takoyaki たこ焼き, 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 ballshaped Japanese snack made of a wheat flourbased 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), gomadare (sesameandvinegar sauce) or vinegared 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