I’m visiting Aizuya in Osaka, the birthplace of takoyaki, to try the original version of this beloved Japanese street food! Aizuya is known for inventing takoyaki back in the 1930s, and their ...

With popular neighborhoods, like Dotonbori and Shinsekai, coupled with iconic Japanese foods such as takoyaki (grilled ...

Takoyaki is a popular Japanese snack. A piece of octopus is fried inside a wheat flour batter, then topped with bonito flakes, seaweed, mayonnaise, and tare (a thick, salty sauce). Sukiyaki is ...

But that’s not what it is.” Patrons can order common Japanese street foods such as okonomiyaki (a savory pancake dish), taiyaki (fish-shaped cakes) and takoyaki (octopus balls) as well as izakaya ...

Okonomiyaki, the ultimate “soul food” of western Japan, is taking off overseas ... fact that octopus is a popular item on menus and “takoyaki” (octopus dumpling) has already made inroads.