsumiyaki with okonomiyaki fillings would be easily accessible for lunch that isn't the case. There are not many okonomiyaki restaurants and not many obanyaki griddle plates that have tsutsumiyaki as an option. That is where Tsutsumiyaki comes in not quite as a replacement for okonomiyaki, but as a portable version that keeps its heat. A particular eatery that draws people is "直売さぞう". In Nishikan Ward in the southwest of Niigata City near Mount Yahiko is these warm griddled Tsutsumiyaki in the Obanyaki mold that has mostly just vegetables and the egg. It is not the sweet snack that people would expect of typical Obanyaki and is made as a way to eat the vegetables of the countryside and alternative to the sweets of the past that were once treated as luxury snacks. People are drawn to the scent of burning as it can be a hint from a griddle or a grill that is close by and they tend to be popular in Niigata. There is always a reason to have a warm restaurant with the griddle going, so if people are hungry and cold a place with a griddle is nice.
Obanyaki can be eaten as its traditional sweet filled version or another version. Because these days there is much more than the traditional sweet obanyaki, but there area savory variations that are much more regional as well as personal to people who live in Niigata. There all sorts of things are filled in them including: beef bologna okonomiyaki filling, gratin inside okonomiyaki filling, curry okonomiyaki filling.
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