....or a Japanese eating establishment by it's facade. On my trip to the mall the other day, my fellow expat wife also recommended one of the little mall vendors. I had noticed it before but had written it off because it's somewhat "rustic" appearance signaled to me that it was probably the kind of place that sold scaly and/or tentacle-y things. Come to find out, I was sort of right. It's a "taiyaki" vendor.
Taiyaki are very traditional dessert cakes that are shaped like fish, made of a waffle-ish batter and have sweet fillings. According to my research, the fillings vary from shop to shop and can be a little gimmicky.
I didn't get one that day, but I went by later in the week and picked out a couple to try. One that I had hoped was double-chocolate turned out to be filled with a sweet red bean paste that is popular here. I had a pretty good idea that it wasn't chocolate based on the limited conversation I was able to have with the girl behind the counter but I got it anyway just to try. I'm not a fan of it (it tastes exactly like "sweet red bean paste" sounds) but the other one I got was filled with a custard that was pretty tasty.
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no, I don't know what the shop is called....I can
sound out some of it but it means nothing to me |
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I had always kept on walking to the yummy
smoothie shop next door |
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| I think they are definitely best when hot and fresh |
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| the top one is the chocolate/bean, bottom is vanilla custard |
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