I moved to Tokyo from Osaka last autumn and haven’t had takoyaki sold at shops/restaurants because I thought it wasn’t as good as Osaka’s ones but after watching this video, I change my mind! I’ll definitely try takoyaki in Tokyo😆💕
Thanks for all the great content, Shizuka. We were hoping to visit Japan again this year, but sadly, COVID has scuttled those plans for another year. Hopefully all of these places will be waiting for us 😉😉🇨🇦🇯🇵👍
I absolutely love takoyaki. Liked more the Osaka style than the Tokyo ones, but the Tokyo ones were very nice as well. Here in Sao Paulo Brazil, we also have a very small takoyaki shop and it's delicious.
Shizuka those octopus balls look fantastic, I love Japanese food but have never had an opportunity to try them. Your videos are a pleasure to watch, always looking forward for the next one.
GinzaFukuyoshi (in Ginza and Akasaka) and Minatoya (Sasazuka station) are also good takoyaki places in Tokyo. In Odaiba, there is a food court called "Odaiba Takoyaki Museum" where you can compare 5 popular Takoyaki shops from Osaka.
Octopus might not be everyone's favourite and so some ingenious Japanese chefs, taking lessons learned from Okonomiyaki, give customers the choice to customise their Takoyaki and have prawns, ham or even cheese for vegetarians instead of octopus inside their Takoyaki! Although with that said, that will no longer be Takoyaki and be Gomiyaki instead which doesn't exactly sounds appetising when translated! 😅
Finally you guys are sitting while eating lol. Its hard eating while standing. One thing I also observe that in Japan is that its super hard to find trash cans. So eating in the middle of the street is not only awkward, but finding trash can also makes it worst lol.
Yes, I agreed. Public thrash can is almost non-existence especially near tourist sites in Kyoto/Osaka. You either eat at the stall you order, try your luck to get any shop/stall owner to accept your thrash (good luck) or secretly go to back alley to dump it in someone else garbage can 🤣
@@TheBean1978 Right? Same w/ Tokyo lol! No has explained on why that is lol. It stresses me out lol. Usually those trash can be found in combini as well.
The ones we have here in the states resemble the Osaka ones in their doneness(from what I can see in the video).I’d really like to try both the Osaka and Tokyo.
I'm in the middle of a 24hour intermittent fasting and watching your food videos are making me feel full. I want to stuff my face with takoyaki balls soooo much, I don't mind having my tongue and the roof of my mouth melt off!
Oh Takoyaki, I love that..so sad I still cannot go back to Japan due travel restrictions, before this pandemic, I used to travel to Japan regularly to eat for 2-3 times a year since 2009.
One warning, never ever EVER eat a freshly made ball. Learned my lesson and steamed the roof of my mouth and it was not fun. But I love Takoyaki and the various topping from different stalls/restaurants.
Hmmmmm i lived in tokyo n osaka Apples n oranges I like osaka as i lived there longer. But i never eat it str8 away i give it 5min too 7min im not a fan of the takoyaki dance.
