As a poor college student here in Japan we replace the octopus most often with cut up sausages... honestly not even that bad, definitely worth a try!
@Sacto1654
Жыл бұрын
I'm surprised that somebody in Japan didn't try to use some other chopped meat besides octopus in a takoyaki on a commercial scale.
@chriswhinery925
Жыл бұрын
To me everything about this recipe looks good EXCEPT the octopus so the sausage form of it sounds a lot better to me lol. I don't think I can ever bring myself to eat something with all those tentacles.
@williamryan2067
Жыл бұрын
@@chriswhinery925 you should give it a try dude. Maybe sushi as a good entry point? Or pulpo a la Gallega, an incredible Spanish octopus dish seved with potatos and a ton of smoked paprika and olive oil. I bet you'll rue the day you shunned octopus...
@chriswhinery925
Жыл бұрын
@@williamryan2067 Probably not, I don't like most seafood. For the most part anything with a fishy taste isn't good to me.
@williamryan2067
Жыл бұрын
@@chriswhinery925 man, that's a pity. I was born and raised in Seattle, and have lived in Brazil for the past 25+ years, so I am a huge fan of seafood. You're missing out man! But you can't discuss taste, be it cars, clothes, religion or food...
@p0319ming
Жыл бұрын
As a one of Japanese subscribers, I really appreciate your presentation of Takoyaki! Thank you and I am looking forward to watching new videos!
@BrianLagerstrom
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching! I hope I did it justice. It was one of my fav bites from the trip.
@aworldanonymous
Жыл бұрын
I think the one major detail you missed is that when making the Kewpie mayo, it uses egg yolks rather than whole eggs, which is what gives it the rich creamy texture.
@roygato3797
Жыл бұрын
A lot of 'western' mayonnaise recipes do this too, but it's a little bit inconvenient for home cooking because then you have to keep and find sth to do with just the egg whites lol. The difference here is minimal enough that it's probably not worth it if you're just doing it for yourself.
@JetstreamGW
11 ай бұрын
@@CalypsoWmn Obviously the solution is to simultaneously follow Adam Ragusea's lazy macaron recipe!
@joshualiford4227
Жыл бұрын
I’m a huge One piece fan. There’s a scene where a character has a Takoyaki stand and Luffy can’t get enough of it. Ever since then, this has been my favorite Japanese snack. I’m definitely going to make these soon.
@mariblue72
Жыл бұрын
Lol Hachi's takoyaki stand is what prompted me to try it too. Can 100% say One Piece introduced me to my favourite Japanese street food (so far).
@joshualiford4227
Жыл бұрын
@@mariblue72 Lol. I’m so glad someone knew exactly what I was talking about and I’m not the only one 😂
@nilabakery
Жыл бұрын
Your attention to detail is incredible, every step of the recipe is executed with such precision and care 👌👌👌
@BrianLagerstrom
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for saying that Nila!!
@monkeygraborange
Жыл бұрын
...except that first frying pan flip. That was mental.
@dragsvart
Жыл бұрын
I'm looking forward to seeing more japanese recipes after your trip. hope you had a blast while there~
@BrianLagerstrom
Жыл бұрын
It was unreal! More to come.
@markdohrmann5983
Жыл бұрын
I absolutely love takoyaki in its regular form, but that giant takoyaki pancake is something I really need in my life too.
@RolandDenzel
Жыл бұрын
I found a pan for this in my stepfather's kitchen. He was Japanese. I had no idea what it was for, and now I'm going to try this!
@Chef_PC
Жыл бұрын
I use my takoyaki pan for awesome cornbread and apple fritters. Also, they make awesome pancake balls when filled with bacon or maple sausage and covered with syrup and fruit.
@tesekkur
Жыл бұрын
Oh gush! How many medications are you taking to stay alive 💊 💊
@chriswhinery925
Жыл бұрын
M! S! G! Finally, Brian gives recognition on air to the king of flavor! The most magical white powder that you can buy legally!
