Yumiko Maehashi

Yumiko Maehashi

Born and raised in Tokyo, Yumiko Maehashi immigrated to Australia with her family in 1981. After her children kept bugging her for their favorite Japanese recipes, she decided to collate them so they could make the dishes themselves. Now you can too!

Yumiko's Home Cooking Takoyaki Recipe (Octopus Balls)

Prep Time : 5 mins | Cook Time : 20 mins | Total Time : 25 mins

A famed Osaka street food, takoyaki (octopus balls) is a small dumpling with a piece of octopus in the middle. Crispy on the outside and gooey inside, takoyaki is fun to make and delicious to eat. Please note that the cooking time does not include the time to boil the octopus. The cooking time assumes that the takoyaki balls are cooked in two batches.

Tuesday, 21 February 2023 23:21

Yumiko's Home Cooking YAKISOBA

Yumiko's Home Cooking YAKISOBA

JAPANESE STIR FIRED NOODLES

Yakisoba (焼きそば) is the Japanese version of stir-fried noodles. Th e noodles are stir fried with sliced pork and plenty of vegetables and then coated with a sweet and mildly spicy sauce that distinguishes it from other Asian stir-fried noodles.

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