Fortunately a friend is going to make actual okonomiyaki at game night tomorrow to wash away the taste of the terrible American version.ДЇor you St. It is typically filled with minced or diced octopus ( tako ), tempura scraps ( tenkasu ), pickled ginger ( beni shoga ), and green onion ( negi ). The only thing that did disappoint was the okonomiyaki (Japanese pancake), which was not even close to real okonomiyaki. Takoyaki ( or ) is a ball-shaped Japanese snack made of a wheat flour -based batter and cooked in a special molded pan. TheyвЂ™re just people, like you and me, and they have normal daily lives, just like you and me. When you walk around in Japan, you arenвЂ™t bombarded by people on taiko drums and tea ceremonies and banzai trees. Hi there So if youre looking for some Japanese food to try when youre in Japan, you may give a taste to takoyaki. The cultural stuff didnвЂ™t really interest me because IвЂ™ve lived in Japan a few times, and IвЂ™d much rather be immersed in actual Japanese culture, which is actually quiteВ similar to American culture. So we went to the festival and walked around for a while. TheyвЂ™re SO good, and theyвЂ™re hard to find in the US because you need a special contraption to make them. TheyвЂ™re not as gross as they soundвЂ“theyвЂ™re just a piece of octopus covered in savory dough, fried, and covered in a delicious sauce.

She actually won me over by mentioning takoyaki, or octopus balls. Me: So we have to pay $15 to get into a festival to then pay for overprice festival food? Why donвЂ™t we just go to a Japanese restaurant? Her: Wanna go to the Japanese festival? The food will be amazing! Takoyaki ( or ) is a ball-shaped Japanese snack made of a wheat flour-based batter and cooked in a special molded pan. The conversation went something like this: Recently a friend mentioned to me that there was a Japanese festival in St.

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