Amazing skill of Takoyaki Master: Korean take on Japanese streetfood + Osaka v Hiroshima Okonomiyaki

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Along with okonomiyaki, takoyaki is Osaka’s famous food.

Takoyaki is ball-shaped food made of a flour-based batter and has chopped octopus inside.Takoyaki is usually topped with mayonnaise, dried bonito flakes, and green seaweed flakes, as well as sauce.
Takoyaki has a root in akashiyaki. Akashiyaki is known as a regional cuisine of Akashi city in Hyogo Prefecture.


Osaka vs Hiroshima Okonomiyaki | Which one is better? ★ ONLY in JAPAN

Okonomiyaki is considered the soul food of both Osaka and Hiroshima, and both styles are must-try dishes in Japan ー but how are they different?
Let’s go to Hiroshima and Osaka to learn from local chefs and see what’s inside those savory pancakes. What exactly are the ingredients? Which okonomiyaki do we recommend?

Nicknamed “Japanese Pizza” or “Japanese Savory Pancake” Okonomiyaki is a fun dish served all over the country on teppanyaki tables but no where is there a passion for it than in Hiroshima and Osaka.

Hiroshima vs Osaka!
Osaka vs Hiroshima!

In this episode, Kevin Riley and John Daub battle it out discussing why they like each one. Kevin is a long term resident of Osaka for over 20 years. John lived in Hiroshima twice, a regular customer at the city's Okonomimura (Okonomiyaki Town).

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1. You can get a small takoyaki maker for home use...

https://www.amazon.com/Takoyaki-Maker-StarBlue-FREE-picks/dp/B07G4DWBMW/ref=asc_df_B07G4DWBMW/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=241959387586&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=4786537151689105725&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=m&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9013139&hvtargid=pla-583624010110&psc=1




You can also get a little fish-shaped griddle for taiyaki, also made with savory or sweet filling...

https://www.amazon.com/Erfo-Taiyaki-Fish-Shaped-Waffle-Pancake/dp/B08XPZT3D9/ref=asc_df_B08XPZT3D9/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=507720019197&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=4780464699361785849&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=m&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9013139&hvtargid=pla-1267606874366&psc=1

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2. How Taiyaki, One Of Tokyo's Favorite Street Foods, Is Made -- First Person

[Tanuki]

3. I'm tempted to make a southern U.S. version, using cornbread batter

and catfish filling for some and collard greens for others!

[Celerity]

4. That sounds jummmi