takoyaki
Noun
Meaning
takoyaki (plural takoyaki)
A ball-shaped Japanese dumpling made of batter and filled with diced octopus, tempura scraps, pickled ginger, and green onion.
Examples
Because if you stay true to yourself and live your life boldly, someday you might be able to meet someone who will want to eat takoyaki with you more than anyone else.
Especially if the cheese melted too fast and seeped to the outside of the dumpling and got a bit burnt and made the takoyaki crust extra crispy.
You need some flavorless cooking oil to oil the takoyaki pan.
The fryer is definitely cranking, with lots of deep-fried appetizers like shishito age (deep-fried shishito peppers), age takoyaki (fried octopus fritters), and spicy chicken karaage.