@carloszenteno
Жыл бұрын
Yes, so attacked for ages... turns out it is OK to eat it now.
@arg8763
Жыл бұрын
My daughter and I love quirky Asian food, and Takoyaki is definitely that. A good memory for us is being in Boston and at 1AM deciding we needed to hop on the Red Line and go get some Takoyaki. It was so cool being there late and seeing that place absolutely hopping!
@witchstix
Жыл бұрын
Omg, I love your way of creating a dish my western brain didn't think to create the same flavor experience. Thank you so much! I do have one question... Can you make okinomiyaki next in your Japanese set of recipes?
@internetshaquille
Жыл бұрын
anyone who thinks octopus is cringe is double cringe times infinity
@antoniofalchi5570
Жыл бұрын
Thanks Mr O'Neal, very cool of you to defend octopus.
@TheKoog97
Жыл бұрын
You tell em shaq
@justleavemealone710
Жыл бұрын
I'd do some questionable things to see you and bri do a video together.
@befuffuftlefumpter
Жыл бұрын
yeah always find it weird when people are like "octopus is very weird and it's such a weird experience eating it". maybe i grow up eating it quite often so eh
@dillonpruitt8920
Жыл бұрын
Yeah but who would win in a food fight? Octopussy or Garbanzo balls?
@Sevicify
Жыл бұрын
Another method to make them shaped without a pan is to put the batter into ice cube trays (a silicone tray would be best) and freeze solid, then while still frozen fry them in oil (shallow is fine, just make sure at least half covered and rotate when needed). This works extremely well and they keep their form, and an advantage is you can make a large batch in advance and keep frozen until you want some. I would make a bit thicker batter than in this video though, and when I did it the few times I've made takoyaki I mixed all the add-ins (I've used cabbage, green onion, octopus and prawns in mine) directly into the entire batter before putting into the tray rather than into each individual portion (though I guess you could do that to ensure more evened portions). Another method I tried once, the first time, was a free form shaping of a much thicker batter with spoons and dropping directly into the oil which should be deep enough to basically cover it all. Definitely comes out much rougher looking but the end result is still good, I do prefer the frozen method feeling the thinner batter produces a better result and keeping some frozen is just handy.
@jean-sebastienperron1334
Жыл бұрын
You know what I really like? You not only teach the recipe but also the technique. Keep it up!
@kristywilliams6721
Жыл бұрын
I lived in Japan for a few years and one of the first Japanese foods I had there was takoyaki! I was almost put off at first because of the octopus 🐙 but didn't want to offend my Japanese colleagues and I was there to experience new things. It was so yummy! I soon learned that squiggly wiggly octopus and squid are tasty. Grilled squid on a stick was a festival favorite of mine as well. This video came out at the perfect time since I'm making Japanese croquettes for dinner tonight and couldn't find the katsu sauce at the store. I was just going to use ketchup but didn't realize how easy it was to make and have all the ingredients on hand! Thanks! I have cabbage in my garden this year and would love to see your take on okonomiyaki!
@BrianLagerstrom
Жыл бұрын
Okonomiyaki is on the shortlist! Thanks for watching.
@wjrneo2
Жыл бұрын
@@BrianLagerstrom You have nearly turned Takoyaki into Okonomiyaki lol. I love Okonomiyaki.
@RickyT15
Жыл бұрын
@@BrianLagerstrom Make sure to try the different styles they are quite different, Personally Hiroshima style Okonomiyaki is my favourite style.
@jacobmiller7358
Жыл бұрын
this youtube channel is just a love letter to the immersion blender
@Sabrina-du2oe
Жыл бұрын
This is one of my favorite dishes in japanese restaurants. Thank you so much for this recipe!!! 🙌🔥 I never thought I could try it at home but now I have the perfect instruction. 😌💖👩🍳
@BrianLagerstrom
Жыл бұрын
I hope you try, these are super fun.
@gnollman
Жыл бұрын
I loved takoyaki when I lived in Japan, it's just so darn good. Street food was one of the absolute best things about Japanese cuisine.
