Tags: Food Products, Street Food
By Anna Valmero
TAGUIG CITY, METRO MANILA— Love for easy-to-eat and yummy street food is a thing Filipinos share with the Japanese. So if you are raring to taste their street flavors, simply try the flavorful takoyaki.
In Metro Manila, Sumoyaki Takoyaki is one of the good takoyaki stalls. It can be found at Mercato Weekend Night Market in Bonifacio Global City.
As you walk along the food stalls of different dishes, you will never fail to notice the busy Sumoyaki Takoyaki stall as customers line up in anticipation of the freshly-grilled balls with yummy bits of tako (octopus legs) and kani (crab sticks) on top.
According to historical accounts, the street food was invented in 1935 in Osaka and became popular in the streets of Kansai and Kanto. Owing to its versatility in flavor and ease of preparation, the tako balls steadily grew in popularity across Japan.
Not long after, those who love Japanese food started their importing them to their country while some put up business such as Sumoyaki Takoyaki.
In the Philippines, the following for Japanese street food expanded from rice-based sushi and sashimi offered in restaurants to the more affordable takoyaki balls.
In case you are wondering, takoyaki balls are named as such because it is made up of batter usually with tako (boiled octopus legs) and sometimes kani (crab sticks), and cooked using the yaku (Japanese for grilling or frying) method. The balls are fried in a special iron-cast pan with half-spherical molds.
Japanese food blogger Makiko of JustHungry.com wrote on her blog that takoyaki balls are “best eaten while piping hot.” Usually, the balls are topped with green seaweed, bonito flakes, a special takoyaki sauce and mayonnaise.
Most of the customers watch as the cooks place the batter and flip the balls with precision after cooking them. Witnessing the process keeps up the suspense and thrill of waiting for your order.
When eaten hot, you will taste the mushy sweet-and-salty mixture in every bite, along with the tako or kani. It is a wonderful eating experience because the freshly-cooked balls are better than the commercial fish balls and squid balls that pack a lot of preservatives and artificial flavorings.
True to its heritage, takoyaki balls have simple flavors in every bite to give you a light, yummy snack. For Filipino foodies, this is an awesome street food snack that is both delicious and affordable.
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