Fish? Dessert?

Have you ever gone fishing?

I have, plenty of times.....some of the times, I caught multiple, and the other times....nothing.

You're probably wondering "where is he getting at with fishing?!" but I'll just leave you to that thought for now ;D

Anyway, while we're on the topic of fish (hehehehe) I thought we can talk about a different type of fish

Taiyaki - kind of like the Dorayaki, in that it is made by pancake batter (or waffle batter, depending on who makes it), is a Japanese-shaped cake with a filling inside. The most common filling is red bean paste but there are varieties which include; custard, chocolate, and cheese.


These cakes are pretty well-known, even if you're not that much in the loop for Asian food or anything, you'd have probably seen it because it's just....everywhere, and in lots of different varieties.


Taiyaki, which literally means "baked sea bream", is often....eaten as snacks, as opposed to a dessert served in restaurants. BUT! I've seen some restaurants have it in their dessert menus, in which they combine it with usually black sesame seed or green tea ice cream (or both!).

These cakes are usually sold and served in food stands near the supermarkets in Japan, they're pretty convenient due to how quick they're made and how cheap they are on the go.

Not only do these taste good, but if you've ever seen how the people make it, they're actually quite interesting to watch - just standing there looking at how these taiyakis are made, along with the smell of the freshly made taiyakis.......<-----just imagining it again makes me crave for some now.....(that or I'm just hungry...but we'll just stick to the first thought)

Here are some photos of people making it:

Putting the filling....

And....the finished product!

This is also something to consider when going to Japan ;D, you also might just think that you've already tried it in your hometown (when I say this, I meant non-Asian countries, or countries other than Japan or Korea...or countries close to them, since they seem to have people selling these cakes fresh) but TRY THESE FRESH FROM THE GRILL! It will blow your mind ;D.

That'll be all for now ;)

Just FOOD for THOUGHT
(^see what I did thar eheehehehe)