@castironchaos
Жыл бұрын
You can find those pans for making takoyaki all over the place in Chinese and Asian markets here in the USA. They're often made of cast iron, and also often nonstick pans. The cast iron takoyaki pans are identical to aebelskiver pans used in Europe for making aebelskivers...and aebelskivers are made the same way but with *very* different ingredients. 🙂
@richardschneider9098
Жыл бұрын
They can also makeThai kanom kroc and west African masa or waina. Amazing how different they are.
@void.reality
Жыл бұрын
Bonito flakes are called katsuobushi. Bonito is the name of the fish used to make them, aka skipjack tuna. Just got back from Japan also and had dry aged bonito sashimi smoked over straw. Delicious.
@Ypsilion
Жыл бұрын
I'm so glad you had a fun time in Tokyo and got to eat many delicious foods!
@OhWell307
Жыл бұрын
I lived in Osaka for a few months. The place to go for foodies. I ate takoyaki almost everyday
@JevinJackson-gp4ed
Жыл бұрын
Great job as usual, I follow dozens of cooking channels and by far yours is the one I look forward to each week. Thank you especially for the Chicago deep dish episode👍
@denisefletcher1608
Жыл бұрын
Thanks Bri, for showing us how to do this at home. I love takoyaki but the unending queues at my favourite takoyaki stand is why I have not eaten this in years.
@robgetlan1651
Жыл бұрын
You are the absolute bomb for cooking videos on KZitem. How about a bloopers reel on a Monday? Some of the goofs you've shared have been very funny (intentional or not).
@paulfredfield
Жыл бұрын
You are just fabulous. I have learned so much about cooking so please don’t stop! Pizza bread especially.
@BrianLagerstrom
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching
@johnnyrodriguez5938
Жыл бұрын
Brian the real hero for showing how to do it without the mould 🙌🏽
@avariceseven9443
Жыл бұрын
Overfilling is actually a good thing. It's kinda why the sides of the pan is tall. I used that same method you did when I was just starting but now I like the overfill method better.
@Hellboy700
Жыл бұрын
(removes octopus beak) DEMONOTIZED!! lol This looks fantastic. And you did a great job breaking the process down so anyone can make them at home.
@christine.palamara
Жыл бұрын
I'm proud of you Bri. You did it justice. I used to love eating takoyaki when I lived in Ashiya (about a half hour west of Osaka). My mom (born and raised in Japan) made it a few times for us, but then she would complain that it was a pain in the ass to make. Haha
@christine.palamara
Жыл бұрын
And thanks for the homemade versions of KewPie mayo and takoyaki sauce (we used "Bulldog" sauce at home)
@叵
Жыл бұрын
I was just thinking about this :D amazing timing
@adammiller3279
11 ай бұрын
My experience with Takoyaki in Japan, almost 20 years ago, was homemade, the full length of the tentacles, battered and served on a stick. The way I would describe it to my friends back home in the US was Octopus corndogs.
@joshuafoster1772
Жыл бұрын
Thank you for making a more unique recipe than usual! I've been wanting more octopus recipes! Thanks for the great video like usual Bri! Hope you had a great time in Tokyo!
@4xdblack
Жыл бұрын
Ive been wanting to try takoyaki ever since I first saw it.
@brianheuschkel3391
Жыл бұрын
There is so much good food in Japan. It could probably keep you busy for half a year doing recipes.
@Kurai919
Жыл бұрын
Awesome recipe, man! It's cool to see you make everything from scratch! Very similar to how my Japanese partner and I make them when craving them! Another good way to add sweetness and saltiness into the takoyaki-sauce is to use Indonesian 'Kecap Manis' instead of molasses. This, in combination with soy sauce, ketchup and worcestershire sauce really is almost identical to the brands you can buy. The only thing I have to say (and which most people on non-japanese youtube do, by the way), is that 'nori' is not the same as the 'aonori' you find sprinkled over your takoyaki in Japan! The words are similar, but they are a different seaweed and not used for the same purposes!
