Octopus Balls, anyone?

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June 14th 2008

Published: June 17th 2008

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teecha_nikky

Me and my new friend...

The things we do for lov- i mean food.

My new kitchen appliance...and my new friend.

Takoyaki is a specialty of Osaka, but is eaten all over Japan, including my house! It does NOT refer to any part of an octopus’ anatomy…but rather the fact that the finished product is round and contains octopus.

I saw this takoyaki machine and snapped it up immediately! It plugs in, heats up and you can pour your mixture into 20 little depressions in the metal and poke and turn and prod your Takoyaki balls until they’re ready.

Unfortunately the first batch I made didn’t have enough liquid so they were rather heavy and not fluffy, but I have high hopes for the next batch. Next time I’m also just going to buy a big chunk of Octopus leg….I can live WITHOUT the octopus HEAD thankyou very much…

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I'm a gypsy at heart, but haven't had the opportunity to follow the wind until now. I come from a diverse background: My mum is Brazilian, My dad is English, My brother was born in Iran, and I was born in Kenya. We lived in Canada for a while before moving to Australia and now i've made the big move out to Japan - solo. I travelled a lot with them when I was younger, but this is my first solo overseas adventure. This is something I always wanted to do, and now that I am actually doing it, I can hardly believe it. I teach English as a second langua... full info

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