I have heard that people hailing from Osaka have rice as a side dish to okonomiyaki.

Is that true?

Sure is.

...so it follows that you would be having sasanishiki as a side dish to koshihikari, then? Rice varieties

Hitomebore and Akitakoma... Also rice varieties

No, it's not an issue of varieties here.

In a pig's ear I would.

That's normal, yeah?