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*Taiyaki*
	Two taiyaki.
Course	Snack
Place of origin	Japan
Region or state	Japanese-speaking areas
Main ingredients	Batter, sweetened adzuki beans
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Taiyaki (鯛焼き, lit. 'baked sea bream') is a Japanese fish-shaped cake, commonly sold as street food. It imitates the shape of tai (鯛, red sea bream), which it is named after.^[1] The most common filling is red bean paste that is made from sweetened adzuki beans. Other common fillings may be custard, chocolate, cheese, or sweet potato. Some shops even sell taiyaki with okonomiyaki, gyoza filling, or a sausage inside. Smaller, differently shaped versions called kingyoyaki (金魚焼き, lit. 'baked goldfish') are also available and often sold in bags of five, ten, or more.

Taiyaki are similar to imagawayaki, which are thick round cakes also filled with sweet adzuki bean paste or custard.

Ingredients[edit]

Taiyaki is made using regular pancake or waffle batter. The batter is poured into a fish-shaped mold for each side. The filling is then put on one side and the mold is closed. It is then cooked on both sides until golden brown.

History[edit]

Taiyaki was first sold in Japan in 1909. It is essentially a reshaped form of imagawayaki, an already popular snack made by wrapping bean paste in flour skin.

Seijirō Kobe, founder of the store Naniwaya Sōhonten (浪花家総本店),^[2] was having trouble selling his imagawayaki, so he decided to bake the cakes into fish shapes resembling tai, or red sea bream. Tai are considered a symbol of luck and fortune in Japan, and were an expensive fish only affordable by the higher classes or on special occasions. Masamori Kobe, the fourth owner of the store, stated that Seijirō wanted to give the ordinary people a taste of the expensive fish at low prices.^[3]

Since its creation, taiyaki has evolved into many variations, with different ingredients being used for filling and batter, as well as variations in shapes and sizes.

Taiyaki was introduced to Korea during the Japanese colonial period, where it is known as bungeo-ppang.

During the postwar period, taiyaki spread to other Asian countries, as well as the rest of the world.

Gallery[edit]

Taiyaki being made, 2014
Standard taiyaki
Cut taiyaki, showing the adzuki bean filling
Taiyaki with sweet potato filling
Square taiyaki with uncut edges, being sold in Ueno
Round taiyaki in the form of coiled fishes, being sold in Gunma
Mini taiyaki
Mini taiyaki with pineapple filling, being sold in Hawaii
Train-shaped taiyaki, being sold outside Narimasu Station
Taiyaki used as an ice cream holder, being sold in Taipei
Taiyaki with red bean and matcha-swirled ice cream, mochi, and a wafer cookie
Taiyaki filled with matcha ice cream

References[edit]

^ Harrison, Thom (19 April 2023). "Fish-shaped sweet street food". Wagashi UK. Wagashi UK. Retrieved 25 April 2023.
^ "浪花家総本店 | 麻布十番商店街". 麻布十番商店街 | 麻布十番商店街は東京都港区の商店街です。8月には麻布十番納涼祭りが開催されます。 (in Japanese). 2014-02-19. Retrieved 2023-01-09.
^ Taiyaki no gyotaku : Zetsumetsu sunzen tennenmono taiyaki 37shu. Yasuhiko Miyajima, 康彦宮嶋. Tōkyō: JTB. 2002. ISBN 4-533-04029-2. OCLC 676279355.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)

[1] Harrison, Thom (19 April 2023). "Fish-shaped sweet street food". Wagashi UK. Wagashi UK. Retrieved 25 April 2023.

[2] "浪花家総本店 | 麻布十番商店街". 麻布十番商店街 | 麻布十番商店街は東京都港区の商店街です。8月には麻布十番納涼祭りが開催されます。 (in Japanese). 2014-02-19. Retrieved 2023-01-09.

[3] Taiyaki no gyotaku : Zetsumetsu sunzen tennenmono taiyaki 37shu. Yasuhiko Miyajima, 康彦宮嶋. Tōkyō: JTB. 2002. ISBN 4-533-04029-2. OCLC 676279355.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)

