What kind of food is tako?

Braised octopus is a crispy food, which we also call "octopus balls".

Octopus is Tako“yaki "in English," Tako "means octopus, and" yaki "means barbecue or baking; As the name implies, octopus roast is a kind of ball, which contains octopus pieces (tako).

history

Baked octopus in Japan has a history of more than 70 years, and it is a kind of flavor snack that has been circulated among Japanese people for a long time. It is said that Octopus Baking Pill was first made by the founder of Aizuya, an octopus Baking Pill franchise store in Osaka. Endo Ryuji first added meat, konjac and so on. Put it in the prepared wheat flour batter, fry it and sell it at the food stall.

Later, in 1935, Ryuji Endo began to use octopus as raw material and added essence to the batter. Fried octopus balls are very popular. Soon, the burnt octopus spread from Osaka to Japan.