takoyaki?

Assalamualaikum,
intan & me were fasting today.............
so we decided to give ourselves a buka treat, muehehe~
Alhamdulillah, banyak betul rezki buka puasa hari ni
& saya sangat happy, lama tak keluar berjalan dengan intan ;)

one of the menu that we ate tadi was takoyaki
actually i did read bout it here............
but i thought intan ate it while she was back in sarawak
rupa2nya she bought it here in bandung, at our very own ciwalk
hehe, thanxalot intan sebab kenalkan saya dengan food ni
it was delicious! Alhamdulillah sangat =)

i did google up what takoyaki is
biasalah saya 'buta makanan' sikit, hihihi ;P
(phrase itu boleh diartikan dengan 'buat IT', actually more towards main makan je apa yang jumpa, tak penah tau pun macamana food itu dibuat, so this time sebab food ni sedap, saya pun do some research bout it, chewaaaaah~~~padahal kat wikipedia je, hohoho ;P)

so here goes.............

Takoyaki
(info from Wikipedia)

(photo courtesy of barron's flickr photostream)

A Boat of Takoyaki Takoyaki (たこ焼き or 蛸焼 ?) (literally fried or baked octopus) is a popular Japanese dumpling made of batter, diced or whole baby octopus, tempura scraps (tenkasu), pickled ginger, and green onion, topped with okonomiyaki sauce, green laver (aonori), mayonnaise, and katsuobushi (fish shavings), first popularized in Taisho-eraOsaka. There is a similarly named dish called ikayaki but it is a broiled whole squid and bears no resemblance. Yaki is derived from "yaku" (焼く ?) which simply means "to bake or grill" in Japanese, and can be found in the names of other Japanese cuisine items such as teriyaki or sukiyaki.

(photo courtesy of barron's flickr photostream)

Takoyaki pan Square takoyaki pan with 16 molds A takoyaki pan (たこ焼き器 ,takoyakiki?) or—much more rarely—takoyaki-nabe (たこ焼き鍋 ?) is typically made of cast iron with half-spherical molds. The heavy iron evenly heats the takoyaki. Commercial gas-fueled takoyaki cookers are used at Japanese festivals or by street vendors. For home use, electric versions resembling a hotplate; stovetop versions are also available. Takoyaki pans are similar in shape, materials, and usage to æbleskive pans, though those are typically used with other fillings instead of octopus. In the United States, æbleskive pans have recently surfaced in late-night television 'call-to-order' ads as "pancake puff" pans.

as for the recipe........ (i got it from japanesefood.about.com)

Ingredients:

• 1 2/3 cup flour
• 2 1/2 cup dashi soup
• 2 eggs
• 1/2 lb. boiled octopus, cut into bite-size pieces
• 1/4 cup chopped green onion
• 1/4 cup dried sakura ebi (red shrimp)
• 1/4 cup chopped pickled red ginger
• *For toppings:
• katsuobushi (dried bonito flakes)
• aonori (green seaweed powder)
• Worcestershire sauce or takoyaki sauce
• mayonnaise

Preparation:

Mix flour, dashi soup, and eggs in a bowl to make batter.
Thickness of the batter should be like potage soup.
Put oil inside cups of a takoyaki grill pan.
Pour batter into the cups to the full.
Put octopus, red ginger, and green onion in each hole.
Grill takoyaki balls, turning with a pick.
When takoyaki become rounds and brown, remove them from the pan and place in a plate.
Put sauce and mayonnaise on takoyaki and sprinkle bonito flakes and aonori on the top.

last but not least,
inilah takoyaki yang kami beli tadi...........

memang tak semenarik gambar yang di barron's flickr
tapi, ianya masih sedap~~~~
yummy yummmmmm~
thanxalot for today's outing intan!
kapan2 kita beli lagi orait?
*droooooooooooling* ;)