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+{{Short description|Japanese fish-shaped cake}}
+{{italic title}}
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+{{Infobox food
-{{refimprove|date=October 2019}}
+| name             = {{transl|ja|Taiyaki}}
-{{Infobox prepared food
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+| image            = Taiyaki 003.jpg
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+| image_alt        = Two fish-shaped, somewhat flat pastries.
+| caption          = Two {{transliteration|ja|taiyaki}}.
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-| region           = [[Korean language|Japanese]]-speaking areas
+| region           = [[Japanese language|Japanese]]-speaking areas
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-| main_ingredient  = [[Batter (cooking)|Batter]], sweetened [[azuki bean]]s
+| main_ingredient  = [[Batter (cooking)|Batter]], sweetened [[adzuki bean]]s
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+| cookbook         = Taiyaki
+| commons          = Taiyaki
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-{{nihongo||鯛焼き|'''Taiyaki'''| {{literally|baked [[Sparidae|sea bream]]}}}} is a [[Japan|Japanese]] [[fish]]-shaped [[cake]]. It imitates the shape of the [[Pagrus major|''鯛'' (Tai)]] (Japanese red seabream), which it is named after. The most common [[Stuffing|filling]] is [[red bean paste]] that is made from sweetened [[azuki bean]]s.  Other common fillings may be [[custard]], [[chocolate]], [[cheese]], or [[sweet potato]]. Some shops even sell taiyaki with [[okonomiyaki]], [[gyoza]] filling, or a [[sausage]] inside. Smaller, differently shaped versions called {{nihongo||金魚焼き|'''kingyoyaki'''|{{literally|baked [[goldfish]]}}}} are also available and often sold in bags of 5,10, or more.
+{{nihongo3|{{lit|baked [[sparidae|sea bream]]}}|鯛焼き|'''Taiyaki'''}} is a [[Japan|Japanese]] [[fish]]-shaped [[cake]], commonly sold as [[street food]]. It imitates the shape of {{nihongo3|[[pagrus major|red sea bream]]|鯛|tai}}, which it is named after.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://wagashi.uk/f/fish-shaped-sweet-street-food-taiyaki-1|title=Fish-shaped sweet street food |last=Harrison |first=Thom |date=19 April 2023|website=Wagashi UK |publisher=Wagashi UK |access-date=25 April 2023}}</ref> The most common [[Stuffing|filling]] is [[red bean paste]] that is made from sweetened [[adzuki bean]]s. Other common fillings may be [[custard]], [[chocolate]], [[cheese]], or [[sweet potato]]. Some shops even sell {{transliteration|ja|taiyaki}} with {{transliteration|ja|[[okonomiyaki]]}}, [[gyoza]] filling, or a [[sausage]] inside. Smaller, differently shaped versions called {{nihongo3|{{lit|baked [[goldfish]]}}|金魚焼き|'''kingyoyaki'''}} are also available and often sold in bags of five, ten, or more.
-In [[South Korea]], Taiyaki are known as ''[[bungeo-ppang]]''. Taiyaki are similar to ''[[imagawayaki]]'', which are thick round cakes also filled with sweet azuki bean paste or custard.
+{{transliteration|ja|Taiyaki}} are similar to {{transliteration|ja|[[imagawayaki]]}}, which are thick round cakes also filled with sweet adzuki bean paste or custard.
 ==Ingredients==
-[[File:Taiyaki (00228).jpg|thumb|Taiyaki with red bean and [[matcha]]-swirled ice cream, [[mochi]], and a wafer cookie]]
+[[File:Taiyaki baking by ope in Tokyo.jpg|thumb|left|{{transliteration|ja|Taiyaki}} being made on a [[griddle]] with fish-shaped molds]]
-Taiyaki is made using regular [[pancake]] or [[waffle]] [[Batter (cooking)|batter]].  The batter is poured into a fish-shaped [[Mold (cooking implement)|mold]] for each side.  The filling is then put on one side and the mold is closed.  It is then cooked on both sides until golden brown.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sakura-hostel.co.jp/blog/2012/02/japanese_sweets_-_which_are_you_favourite_ones.html|title=Sweets in Japan - which are your favourite ones? ^^|date=February 9, 2012|access-date=April 13, 2017}}</ref> [[File:Taiyaki baking by ope in Tokyo.jpg|thumb|left|Making of ''Taiyaki'']]
+{{transliteration|ja|Taiyaki}} is made using regular [[pancake]] or [[waffle]] [[Batter (cooking)|batter]]. The batter is poured into a fish-shaped [[Mold (cooking implement)|mold]] for each side. The filling is then put on one side and the mold is closed. It is then cooked on both sides until golden brown.
 ==History==
+[[File:Naniwaya Sohonten1.JPG|thumb|Storefront of {{nihongo||浪花家総本店|Naniwaya Sōhonten}}, where {{transliteration|ja|taiyaki}} was invented]]
-TAIYAKI began to be sold in [[Japan]] in 1909.
+{{transliteration|ja|Taiyaki}} was first sold in [[Japan]] in 1909. It is essentially a reshaped form of {{transliteration|ja|[[imagawayaki]]}}, an already popular snack made by wrapping bean paste in flour skin.
