takoyaki

American  

[tah-koh-yah-kee] / ˌtɑ koʊˈjɑ 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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Noun Inflected Forms

• takoyaki
  plural

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takoyaki

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

Japanese appetizers are available, including edamame, gyoza, karaage and takoyaki.

From New York Times ● Aug. 17, 2021

They also have takoyaki, which are addictive fried octopus balls topped with Kewpie mayonnaise.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 29, 2019

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