Takoyaki is a ball-shaped Japanese snack made of a wheat flour-based batter and cooked in a special molded pan. It is typically filled with minced or diced octopus (tako), tempura scraps (tenkasu), pickled ginger, and green onion (negi). The balls are brushed with takoyaki sauce and mayonnaise, and then sprinkled with green laver (aonori) and shavings of dried bonito (katsuobushi).
A "boat" of takoyaki
Cooking takoyaki
Takoyaki served with Japanese Worcester sauce and mayonnaise
Takoyaki served with grated daikon and tsuyu
People of some cultures eat octopus. The arms and sometimes other body parts are prepared in various ways, often varying by species and/or geography.
Octopus at Tsukiji fish market
Fishermen hunting octopus
Takoyaki
muneo-sukhoe, blanched octopus