-At that time, sweets such as [[Imagawayaki]], which were made by wrapping bean paste in flour skin, were already popular among ordinary people in [[Japan]].
-Seijiro Kobe, the founder of a store called 浪花家総本店 (Naniwaya Souhonten) that sold [[Imagawayaki]] in [[Tokyo]]. Unfortunately, he had a trouble that [[Imagawayaki]] 's sales had been sluggish. So he devised to sell [[Imagawayaki]] in the shape of the [[Pagrus major|''鯛'' (Tai)]] (Japanese red seabream) which used to be a very expensive high-class fish for Japanese ordinary people...
+Seijirō Kobe, founder of the store {{nihongo||浪花家総本店|Naniwaya Sōhonten}},<ref>{{Cite web |date=2014-02-19 |title=浪花家総本店 {{!}} 麻布十番商店街 |url=https://www.azabujuban.or.jp/shop/shop_category/eat/219/ |access-date=2023-01-09 |website=麻布十番商店街 {{!}} 麻布十番商店街は東京都港区の商店街です。8月には麻布十番納涼祭りが開催されます。 |language=ja}}</ref> was having trouble selling his {{transliteration|ja|imagawayaki}}, so he decided to bake the cakes into fish shapes resembling {{transliteration|ja|tai}}, or red sea bream. {{transliteration|ja|Tai}} are considered a symbol of luck and fortune in Japan, and were an expensive fish only affordable by the higher classes or on special occasions. Masamori Kobe, the fourth owner of the store, stated that Seijirō wanted to give the ordinary people a taste of the expensive fish at low prices.<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/676279355 |title=Taiyaki no gyotaku : Zetsumetsu sunzen tennenmono taiyaki 37shu |date=2002 |publisher=JTB |others=Yasuhiko Miyajima, 康彦 宮嶋 |isbn=4-533-04029-2 |location=Tōkyō |oclc=676279355}}</ref>
-Seijiro said "Let's wrap the bean paste in the shape of the [[Pagrus major|''鯛'' (Tai)]] with flour skin!" Thus, Taiyaki made in this way spread all over Japan.
-Mr. Masamori Kobe, the 4th owner of 浪花家総本店 says "At that time,  [[Pagrus major|''鯛'' (Tai)]] was a high-class food that Japanese ordinary people couldn't usually eat.  [[Pagrus major|''鯛'' (Tai)]] was/is usually offered on special occasions like weddings, etc in Japan. It was the wisdom of the founder ; Seijiro Kobe who wanted to give Japanese ordinary people the feeling of being able to buy the expensive fish at a low price.
+Since its creation, {{transliteration|ja|taiyaki}} has evolved into many variations, with different ingredients being used for filling and batter, as well as variations in shapes and sizes.
-It has been about 100 years since birth of Taiyki. Taiyaki has undergone various evolutions in Japan. The skin becomes a croissant, and the bean paste becomes a cream with various flavors ...
-However, the shape of [[Pagrus major|''鯛'' (Tai)]] , which is a lucky charm for Japanese people, is still maintained. [[File:Naniwaya Sohonten1.JPG|thumb|left|浪花家総本店(Naniwaya Souhonten)]]
+{{transliteration|ja|Taiyaki}} was introduced to [[Korea]] during the [[Korea under Japanese rule|Japanese colonial period]], where it is known as {{transliteration|ko|[[bungeo-ppang]]}}.
+During the postwar period, {{transliteration|ja|taiyaki}} spread to other Asian countries, as well as the rest of the world.
+{{clr}}
+== Gallery ==
+<gallery widths="240" heights="200">
+File:Taiyaki being made in chiba 2014 12 17.webm|{{transliteration|ja|Taiyaki}} being made, 2014
+File:Taiyaki 001.jpg|Standard {{transliteration|ja|taiyaki}}
+File:Taiyaki - cut section.jpg|Cut {{transliteration|ja|taiyaki}}, showing the [[Red bean paste|adzuki bean filling]]
+File:3hiki sot.jpg|{{transliteration|ja|Taiyaki}} with [[sweet potato]] filling
+File:Square taiyaki in Ueno 2015.jpg|Square {{transliteration|ja|taiyaki}} with uncut edges, being sold in [[Ueno]]
+File:Sakanotaiyaki.jpg|Round {{transliteration|ja|taiyaki}} in the form of coiled fishes, being sold in [[Gunma]]
+File:Small taiyaki by yomi955.jpg|Mini {{transliteration|ja|taiyaki}}
+File:Petit custa at shirokiya (2).jpg|Mini {{transliteration|ja|taiyaki}} with [[pineapple]] filling, being sold in [[Hawaii]]
+File:Tobu train taiyaki.jpg|Train-shaped {{transliteration|ja|taiyaki}}, being sold outside [[Narimasu Station]]
+File:Food 地瓜泥, 抹茶冰淇淋, 鯛魚燒聖代, Humpty Dumpty, 台北 (15057169750).jpg|{{transliteration|ja|Taiyaki}} used as an ice cream holder, being sold in [[Taipei]]
+File:Taiyaki (00228).jpg|{{transliteration|ja|Taiyaki}} with red bean and [[matcha]]-swirled ice cream, [[mochi]], and a wafer cookie
+File:Ice Cream Taiyaki.jpg|{{transliteration|ja|Taiyaki}} filled with matcha ice cream
+</gallery>
 ==See also==
-{{Portal|Food}}
+{{Portal|Japan|Food}}
+*{{transliteration|ko|[[Bungeo-ppang]]}}, a similar Korean snack
-*''[[Wagashi]]'', tea confections
+*{{transliteration|ja|"[[Oyoge! Taiyaki-kun]]"}}, a song about taiyaki
-*''[[Bungeo-ppang]]'', similar korean dish
+*{{transliteration|ja|[[Wagashi]]}}, Japanese confectionery
-*"[[Oyoge! Taiyaki-kun]]", a song
 ==References==
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