A Boat of Takoyaki

Square takoyaki pan with 16 molds

Takoyaki (たこ焼き or 蛸焼, Takoyaki^?) (literally fried or baked octopus) is a popular Japanese dumpling made of batter, diced octopus, tempura scraps (tenkasu), pickled ginger, konnyaku, and green onion, topped with okonomiyaki sauce, green laver (aonori), mayonnaise, and katsuobushi (fish shavings), originated in Osaka. Making takoyaki requires a takoyaki pan, a special frying pan made of cast iron with hemispherical molds. There is a similarly named dish called ikayaki but it is a broiled whole squid and bears no resemblance. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (2272x1704, 1517 KB) たこ焼き - Takoyaki. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (2272x1704, 1517 KB) たこ焼き - Takoyaki. ... Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Takoyaki pan with 16 molds A takoyaki pan ) is a heavy frying pan typically made of cast iron with half-spherical molds used to make takoyaki, a traditional octopus ball snack. ... Families 11 in two suborders, see text. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Batter is a thick or thin liquid mixture, usually based on flour, water or milk, and egg. ... Tempura Tempura Ice Cream Tempura (Japanese: てんぷら or 天麩羅, tenpura) refers to classic Japanese deep fried batter-dipped seafood and vegetables. ... Beni shōga on a gyÅ«don (Japanese: 紅生姜, べにしょうが). Beni shōga is a type of tsukemono (Japanese pickle). ... Binomial name Amorphophallus konjac K. Koch, 1858 Konnyaku Konnyaku (蒟蒻), also known as Konjak, Devils tongue, Voodoo lily or Snake palm, is a tubiferous plant grown in Japan used to create a flour of the same name. ... Binomial name Allium fistulosum Linnaeus Allium fistulosum L., widely known as the Welsh onion, is a member of the onion family, Alliaceae. ... A man prepares okonomiyaki at in a restaurant in Hiroshima, Japan Cheese (above) and shrimp okonomiyaki fully seasoned with sauce, mayonnaise, katsuobushi and aonori in Osaka, Japan Lantern beckons the unwary tourist into an okonomiyaki restaurant Okonomiyaki ) is a pan-fried Japanese dish cooked with various ingredients. ... Aonori (Japanese: 青海苔) or green laver is a type of edible green seaweed, including species from the genera Monostroma and Enteromorpha of Ulvaceae. ... For the musical group, see Mayonnaise (band). ... Katsuobushi shavings from a package Katsuobushi (鰹節; かつおぶし) (Chinese: 柴魚; chai2 yu2; lit. ... For other uses, see Osaka (disambiguation). ... Takoyaki pan with 16 molds A takoyaki pan ) is a heavy frying pan typically made of cast iron with half-spherical molds used to make takoyaki, a traditional octopus ball snack. ... Cast iron usually refers to grey cast iron, but can mean any of a group of iron-based alloys containing more than 2% carbon (alloys with less carbon are carbon steel by definition). ... Molding is the process of manufacturing by shaping pliable raw material using a rigid frame or model called a mold. ... Suborders Myopsina Oegopsina Squid are a large, diverse group of marine cephalopods. ...

Although takoyaki can easily be made at home if the equipment is available, it is usually considered to be fast food and mostly sold on the streets. Frozen takoyaki are also sold, and there are restaurants in which customers can cook their own takoyaki at their tables. Takoyaki is especially popular in the Kansai region, but has risen in popularity in other parts of Japan. In the Kansai region, takoyaki is eaten as a side dish with a bowl of cooked rice. Elsewhere in Japan, it is eaten without rice as a snack food. Fast food is food prepared and served quickly at a fast-food restaurant or shop at low cost. ... The Kansai region (関西) of Japan, also known as the Kinki region (近畿地方; Kinki-chihō), lies in the middle of Japans main island, Honshu. ... Japan is informally divided into eight regions. ... This is a list of Japanese snack foods (Japanese: お菓子, okashi). ...

Fast-food restaurants

These fast food restaurants offer takoyaki as their main fare:

• Gindako
• Hacchando
• Kyotako

Trivia

• In the game Tamagotchi Connection: Corner Shop, there is a takoyaki shop in where the player has to make a different amount of takoyaki for each customer.

See also

Wikimedia Commons has media related to:

Takoyaki

• Japanese cuisine
• Akashiyaki