takoyaki

American  

[tah-koh-yah-kee] / ˌtɑ koʊˈyɑ ki /

noun

takoyaki plural

1. Japanese Cooking. a Japanese street food or snack consisting of small balls of wheat batter, typically containing diced octopus, green onion, pickled ginger, and bits of tempura batter, cooked in a specially shaped pan.

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Inflected Forms

noun

• takoyaki
  plural

Example Sentences

For beer noshes, there are Ooshiba Yakitori & Sushi and the Osaka Street Food counter; the latter makes gyoza, takoyaki and other Asian street bites, like Taiwanese fried chicken.

From Seattle Times • May 8, 2024

Chef and owner Elmer Komagata will add a street food menu at the new location, including gyoza dumplings, fried calamari and takoyaki.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 6, 2024

We enjoyed a quick serving of takoyaki at Chinchikurin and a slice of cake from a Japanese bakery.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 8, 2021

After some takoyaki and grilled shrimp, Ham dropped to one knee by the stage as friends shot confetti cannons into the air while he proposed.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 6, 2017

Japanese ingredients will inform creations like mac and cheese; onion soup dumplings; crab ravioli; and takoyaki, the popular octopus balls, done with escargots.

From New York Times • Sep. 4, 2012