One of the simplest pleasures in Japanese cuisine are the dumplings called "takoyaki." A specialty of the city of Osaka, takoyaki are small balls of batter with a morsel of octopus in the center. An ...

Molten-hot, gooey, and filled with bite-sized pieces of chewy octopus (or other non-tentacled fillings of your choice), takoyaki is a staple Japanese street food popularized in Osaka. But you don't ...

Osaka is famous for Osaka-style "okonomiyaki" as well as "takoyaki." We’ve taught you all about okonomiyaki before, including how to make it at home, and we’ve taken you with us octopus hunting in the ...