How to pronounce Takoyaki

Takoyaki is written たこ焼き where it comes from. In the International Phonetic Alphabet it is /tako jaki/. In plain English letters that is TAH-koh YAH-kee, with the stress on the syllable in capitals. There is no recording by a native speaker yet, so use the spelling and the IPA.

What is Takoyaki?

Takoyaki is a street food of Japan. Where it comes from: Osaka. People usually eat it as a snack. Its main ingredients are wheat & flour, seafood and egg. It tastes savory.

Where Takoyaki comes from

Takoyaki is one of 65 signature dishes of Japan on this map. See all dishes from Ōsaka Prefecture.

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  The name means "grilled as you like it", and that is the whole idea: a batter of wheat flour and shredded cabbage cooked on a hot iron plate with whatever the cook has, then brushed with a thick sweet-savoury sauce, mayonnaise, seaweed flakes and bonito.

• Kitsune udon きつねうどん · Noodles & pasta · Osaka

  Kitsune udon is udon in hot broth topped with abura-age, deep-fried tofu simmered sweet and savoury, and Japanese sources describe it as a local dish of Osaka.

• Sushi 寿司 · Main dish · Edo (Tokyo)

  Sushi began as a way to keep fish, not as a fresh delicacy.

• Ramen ラーメン · Noodles & pasta · Tokyo and Yokohama

  Ramen arrived with Chinese cooks.

• Tempura 天ぷら · Main dish · Edo (Tokyo)

  Deep-frying in batter came to Japan with Portuguese traders and missionaries who reached Nagasaki in the 16th century.

• Jingisukan ジンギスカン · Main dish · Hokkaido

  Jingisukan, named after Genghis Khan, is grilled mutton or lamb cooked on a dome-shaped iron pan.

Food of Japan

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