@dazuotv
Жыл бұрын
Thank you for a nice video about takoyaki, the best street food in Japan👍
@wt3869
Жыл бұрын
It’s fate! I was thinking of making this for my boyfriend’s birthday. You’re timing is perfect. Thank you!!!
@mateodc8
Жыл бұрын
It’s just amazing to see the progression of this channel. I remember the 50k subs Confetti cake 2 years ago.
@MsColorada
Жыл бұрын
Great video! Did you try Okonomiyaki? It's pretty similar to your "frittata"-shaped takoyaki and it's delicious too!
@allavery5206
Жыл бұрын
Great recipe! When you showed a single pancake version, it looked like okonomiyaki 😊 Sans the cabbage. Would you make a video about it?
@pucky8231
Жыл бұрын
that's exactly what I was thinking.
@fibibam
Жыл бұрын
I got a huge craving after watching this video and went and bought the ingredients. It turned out SOO GOOD!! 🤤🤤🤤 Thanks for the recipe! (I used soy sauce instead of the dashi powder, leek instead of scallions, sugar instead of molasses, bacon instead of octopus and fried in a pan, not a takoyaki pan).
@silasisawesome
Жыл бұрын
As a Dane, I can't help but think of æbleskiver, which is a Danish pastry made from putting a kind of jazzed up pancake batter into the same kind of pan. Once you rotated the takoyaki balls, they basically look exactly like æbleskiver save for the fillings peeking out. Æbleskiver are all the rage over here during christmas season, tough these days most don't make their own and just buy them frozen and bake them. I guess if anyone is looking for another purpose for your taroyaki pan, then that's one avenue to explore.
@sirkrow7118
Жыл бұрын
Got to try this dish when I visited some friends on Huntsville AL and omg. They were so good. That was the first time I had tried octopus before and it wasn’t nearly as chewy as I was expecting it to be
@AustinJinLee
Жыл бұрын
Literally have been craving Takoyaki for a while now, thanks Brian!
@ronalddevine9587
Жыл бұрын
You have such a unique way with words. Not to mention some pretty damned good recipes. Thanks. I wish you would do a cookbook. 😊
@cristianfamigliuolo
Жыл бұрын
very yummy octopus!!! aI am Italian here we all fish it and it's made with potatoes, onions, tomatoes and peppers
@harmonybat
Жыл бұрын
I had takoyaki at Nudo this weekend and it made me miss Los Angeles. I can hardly imagine needing to miss the ones from Tokyo!
@Werewolf.exe77
9 ай бұрын
I've seen two of your videos and they were both bangers good job man also vetted is fire thanks for the recomandation
@sb.1035
Жыл бұрын
impressive Brian im glad youre not scared to try making things out of most of our leagues but looks easy with your step by step directions ill try making it love asian food thanks:)
@TikachooYT
Жыл бұрын
Everytime I go to New Ichiban in Swansea I ALWAYS get Takoyaki! It's soooo good!
@tridsonline
Жыл бұрын
👍🏻 Fascinating, thanks Bri! I recently came across a YT short, of a batch of these being prepared by a street vendor. Very intriguing, but not a word of explanation. So, a big Thank You for filling in the blanks and making sense of it all!
@Thee_Sinner
Жыл бұрын
For anyone that is skeptical about MSG: Put about an inch of hot water into two glasses. In one glass, ad and dissolve a big pinch of salt; in the other, do the same with a small pinch of MSG. Taste each separately. Then combine the two liquids and taste again.
@theinsaneshecklador6598
Жыл бұрын
Many years ago I played the video game Katamari Damacy. It had Takoyakis in it but I was never quite sure what they were until now. Thank you for reminding and educating me.
@Superiorsouthshorewoods
Жыл бұрын
You popped up on my feed, and your work is just what I'm looking for, yay, KZitem hit it right. Not, necessarily for octo or many such exotic product.. I'm after the base recipes, ie; Kewpie, batters and other well used sauces. Miigwetch.
