Takoyaki is a beloved snack throughout Japan, but especially in its birthplace of Osaka ... in making it yourself while ...

But you don't have to hit the streets of Japan to taste takoyaki ... For fillings, we suggest seafood such as boiled octopus or "tako" (the dish's namesake), shrimp, mentaiko or tarako (cured pollock ...

Okonomiyaki, the ultimate “soul food” of western Japan ... the popularity of the dish in Asia to the fact that octopus is a popular item on menus and “takoyaki” (octopus dumpling ...