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Also known as Akashi tamagoyaki

is a small round dumpling from the city of Akashi in Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. The dumpling is made of an egg-rich batter and octopus dipped into dashi (a thin fish broth) before eating. Modern style akashiyaki was first sold in the Taishō period by a yatai owner Seitarō Mukai.

Key facts

Food.name
Akashiyaki
Food.image
File:明石燒, 玉子燒 (25165926536).jpg
Food.image_size
300
Food.alternate_name
Tamagoyaki
Food.country
Japan
Food.region
Akashi
Food.type
Dumpling
Food.main_ingredient
batter (flour, eggs, octopus, dashi)
Food.variations
Takoyaki

via Wikipedia infobox

Wikidata facts

Country of origin
Japan
Material used
batter
Image
Tamagoyaki.jpg
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Commons category
Akashiyaki
indigenous to
Akashi
native label
明石焼
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Encyclopedic overview

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  • History
  • Consumption
  • Comparison to takoyaki
  • Gallery
  • See also
  • References
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is a small round dumpling from the city of Akashi in Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. The dumpling is made of an egg-rich batter and octopus dipped into dashi (a thin fish broth) before eating. Modern style akashiyaki was first sold in the Taishō period by a yatai owner Seitarō Mukai.

Although takoyaki, another Japanese dumpling, is more popular in Japan, it is based on akashiyaki. Both are made with a takoyaki pan, a type of frying pan or cooktop with many hemispherical molds. Compared to takoyaki, akashiyaki has a softer, more eggy texture.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “akashiyaki” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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