DISH RESEARCH · Snack
Takoyaki
Also known as: たこ焼き
Namiko Hirasawa Chen’s selected takoyaki cooks boiled octopus, bonito-flake powder, scallion, pickled ginger and tempura scraps inside dashi batter, then tops the shaped balls with sauces and seaweed.
About Takoyaki
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Namiko Hirasawa Chen’s takoyaki are round Japanese octopus dumplings cooked in a specialised pan. Her selected recipe uses boiled octopus inside dashi batter with bonito flakes, scallion, pickled ginger and tempura scraps.
The filling’s dried bonito flakes are ground to a powder, scallion sliced and pickled ginger minced. The already boiled octopus is cut into small pieces before it goes into the batter.
Flour, baking powder and salt are whisked together, followed by eggs, soy sauce and prepared dashi. Neutral oil greases the pan’s rounded chambers and flat top before the batter is poured.
Octopus and the other filling ingredients enter the chambers. The balls are turned in stages, with the connecting batter tucked back inside as it flows around and completes their round shape.
Takoyaki sauce and Japanese mayonnaise finish the plated balls, followed by bonito flakes and aonori. Pickled ginger accompanies them; the source recommends immediate serving and explicitly warns of very hot interiors.
Ingredients in Takoyaki
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- Wheat flourbase
- Eggbinder
- Dashi stockbase
- Octopusprotein
- Green onionseasoning
- Cabbagefilling
- Okonomiyaki saucesauce
- Japanese mayonnaisetopping
- Aonorigarnish
- Vegetable Oilcooking medium
- Bonito flakestopping
- Batterbase
Ingredient connections awaiting review. Versions and preparation vary.
Origins & food traditions
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- Countries & places
- Japan
- Cooking traditions
- Osaka Japanese / Namiko Hirasawa Chen octopus takoyaki
AI-generated illustration of one possible presentation. Recipes and ingredients vary; the image does not establish allergen content.