Takoyaki

We ate TAKOYAKI at dinner. TAKO means octopus and YAKI means baked. It is very popular snack in Japan. Takoyaki is a dumpling with a diced octopus.
We generally eat takoyaki as a snack or a light meal, but people in Osaka eat takoyaki as an usual meal. I had felt it was strange to eat takoyaki at dinner, but now I became enjoy it. Beer is good for takoyaki!

Its recipe is simple, batter, dices octopus, pickled ginger, green onion and takoyaki sauce. However, it is a little difficult to make a ball first. To make takoyaki, we need a special pan for takoyaki. It is said that all families in Osaka have at least one takoyaki-pan. Because my wife originally came from Osaka, she brought a takoyaki-pan as one of her hope chests when we got married.

I think our home made takoyaki is much better than that was sold in the market.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Takoyaki