Takoyaki

I won't lie, takoyaki is probably my favorite food of all time. Yes, I like it more than even borscht. Living near Osaka is a takoyaki lovers dream, there as many takoyaki vendors as there are stars multiplied by the square root of 4,815,162,342. Thank the gods that Hawaii sells takoyaki too, or I might just die from octowithdrawls (which is real by the way, check wikipedia). I've provided a recipe on how to make takoyaki. Really, all it is is fried octopus balls. It's gotta be the sauce...

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:
fried bonito flakes
aonori (green dried seaweed)
Worcestershire sauce or takoyaki sauce

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.
*makes 4 servings

check out http://www.about.com/food/ for more recipes

I even made a song about takoyaki...

(To Tom Jones' "She's A Lady")

Chewing balls with my teeth, made with octopus meat.
Takoyaki! Whoa whoa whoa, Takoyaki!