takoyaki | japanese street food

famous japanese street food takoyaki also known as octopus balls, たこ焼き Takoyaki たこ焼き or 蛸焼 is a ball-shaped Japanese snack made of a wheat flour-based batter and cooked in a special molded pan. It is typically filled with minced or diced octopus (tako), タコヤキtempura scraps (tenkasu), pickled ginger, and green onion. Takoyaki are brushed with takoyaki sauce (similar to Worcestershire sauce) and mayonnaise, and then sprinkled with green laver (aonori) and shavings of dried bonito. タコヤキThere are many variations to the takoyaki recipe, for example, ponzu (soy sauce with dashi and citrus vinegar), goma-dare (sesame-and-vinegar sauce) or vinegared dashi.たこ焼き Yaki is derived from “yaku“ 焼 which is one of the cooking methods in Japanese cuisine, meaning “to fry or grill“, and can be found in the names of other Japanese cuisine items s