Kitten Scribbles

I think okonomiyaki has a somewhat similar history, although not quite as desperate as your cousin's mother's experience. It's a big sloppy omelette of flour, vegetables, and seafood chunks. I discovered it while I was at Cooper and loved it, but my mom was a little weirded out to hear that, because to her it was a dish associated with the poor and with hard times such as during the war.