@minax7422
Жыл бұрын
Hi bri, Love that you tend to use more reusable glass bowls instead of plastic containers for your ingredients in your more recent videos. Love a sustainable channel 😅❤ Greetings from Germany
@WellLetsSee
Жыл бұрын
We need a Brian Lagerstrom subscription service like Hello Fresh/Plated/Blue Apron. Sometimes theres some dishes you make that look absolutely fire, but I hate buying full ingredients for one dish. That was the best part of those services, in my opinion.
@DrewCJuice
Жыл бұрын
Yes Bri! The best of the lesser known Japanese snacks. I was wondering about trying to tackle these using one of those mini donut makers.
@violentmeadow
Жыл бұрын
There is a small city in Massachusetts - Worcester, most of us massholes pronounce in "Wuster",. Worchestershire sauce ("Wustershire") - No need for all the extra syllables 🙂
@sinivalas754
Жыл бұрын
*Wustersheer 😉
@TheRobyMann
Жыл бұрын
That shot of BBQ into the lens made me physically jump back in my seat. Nice touch hahah
@josephmarciano4761
Жыл бұрын
Outstanding teaching moment Brian, as always. Love Octopus, but assuming some leftovers, will this keep in fridge, and stand up to a quick pan or oven re-heat?
@anthempt3edits
Жыл бұрын
Perfect timing my man. We are having a Takoyaki party at our friends house next weekend!
@MrJ3
Жыл бұрын
Was super suspicious of Takoyaki before I had it. After trying it I can say with confidence that it is mighty fine.
@cameronbatko
Жыл бұрын
Stoked to try this recipe. I bought a takoyaki pan years ago but never confident to make them. I love takoyaki.
@KL-ni9ju
Жыл бұрын
Yes!!!! I ordered Takoyaki three times this week. Probably should learn how to make it instead
@thevisionaryassassin4352
Жыл бұрын
Takoyaki is so good, glad to see you tackling this.
@jordanfish
Жыл бұрын
I appreciate the shot where you sauce up the lens. That took planning and it’s fun to plan something silly like that :D
@zerosebunny
Жыл бұрын
thank you so much for this takoyaki recipe brian... i will make some next weekend!
@Im-just-Stardust
Жыл бұрын
Man it must have been a blast in Tokyo.
@BrianLagerstrom
Жыл бұрын
it really was
@emilyrains
Жыл бұрын
Octopus made me miss Spain. I am so trying this recipe. Thanks. And I do love Asian food. =)
@PS-Straya_M8
Жыл бұрын
love your channel. Moving forward, can you please look at low carbon cooking including induction cooking instead of gas!? 😁
@AmberU
Жыл бұрын
I was in tokyo last month! These are great i am soo happy to see your recipe!
@ronruethain5521
Жыл бұрын
I haven’t even watched this yet Bri it I know I will make it a ton of times. We found the Chinese store on Olive in St Louis so we have all of the ingredients. Keep the recipes buddy. You rock.
@Sirsockbuddy
Жыл бұрын
ooh hope this is the start of some Japanese food videos!
@sabatino1977
Жыл бұрын
This feels like the most subtle commercial for immersion blenders.
@jacoblief8263
Жыл бұрын
Thank you for including the frying pan method. It looks really good! I love takoyaki, so I need to give that a try.
@skauffman74
Жыл бұрын
If you don't like octopus, then you probably had it wrong; it's amazing and very tasty!. Kudos for the recipe.
@relics-youth
6 ай бұрын
I’ve tried takoyaki only once before- I had always thought the texture would be like a hush puppy and the gooey ness took me aback! I very much enjoyed the flavor though, so I do want to try them again now that I can expect the texture, and this time I’ll get them fresh rather than wait on delivery
@ZAPIZOOLIO
Жыл бұрын
Amazing video, will try the recipe for sure!
