A recommended treat
When you visit Japan and want to try a tasty Japanese style snack, I have to highly recommend taiyaki.
Taiyaki is a fish shaped grilled treat that is sure to please the tastebuds with traditional Japanese flavors. Taiyaki is usually only found with anco (a sweet bean paste) inside, but you can also find them with cream filling.
My friend Shingo introduced me to Taiyaki several months ago when he took me to Ameyoko (America street) in Tokyo (near Ueno park). I don’t often see these shops, but I found one not too long ago near my apartment and I decided to stop by and try it out.
The shop was run by a little old lady and her husband, and they charged a modest 130 yen for the freshly grilled taiyaki. The snack was so good that I returned today at lunchtime and purchased another just so I could eat it and post a picture.
So, if you decide to stop in for a visit, be sure I take you to the local taiyaki shop.
January 13th, 2010 at 8:09 pm
I got some one time from online Japanese grocery a while back. They were indeed very tasty. I imagine they’re even better freshly grilled. Unfortunately, the site went kaput shortly after, and I haven’t been able to find them anywhere else. ;_; It’s also where I would get melon pan and yakisoba.
January 13th, 2010 at 8:45 pm
yakisoba is very tasty, sorry to hear the store closed
When you make plans to travel here, I’d gladly take you to the best taiyaki in this part of the world
January 17th, 2010 at 6:38 am
Hehe, I’ll hold you to that.
We did find some instant yakisoba at Amazon made by Sapporo Ichiban (I think. Love their ramen, too) labled as “low mein.” It’s not quite as good as the frozen kind we got before, but it’s still really good. And really easy to fix. I’ve tried the Maruchan yakisoba that they actually market in the US and sell in Walmart and supermarkets. It was….not good. At all.
January 17th, 2010 at 8:37 am
yes, store-bought yakisoba is often hit-or-miss, just like store-bought takoyaki (another of my favorite snacks).