Taiyaki

*Taiyaki*
	Two taiyaki
Course	Snack
Place of origin	Japan
Region or state	Honshu
Main ingredients	Batter, sweetened adzuki beans
	Cookbook: Taiyaki; Media related to [[commons:Special:Search/Taiyaki\|Media: Taiyaki]] at Wikimedia Commons;

Taiyaki is a Japanese snack food in the shape of a fish. It can be filled with different sweet or savory flavors. It's often sold as street food.

Preparation

Taiyaki being made on an iron plate with fish-shaped molds

Taiyaki is made using regular pancake or waffle batter. The batter is placed into a fish-shaped mold for each side. The filling is then put on one side and the mold is closed. It is then cooked on both sides until golden brown.

History

Storefront of Naniwaya Sōhonten (浪花家総本店), where taiyaki was invented

Taiyaki was first sold in Japan in 1909. It is basically a remade form of imagawayaki, an already popular snack made by wrapping bean paste in flour skin.

Taiyaki Media

Taiyaki being made, 2014
Cut taiyaki, showing the azuki bean filling
Taiyaki with sweet potato filling
Square taiyaki with uncut edges, sold in Ueno
Mini taiyaki
Train-shaped taiyaki, sold outside Narimasu Station
Taiyaki filled with matcha ice cream

Two taiyaki
Course	Snack
Place of origin	Japan
Region or state	Honshu
Main ingredients	Batter, sweetened adzuki beans
Cookbook: Taiyaki Media related to [[commons:Special:Search/Taiyaki\|Media: Taiyaki]] at Wikimedia Commons