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- noun A
ball -shapedJapanese dumpling made ofbatter and filled with dicedoctopus ,tempura scraps, pickledginger , andgreen onion .
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Just a few of the city's unique dishes include balls of fried dough stuffed with octopus called takoyaki, a special grilled squid called ikayaki, and Osaka udon - soft, thick and simply delicious white noodles served in a broth.
News On Japan 2010
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Then there is the Dragon Ball $8; Miko told me that in Japan they often eat takoyaki, which is a ball-shaped pancake stuffed with boiled octopus.
Jay Weston: Shiro Kuro -- A Tokyo-style Gastro-pub on the Sunset Strip Jay Weston 2011
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Then there is the Dragon Ball $8; Miko told me that in Japan they often eat takoyaki, which is a ball-shaped pancake stuffed with boiled octopus.
Jay Weston: Shiro Kuro -- A Tokyo-style Gastro-pub on the Sunset Strip Jay Weston 2011
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Then there is the Dragon Ball $8; Miko told me that in Japan they often eat takoyaki, which is a ball-shaped pancake stuffed with boiled octopus.
Jay Weston: Shiro Kuro -- A Tokyo-style Gastro-pub on the Sunset Strip Jay Weston 2011
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Then there is the Dragon Ball $8; Miko told me that in Japan they often eat takoyaki, which is a ball-shaped pancake stuffed with boiled octopus.
Jay Weston: Shiro Kuro -- A Tokyo-style Gastro-pub on the Sunset Strip Jay Weston 2011
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Then there is the Dragon Ball $8; Miko told me that in Japan they often eat takoyaki, which is a ball-shaped pancake stuffed with boiled octopus.
The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com Jay Weston 2011
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The takoyaki is a quickly grilled pancake, crispy outside and bursting with dashi, ginger and fillings inside.
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I've eaten octopus before, but I've never heard of Octopus Balls, otherwise known as takoyaki in Osaka.
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Those 'takoyaki' looking pancakes are called 'poffertjes' po-fel-che's in Holland - my favorite from my childhood...
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Food items seem to be some of the most popular, with sushi,yakisobaand other asian favs, such as takoyaki,being high on the list.
lampbane commented on the word takoyaki
Fried octopus balls.
September 5, 2008