Octopus balls
Octopus balls, also known as takoyaki, are a famous snack originating from Osaka, Japan. Nowadays, in the streets and alleys of many cities in our country, there are some vendors pushing carts selling goods along the street. The carts are always crowded with children, big, small and half-grown. Although it is cooked and sold right away, looking at the batter, the indiscernible ingredients, and the dark sauce makes me feel uneasy. In my opinion, this thing is essentially similar to the dumpling pancake in the north - ingredients are added to the batter and fried. But just such a small meatball also embodies the characteristics of Japanese food, such as a variety of ingredients and a little bit of everything; the use of seafood; and the beautiful shape, unlike us who just spread out the pancakes. Learn to make it at home, find a recipe, and pay attention to the following points to make a very authentic taste - first, the batter. In addition to flour, the batter of authentic takoyaki should add yam powder or yam paste. Even the finished takoyaki powder sold on the market also has yam powder in its ingredients, which should be a major feature of takoyaki; Secondly, the seafood in the auxiliary ingredients should of course be fresh octopus. If you can't buy it, you can use squid, octopus, octopus and other octopus uncles with sucker whiskers instead. As long as it is fresh, there is not much difference in taste; I think the squid plate has the best taste; thirdly, it is the shape. To fry it into balls that are crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, you need a special takoyaki mold. I haven't seen any of them on the market, but after searching online, I found a lot of them. I really like eating them, so I'll give them a try. Otherwise, just fry it into pancakes. Finally, seasonings. The takoyaki itself has no taste, and the flavor depends entirely on the seasonings sprinkled on at the end, the most important of which is teriyaki sauce. You can go to the supermarket to buy it, or you can make it yourself (here’s how to do it). You can buy everything else, which is always better than what you get at a food stall.
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