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Takoyaki 4 Ways

This popular Japanese street food is good whether you're looking for something sweet or savory.

food

Takoyaki 4 Ways

This popular Japanese street food is good whether you're looking for something sweet or savory.

Ingredients

  • 6 1/2 tablespoons takoyaki flour
  • 1/2 cup water
  • 1/2 egg
  • 0.7 ounces mentaiko (pollock roe)
  • 6 small squares cream cheese
  • Otafuku brand sauce, to taste

Steps

  1. In a small bowl, combine flour water and egg.
  2. Pour batter into a takoyaki grill plate. Add mentaiko and cream cheese to each ball. Let 1 side cook, then turn batter over and shape into spheres. Cook thoroughly.

Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 eggs
  • Salt and pepper, to taste
  • 1 1/2 tablespoons milk
  • 4 1/2 tablespoons cooked rice
  • 1 tablespoon ketchup
  • 4 small pieces sausage

Steps

  1. In a small bowl, whisk eggs with salt, pepper and milk. In a separate small bowl, combine the rice, ketchup and sausage.
  2. Pour batter into a takoyaki grill plate. Add rice and sausage mixture to each ball. Let 1 side cook, then turn batter over and shape into spheres. Cook thoroughly.
  3. Garnish and serve!

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup pancake mix
  • 6 tablespoons milk
  • 1/2 egg
  • 1/2 banana
  • 4 small pieces chocolate
  • Chocolate sauce
  • Raspberry flakes

Steps

  1. In a small bowl, combine pancake mix, milk and egg. Pour batter into a takoyaki grill plate. Add banana and chocolate to each ball. Let 1 side cook, then turn batter over and shape into spheres. Cook thoroughly.
  2. Garnish and serve!

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup pancake mix
  • 6 tablespoons milk
  • 1/2 egg
  • 1 tablespoon matcha
  • 2 tablespoons red bean paste
  • 6 pieces Shiratama rice flour cake
  • White chocolate

Steps

  1. In a small bowl, combine pancake mix, milk, egg and matcha. Pour batter into a takoyaki grill plate. Add red bean paste and piece of cake to each ball. Let 1 side cook, then turn batter over and shape into spheres. Cook thoroughly.
  2. Garnish and serve!