Mmm, marshmellers (as I like to call ’em.) Those squidgy little puffs of delicious goo. Bad for your teeth, bad for your waistline, but oh-so-yummy, especially when toasted. The outside goes all crispy and the inside melts juuuuust a little bit. In fact, they’re the perfect treat for toasting around the campfire.
But in Japan, they prefer to toast their marshmallows in a slightly more “Japanese” way – by which we mean they toast them over a takoyaki grilling machine!
Takoyaki are yummy octopus balls. No, not those kind of balls – they’re actually dough balls with a filling of chopped-up octopus pieces, grilled on a special machine and served with a sweet and tangy sauce, loads of mayonnaise, some dried bonito flakes and some chopped-up seaweed or grilled scallions. They’re a speciality of Osaka, a popular summer festival snack, and the perfect thing to cook with friends during a party.
▼ Mmm, octopus balls. Tako-tastic.
お昼はお好み焼きとどっちにしようか迷ったけど、たこ焼きにした。いただきます(^^) pic.twitter.com/tcsFbg6ffl
— しんいち (@shin_ichi88) June 8, 2015
But sometimes, even yummy octopus balls can get boring. What about jazzing up the recipe slightly? What if, instead of savoury octopus, we used… sweet, sweet marshmallows? It turns out that plenty of people have already hit upon the same idea!
The method seems to be pretty simple… pop marshmallows into the batter and cook as normal.
https://twitter.com/2n2sduc/status/581784927860981760たこ焼き??……マシュマロ!! pic.twitter.com/Q2j0D4h3FV
— 叶(かな) (@F0811Kana) May 4, 2015
Or, alternatively, skip the dough altogether and just toast your marshmallows in each little receptacle of the takoyaki maker.
https://twitter.com/skgkrt/status/566904705427599362たこ焼き器で焼くマシュマロ pic.twitter.com/RwrnjKWyNG
— あっき~@バクスポの人 (@studio_peke) May 23, 2015
Why not cook up both some traditional savoury takoyaki along with some mallowyaki? Dinner and dessert all in one!
たこ焼き畑。奥に見えるのはマシュマロとチョコの甘いたこ焼き°˖✧◝(⁰▿⁰)◜✧˖° pic.twitter.com/HLIUytRH6p
— 高松🍛🌈 (@taka3matsu3) June 13, 2015
Just don’t do like this person did and mix it all up in the batter before frying… YUCK!
たこ焼き(たこ+チョコ+マシュマロ) pic.twitter.com/wyKXHV3wOy
— YUKA (@gardevoir_24) May 23, 2015
Oh, look, this person’s done the same… You’re looking at batter, shrimp, marshmallows, chocolate and ginger. You know, we’re really starting to wonder about Japanese people’s taste buds…
たこ焼き作った(´ ◉ω◉ `)具材はエビ、チョコマシュマロ、辛子、胃腸薬クッソ不味かったです…特に胃腸薬マジでカメムシ食ってるような味だった pic.twitter.com/z7EftespUs
— 村長(´ ◉ω◉ `)@メロンソーダを楽しむ (@dashi1012) April 13, 2015
▼ Ain’t no party like a takoyaki party!
https://twitter.com/kimuraaaa1226/status/593044581370855424Why not give it a try yourself this summer?
Source: Naver Matome
Main Image: Twitter @Kimuraaaa1226
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