TAKOYAKI
A popular fast food in Japan, Takoyaki is a ball-shaped flour dough filled with small chunks of octopus and sometimes other ingredients. Often topped with green onion, red pickled ginger, and the crunchy tenkasu, each ingredient brings out the umami flavor all condensed into one big mouthful piece of takoyaki.
Takoyaki is often found in festivals, sold in food stands, and eaten as snacks, hence its popularity as Japanese street food. Now, many restaurants and izakaya have started offering takoyaki in the menu. So if there is no festival nearby you right now, izakaya is where you should go
Topping Variations
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Zettai Umai!! Takoyaki
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"Zettai umai" means absolutely yummy, and this standard menu is all you need to know about takoyaki. Topped with thick and sweet takoyaki sauce, aromatic aonori or dried seaweed flakes, and katsuoboshi or dried bonito flakes
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Negi-Dako
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Topped with green onion and dipped into the refreshing tentsuyu sauce often used for tempura
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Cheese Mentaiko
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Hakata mentaiko (seasoned cod roe), cheese, and mayonnaise all fusioned into takoyaki that is rich in flavor.
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Teri-Tama
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A flavorful takoyaki served with sweet teriyaki sauce and fresh egg salad
