ive heard their takoyaki isnt too great.
At this rate, i think im abandoning my search for it. Im about to just go buy a grill and make it myself *nods*
a good.. 30 - 40 dollar investment lol
I got an electric takoyaki maker (actually has removable griddles, one for takoyaki and the other for okonomiyaki) for about $45 total (including tax) from San Jose Mitsuwa last year...get it now before the dreaded sales tax hike on April 1st.
Ever since then, I have been throwing Takoyaki parties at home and at school with my anime club students as well as my marching band and winter percussion students.
You can get everything at the market, including the flour mix - just add egg and water. I usually use cabbage, tako (of course), tenkasu (looks exactly like Rice Krispies), pickeled red ginger, and thinly sliced mochi (I usually get the dry thin sliced ones for Shabu Shabu....it adds a great gooey texture to the takoyaki!). I added cheese once to try to imitate the takoyaki chips I had, but found it too cheesy tasting...you may like it though. Don't forget the bonito flakes, sauce and Kewpi mayo!!!
If I run out of the savory fillings...I then make Chocoyaki!!!! Just toss a few chocolate chips and sliced mochi in the molds and you now have a dessert! The trick is to add the batter in the molds and let it cook a bit before you add the chips and mochi. Other wise, the chips will sink and you'll have burnt chips. (Hint: you can fix this buy mixing the chips in a little bit of flower before adding to the batter...helps keep them afloat).
