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{{distinguish|Teriyaki|Takoyaki}}
{{distinguish|Teriyaki|Takoyaki}}
{{Infobox food
{{Infobox food
| name = {{transl|ja|Taiyaki}}
| name = {{transl|ja|Taiyaki}}
| image = Taiyaki 003.jpg
| image = Taiyaki 003.jpg
| image_size = 250px
| image_size = 300px
| image_alt = Two fish-shaped, somewhat flat pastries.
| image_alt = Two fish-shaped, somewhat flat pastries called taiyaki
| caption = Two {{transliteration|ja|taiyaki}}.
| caption = Two {{transliteration|ja|taiyaki}}
| alternate_name =
| alternate_name =
| country = {{JPN}}
| country = Japan
| region = [[Japanese language|Japanese]]-speaking areas
| region = [[Honshu]]
| creator =
| creator =
| course = [[Snack]]
| course = [[Snack]]
| served =
| served =
| main_ingredient = [[Batter (cooking)|Batter]], sweetened [[adzuki bean]]s
| main_ingredient = [[Batter (cooking)|Batter]], sweetened [[adzuki bean]]s
| variations =
| variations =
| calories =
| calories =
| cookbook = Taiyaki
| cookbook = Taiyaki
| commons = Taiyaki
| commons = Taiyaki
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{{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.
{{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.


{{transliteration|ja|Taiyaki}} are similar to {{transliteration|ja|[[imagawayaki]]}}, which are thick round cakes also filled with sweet adzuki bean paste or custard.
{{transliteration|ja|Taiyaki}} is similar to {{transliteration|ja|[[imagawayaki]]}}, which is a thick round cake, also filled with sweet adzuki bean paste or custard.


==Ingredients==
==Ingredients==
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{{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.
{{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.


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>
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}} is considered a symbol of luck and fortune in Japan and was 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 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>


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.
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.
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== Gallery ==
== Gallery ==
<gallery widths="240" heights="200">
<gallery widths="150px" heights="150px" mode="packed">
File:Taiyaki being made in chiba 2014 12 17.webm|{{transliteration|ja|Taiyaki}} being made, 2014
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 001.jpg|Standard {{transliteration|ja|taiyaki}}
File:Taiyaki - cut section.jpg|Cut {{transliteration|ja|taiyaki}}, showing the [[Red bean paste|adzuki bean filling]]
File:Taiyaki - cut section.jpg|Cut {{transliteration|ja|taiyaki}}, showing the [[Red bean paste|azuki bean filling]]
File:3hiki sot.jpg|{{transliteration|ja|Taiyaki}} with [[sweet potato]] 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:Square taiyaki in Ueno 2015.jpg|Square {{transliteration|ja|taiyaki}} with uncut edges, sold in [[Ueno]]
File:Sakanotaiyaki.jpg|Round {{transliteration|ja|taiyaki}} in the form of coiled fishes, being sold in [[Gunma]]
File:Sakanotaiyaki.jpg|Round {{transliteration|ja|taiyaki}} in the form of coiled fishes, sold in [[Gunma]]
File:Small taiyaki by yomi955.jpg|Mini {{transliteration|ja|taiyaki}}
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:Petit custa at shirokiya (2).jpg|Mini {{transliteration|ja|taiyaki}} with [[pineapple]] filling, sold in [[Hawaii]]
File:Tobu train taiyaki.jpg|Train-shaped {{transliteration|ja|taiyaki}}, being sold outside [[Narimasu Station]]
File:Tobu train taiyaki.jpg|Train-shaped {{transliteration|ja|taiyaki}}, 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: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, sold in [[Taipei]]
File:Taiyaki (00228).jpg|{{transliteration|ja|Taiyaki}} with red bean and [[matcha]]-swirled ice cream, [[mochi]], and a wafer cookie
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
File:Ice Cream Taiyaki.jpg|{{transliteration|ja|Taiyaki}} filled with [[Green tea ice cream|matcha ice cream]]
</gallery>
</gallery>


==See also==
==See also==
{{Portal|Food}}
{{Portal|Japan|Food}}
*{{transliteration|ko|[[Bungeo-ppang]]}}, a similar Korean snack
*{{transliteration|ko|[[Bungeo-ppang]]}}, a similar Korean snack
*{{transliteration|ja|"[[Oyoge! Taiyaki-kun]]"}}, a song about taiyaki
*{{transliteration|ja|"[[Oyoge! Taiyaki-kun]]"}}, a song about taiyaki
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{{Japanese food and drink}}
{{Japanese food and drink}}


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[[Category:Cakes]]
[[Category:Wagashi]]
[[Category:Wagashi]]
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[[Category:Japanese cakes]]

Latest revision as of 11:35, 17 October 2024

Not to be confused with Teriyaki or Takoyaki.
Taiyaki
Two fish-shaped, somewhat flat pastries called taiyaki
Two taiyaki
CourseSnack
Place of originJapan
Region or stateHonshu
Main ingredientsBatter, sweetened adzuki beans

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 is similar to imagawayaki, which is a thick round cake, also filled with sweet adzuki bean paste or custard.

Ingredients

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Taiyaki being made on a griddle with fish-shaped molds

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

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Storefront of Naniwaya Sōhonten (浪花家総本店), where taiyaki was invented

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 is considered a symbol of luck and fortune in Japan and was 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 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.

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See also

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References

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  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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