@SJ-gc8mw
Жыл бұрын
Wow, that dish is one of the best things you've made and I can't wait to try it. I'm not very knowledgeable when it comes to Japanese cuisine so I hope you do more of them. Is that an open can in your fridge at the 5 minute mark?
@paulrose1997
Жыл бұрын
This looks so damn good! Can you do Okonomiyaki next??
@joshuaspence3926
Жыл бұрын
I would never have known this existed let alone wanted to try it! If you told me yesterday that I’d be salivating over some kind of octopus junk food I’d call you a liar!!! Great work, keep it up!
@Kazekiddo101
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for covering takoyaki. One of my favorite foods. Do you have a good stuffed mushroom recipe?
@Goose683
Жыл бұрын
I watch a lot of those travel food channels and this is one of those things that I always wanted to try. And I always wondered what that brown sauce was supposed to be, good to know its actually supposed to be a barbecue sauce
@BrianLagerstrom
Жыл бұрын
Its very Worcestershire flavored. And sweet.
@XboxHumor
Жыл бұрын
Editing is excellent, my man
@Ryan_F.
Жыл бұрын
You should try making gyudon (beef and onion rice bowl) and yakisoba while you’ve got that red pickled ginger
@akastardust
Жыл бұрын
it's super satisfying to watch you take those final bites. 😅
@TheSocialFaker
Жыл бұрын
Takoyaki is so good! and it's always fun to watch them being made.
@agnespn3670
Жыл бұрын
I watched Red Wedding without a blink, but that beak extraction (and repeat!!! - thanks Brian) really did a number on me. :D
@kimberlycooper6321
Жыл бұрын
I've made these! I invested in a cast iron æbleskiver pan after having some during a layover n the Amsterdam airport. Doubles as a takoyaki pan beautifully. It's fun to freak out those I'm serving with the bonito flakes!!!
@BrianLagerstrom
Жыл бұрын
Do you just use cup for cup to make these GF or do have a custom blend? Asking for Lorn...
@kimberlycooper6321
Жыл бұрын
@@BrianLagerstrom I'm partial to Alton Brown's GF flour blend, but I'm sure Bob's would work beautifully. Thanks again for all the great content - hoping for more from Japan!!
@nickbnash
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the fun video! I really needed your comic relief today.
@MarkPMus
Жыл бұрын
As a native UK person, that sauce made by Lee & Perrins is pronounced Woostersheer. The “oo” is short, like in book and took. So yeah, there’s nowt as odd as British place names. Worcestershire Sauce is pronounced Woostersheer, but it’s also called Worcester Sauce, which is similarly pronounced Wooster. By the way, Lee & Perrins aren’t the only manufacturer of Worcester Sauce. The UK supermarket chain Sainsbury’s do their own brand which is just as good and at least a third cheaper than L& P. It’s great stuff and I use it in almost everything from Spaghetti Bolognese to Pizza Sauce to Welsh Rarebit. Yummy stuff.
@jgranahan
Жыл бұрын
Hey Bri…… I haven’t seen it mentioned so, the fish flakes, katsuobushi, kinda do a little dance I think in response to heat or something. It looks like something is alive on the plate! The flakes are so delicate, I think.
@dominicjohnson5350
Жыл бұрын
If you choose to buy a store-bought bbq sauce I highly recommend Bachan's
@ElmoDawah
Жыл бұрын
The best Takoyaki I’ve ever seen!
@cindyblaylock5285
Жыл бұрын
Fun to watch, however I will never make this. Would love to try it though...
@Sarah-jb3ly
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for doing something really different!!!
@bruhtholemew
Жыл бұрын
Takoyaki is probably the only food that has actually "pulled" my full attention when I ate it. I was almost tempted to cancel my ramen order and just ask for more of it even though it was an appetizer at the place I was eating.
@luiscalzoncit2820
Жыл бұрын
I won't do this ever as octopus in general is not my cup of tea and we'll just leave it at that. I still watched this video because you are just so entertaining.
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