Another blog by Boh Tong the ex- SIA cabin crew: Delish Takoyaki in Japan

Tuesday, December 19, 2017

Delish Takoyaki in Japan


Takoyaki  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), 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. 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.
Yaki is derived from "yaku" 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 such as okonomiyaki and ikayaki (other famous Osakan dishes).
The one above is sold near my relatives' house. This takoyaki is superb and it cost about 400 Yen
or the equivalent of S$5 for 6 pieces. When in Japan, you are never short of eating yummy Japanese
food. Once tasted the food in Japan, you won't want to eat them in Singapore.

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

Octopus Balls I love them haha!

BookLover said...

I agree with you!! The tako balls there are so much better...yum yum!

BookLover said...

BT, I read your Man Man experience. We made the same conclusion. Good but poor value. Once is good enough.