Currently, you can find takoyaki served at more than just street food stalls, but in restaurants and even convenience stores too in Asia and all over the world. What ingredients are in takoyaki?Īlthough these are named after their octopus filling, you can also find takoyaki filled with other foods like: squid, mushrooms, shrimp, and more. Endo was influenced by a Japanese dumpling called akashiyaki, which was made of egg batter and octopus. Originally, they were filled with beef and konjac, they are far better known for their octopus filling these days. These fried octopus balls were first popularized by a man named Tomekichi Endo from Osaka, Japan in the 1930s. These lightly fried octopus balls have a crisp outer shell with a soft and moist center filled with pieces of octopus, pickled ginger, green onions, and crunchy tenkasu (or tempura pieces).
Takoyaki is a Japanese term for “octopus grilled/fried,” and they are a very popular yatai (or mobile street food) snack.
